Player Career

Shaka Toney Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Shaka Toney story

Shaka Toney built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive end from Philadelphia, PA wearing No. 18, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Shaka Toney's career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Penn 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 Shaka Toney's production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.

The arc is straightforward: Shaka Toney 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Penn State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonPenn State10.5204.7
2018 PostseasonPenn State1723.676.5
2018 Regular SeasonPenn State1723.670
2019 PostseasonPenn State20.527.86.93.5
2019 Regular SeasonPenn State20.527.86.90
2020 Regular SeasonPenn State15.535.511.8-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Indiana

Week 8 · L 35-36 · Conference game

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Indiana

Week 8 · W 33-28 · Conference game

8

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Iowa

Week 12 · L 21-41 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Purdue

Week 6 · W 35-7 · Conference game

6

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#5

@ Northwestern

Week 6 · W 31-7 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Penn State

15.5 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 11.8 usage

63.1

#2

2019 Postseason · Penn State

58.9

20.5 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 6.9 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Penn State

58.9

20.5 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

15

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games