Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018BYU
Michael Shelton
DB • 5'8" • 175 lbs • Raleigh, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Shelton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Player Story
Michael Shelton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 18, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Michael Shelton's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Michael Shelton, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · BYU. Michael Shelton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 45
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Michael Shelton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · DB
- Career Tackles
- 45
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Utah State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Wakefield · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Wakefield · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DB 308th (top 36%) · FBS Independents 56th (top 22%) · National 1,399th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | BYU | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | BYU | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 11 | 30 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 42.5 |
Related Context
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Michael Shelton played DB for BYU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Shelton recorded 45 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
BYU paired 6 primary output with 16.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · BYU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
16.8
Usage
4.6
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0. Arizona: 1. California: 0. Wisconsin: 0. McNeese: 0. Washington: 0. Utah State: 2. Hawai'i: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Boise State: 1. Massachusetts: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 2 by 18.3. California: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. McNeese: 6 by 25. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 5 by 40.8. Hawai'i: 3 by 22.5. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 6 by 35. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/21 | vs Western Michigan | W 49-18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Massachusetts | W 35-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | @ Boise State | L 16-21 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Northern Illinois | L 6-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/14 | vs Hawai'i | W 49-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Utah StateSplash game | L 20-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/30 | @ Washington | L 7-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs McNeese | W 30-3 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Wisconsin | W 24-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs California | L 18-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | @ Arizona | W 28-23 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Shelton story
Michael Shelton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 18, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Michael Shelton's career was his defensive production: 45 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 624 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Shelton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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BYU
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | BYU | 1 | 3.3 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 1 | 3.3 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 1 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 3 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2018 Postseason | BYU | 6 | 16.8 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 6 | 16.8 | 4.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah State
Week 6 · L 20-45
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Hawai'i
Week 13 · W 30-20
1
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Boise State
Week 10 · L 16-21
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#4
vs UConn
Week 5 · W 30-13
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs San José State
Week 9 · W 41-20
1
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · BYU
6 primary output · 16.8 efficiency · 4.6 usage
42.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · BYU
42.5
6 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · BYU
21.4
3 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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