Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Marshall
Shane Simmons
DE • 6'3" • 247 lbs • Laurel, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Shane Simmons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State • Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Shane Simmons built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Laurel, MD wearing No. 34, spending time with Marshall and Penn State. The clearest part of Shane Simmons' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Shane Simmons, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Marshall. Shane Simmons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Shane Simmons quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · DE
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · DeMatha Catholic · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DE 83rd (top 30%) · Conference USA 158th (top 24%) · National 1,433rd (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 4 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 7 | 30 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 9 | - | 0 | 63.6 |
Related Context
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Shane Simmons played DE for Penn State and Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, Shane Simmons recorded 89 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Marshall paired 13 primary output with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Marshall.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina Central
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
36.4
Usage
7.4
Consistency
56.3
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina Central
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Navy: 1. North Carolina Central: 5. East Carolina: 2. App State: 3. Middle Tennessee: 0. Old Dominion: 2. Florida International: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Navy: 2 by 18.3. North Carolina Central: 3 by 62.5. East Carolina: 6 by 45. App State: 5 by 50.8. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. Old Dominion: 7 by 49.2. Florida International: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina Central
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs North Carolina Central
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/30 | vs Florida International | W 38-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Old DominionSplash game | W 20-13 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 28-34 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/23 | @ App StateSplash game | L 30-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | L 38-42 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs North Carolina CentralSplash game | W 44-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Navy | W 49-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Shane Simmons story
Shane Simmons built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Laurel, MD wearing No. 34, spending time with Marshall and Penn State. The clearest part of Shane Simmons' career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Shane Simmons' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Penn State
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Marshall
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 7.5 | 15.3 | 4.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 7.5 | 15.3 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 9.4 | 1.5 | -7.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 2 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 8 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 36.4 | 7.4 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 15 · W 39-24 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#2
vs North Carolina Central
Week 2 · W 44-10
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 10 · L 24-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#4
@ App State
Week 4 · L 30-31
3
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 10 · L 19-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Marshall
13 primary output · 36.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage
63.6
#2
2017 Postseason · Penn State
44.8
7.5 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Penn State
44.8
7.5 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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