Former defensive back at Kansas State. 2018: 3 interceptions, 9 pass breakups, 33 tackles.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Tucker, GA
The story
Former defensive back at Kansas State. 2018: 3 interceptions, 9 pass breakups, 33 tackles.
Duke Shelley
Third year in the Kansas State secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 8 tackles against South Dakota — Week 1, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas State, 133 tackles — drafted at #205 overall by Chicago.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bill Snyder.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ChicagoEntering 8th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Bill Snyder — 22-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (99th percentile). Strength: passes defended (97th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas State | 33 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 52 | 50 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 48 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 133 | 122 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2018
W 31–12
6 TOT · 6 SOLO · 1 PD
With A. Barnes — 181 rush yds (34 car) · 4 TD · S. John Thompson — 130 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 80 rush yds (12 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24vs South Dakota | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-31vs Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-17vs UTSA | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35@ West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-19vs Texas | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-37@ Baylor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-12vs Oklahoma State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 |