Mason Shelton: LB · Coastal Carolina · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mason Shelton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches in three seasons at Coastal Carolina. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against App State — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 21 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 40 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-27@ UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-7vs Duquesne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-30vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ App State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 27-17@ Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-6vs Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-23vs Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-28@ Army | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-56vs No. 24 James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups21 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Beck
Pass share
47.5%
410 pass / 453 run
Plays / game
66.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #563 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Coastal Carolina, 40 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jamey Chadwell → Tim Beck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
