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Player Dossier
2014-2018Georgia State
Michael Shaw
OLB • 6'4" • 230 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Shaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Georgia State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Georgia State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Player Story
Michael Shaw built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as an outside linebacker from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 44, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Michael Shaw's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Michael Shaw, OLB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Georgia State. Michael Shaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 180
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Michael Shaw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia State · OLB
- Career Tackles
- 180
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Georgia State
- Top game
- UL Monroe
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lanier · Georgia State
- High school pipeline
- Lanier · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · OLB 5th (top 21%) · Sun Belt 58th (top 13%) · National 731st (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia State | 12 | 76 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Georgia State | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia State | 12 | 49 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia State | 11 | 47 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
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Michael Shaw played OLB for Georgia State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Shaw recorded 180 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Georgia State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Georgia State paired 16 primary output with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Georgia State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
39.7
Usage
17.7
Consistency
29.9
Best Game by takeover score
UL Monroe
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 0. Air Force: 1. Wisconsin: 0. App State: 2. Texas State: 0. Troy: 0. UT Martin: 2.5. South Alabama: 0.5. Arkansas State: 4. UL Monroe: 5. Georgia Southern: 1. Idaho: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 5 by 20.8. Air Force: 7 by 39.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. App State: 7 by 49.2. Texas State: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 7 by 29.2. UT Martin: 8 by 58.3. South Alabama: 8 by 38.3. Arkansas State: 7 by 69.2. UL Monroe: 12 by 100. Georgia Southern: 4 by 26.7. Idaho: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UL Monroe
Best efficiency game
100 vs UL Monroe
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/3 | @ Idaho | L 12-37 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Georgia Southern | W 30-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs UL Monroe10+ tackles · Splash game | L 23-37 | 12 | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/3 | vs Arkansas State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 16-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ South Alabama | L 10-13 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs UT MartinSplash game | W 31-6 | 8 | 7 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Troy | L 21-31 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Texas State | W 41-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ App StateSplash game | L 3-17 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Air Force | L 14-48 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Ball State | L 21-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Shaw story
Michael Shaw built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as an outside linebacker from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 44, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Michael Shaw's career was his defensive production: 180 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Georgia State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Michael Shaw's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia State.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Shaw moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Georgia State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia State | 16 | 39.7 | 17.7 | 16 |
| 2017 Postseason | Georgia State | 13.5 | 31.1 | 7.9 | -2.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia State | 13.5 | 31.1 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia State | 2 | 19.6 | 3.8 | -11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UL Monroe
Week 11 · L 23-37 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas State
Week 10 · L 16-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
@ UL Monroe
Week 7 · W 47-37 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Kentucky
Week 1 · W 27-17 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Arkansas State
Week 8 · L 35-51 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Georgia State
16 primary output · 39.7 efficiency · 17.7 usage
67.4
#2
2017 Postseason · Georgia State
57.9
13.5 primary · 31.1 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Georgia State
57.9
13.5 primary · 31.1 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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