Shaka Toney: DE · Penn State · #18.
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Shaka Toney
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the Penn State defensive front. Named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2020. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Michigan State — Week 15, 2020.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Penn State | 31 | 21 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 40 | 13 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Penn State | 23 | 15 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 18 | 8 | 6.5 | 4.0 | -- |
| Career | 112 | 57 | 29.0 | 20.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 35-36@ Indiana | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 25-38vs No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-30@ Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-41vs Iowa | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 27-17@ Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-7@ Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 39-24vs Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 56-21vs Illinois | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 21 | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
16%5 sacksTFL rate
24%8 TFLHurry rate
6%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
71%5 of 7 pressures31 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
4 seasons under James Franklin — 35-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+8g | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
43.6%
305 pass / 395 run
Plays / game
77.8
9 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #246 overall by the Washington Football Team.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
Next stop · NFL
Washington Football TeamEntering 6th NFL season
Washington Football TeamEntering 6th NFL season
