#94

Paris Shand

Former defensive end at LSU. 2024: 3 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 25 tackles.

DE · LSU · Sr. · #94

6′5″ · 275 lb · Toronto, ON

CFB Index 54 · #189 of 426 edge rushersMedium confidenceLSU 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 2018 nationally · Signed with Arizona

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at LSU. 2024: 3 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 25 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2020.
Transferred from Arizona to LSU in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at LSU, 10 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2020

Signed with Arizona3-star out of The Loomis Chaffee School

202311 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2018 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020–2021

Ed Orgeron

LSU

2022–2024

Brian Kelly

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Arizona0-5HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced

2021Arizona1-11HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced

2022Arizona5-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning

2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #189 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (88th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (82nd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#309 / 2892 · 88th pct

3.0

Tackles for loss#484 / 2892 · 82nd pct

5.5

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Tackles#1643 / 2892 · 42nd pct

Solo tackles#2143 / 2892 · 24th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home9g	2.1	0.4	0.2	0.1
Road4g	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.1	0.6	0.3	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #189 of 426 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #189 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	LSU	25	9	5.5	3.0	1	--	--
2023	LSU	18	7	5.0	2.0	2	--	--
2022	Arizona	23	12	2.5	2.5	--	--	--
2021	Arizona	16	8	2.0	1.5	--	--	--
2020	Arizona	2	2	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		84	38	16.0	10.0	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2024

W 29–26

vs Ole Miss

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With G. Nussmeier — 337 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 73.0 · 16 rush yds (2 car) · P. Todd — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 20-27vs USC	3	0	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 2	W 44-21vs Nicholls	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 36-33@ South Carolina	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 34-17vs UCLA	2	1	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 5	W 42-10vs South Alabama	2	0	1.0	0.5	—	0
Wk 7	W 29-26vs Ole Miss	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	W 34-10@ Arkansas	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 23-38@ Texas A&M	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 13-42vs Alabama	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 16-27@ Florida	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 24-17vs Vanderbilt	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 37-17vs Oklahoma	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 44-31vs Baylor	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		25	9	5.5	3.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology