#51

Shaq Huff

Defensive tackle for Middle Tennessee. 2016: 2 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

DT · Middle Tennessee · #51

6′1″ · Covington, GA

Middle Tennessee 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 1249 nationally · Signed with Middle Tennessee

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 defensive tackle for Middle Tennessee. 2016: 2 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2012.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Middle Tennessee, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2012

Signed with Middle Tennessee3-star out of Eastside

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1249 national

CFB

College

Middle Tennessee

2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (27th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#415 / 2668 · 83rd pct

6.5

Sacks#489 / 2668 · 78th pct

2.0

QB hurries#640 / 2668 · 66th pct

Passes defended#1097 / 2668 · 48th pct

Forced fumbles#77 / 736 · 45th pct

Tackles#1519 / 2668 · 42nd pct

Solo tackles#1898 / 2668 · 27th 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

2016 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.4	0.7	0.0	0.2
Road4g	3.8	0.8	0.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.8	0.9	0.4	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Derek Mason

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Middle Tennessee	27	11	6.5	2.0	1	--	--
Career		27	11	6.5	2.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2016

W 38–34

vs Louisiana Tech

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL

Edged out Louisiana Tech at home in a shootout.

With B. Stockstill — 356 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.1 · 33 rush yds (9 car) · I. Mathers — 163 rush yds (21 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week