Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Penn State
Shaka Toney
DE • 6'3" • 252 lbs • Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Shaka Toney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player 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...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 246
- NFL Team
- Washington
Shaka Toney, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Penn State. Shaka Toney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 112
- TFL
- 29
- Sacks
- 20.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Shaka Toney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 112
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Indiana
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 7 · Pick 19 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DE 35th (top 14%) · Big Ten 70th (top 13%) · National 776th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 18 | 6.5 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 35 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 38 | 8 | 6.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 8 | 31 | 7.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63.1 |
Related Context
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Shaka Toney played DE for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Shaka Toney recorded 112 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Penn State paired 15.5 primary output with 35.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
35.5
Usage
11.8
Consistency
42.9
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 5. Ohio State: 0. Nebraska: 0.5. Iowa: 5. Michigan: 2. Rutgers: 0. Michigan State: 1. Illinois: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 7 by 79.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 4 by 21.7. Iowa: 5 by 70.8. Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 5 by 30.8. Illinois: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · -1.4 vs Losses
Losses2.6 · Games = 4 · +1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 56-21 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/12 | vs Michigan State | W 39-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | @ Rutgers | W 23-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ MichiganSplash game | W 27-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Iowa2+ sacks · Splash game | L 21-41 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Nebraska | L 23-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Ohio State | L 25-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Indiana2+ sacks · Splash game | L 35-36 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Penn State
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 10.5 | 20 | 4.7 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 17 | 23.6 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 17 | 23.6 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 20.5 | 27.8 | 6.9 | 3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 20.5 | 27.8 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 15.5 | 35.5 | 11.8 | -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
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