Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2021Boise State
Shane Irwin
DE • 6'3" • 265 lbs • Palos Verdes Estates, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Shane Irwin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
73
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: 2020 Regular Season · Boise State
2021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Shane Irwin built his college career from 2020 through 2021 as a defensive end from Palos Verdes Estates, CA wearing No. 55, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Shane Irwin's career was his defensive...
Read the storyShane Irwin, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Boise State. Shane Irwin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Shane Irwin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Boise State
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · DE 63rd (top 23%) · Mountain West 113th (top 21%) · National 1,169th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 30 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 11 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62.4 |
Related Context
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Shane Irwin played DE for Boise State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Shane Irwin recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Boise State paired 13 primary output with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Boise State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
36.4
Usage
12.1
Consistency
57.9
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 2. Air Force: 1. BYU: 0. Colorado State: 4. Hawai'i: 4. Wyoming: 2. San José State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 2 by 28.3. Air Force: 8 by 43.3. BYU: 5 by 20.8. Colorado State: 6 by 65. Hawai'i: 5 by 60.8. Wyoming: 2 by 28.3. San José State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.6 · Games = 5 · +2.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -2.6 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
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
65 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | @ San José State | L 20-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/12 | @ WyomingSplash game | W 17-9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | W 40-32 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/13 | vs Colorado State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 52-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs BYU | L 17-51 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Air Force | W 49-30 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Utah StateSplash game | W 42-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Shane Irwin story
Shane Irwin built his college career from 2020 through 2021 as a defensive end from Palos Verdes Estates, CA wearing No. 55, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Shane Irwin's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Boise 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 Shane Irwin's production has multiple signals. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boise State.
The arc is straightforward: Shane Irwin 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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Boise State
2020-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 13 | 36.4 | 12.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 12 | 24.2 | 8.7 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado State
Week 11 · W 52-21 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Hawai'i
Week 12 · W 40-32 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Oklahoma State
Week 3 · L 20-21
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 2 · W 54-13
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Wyoming
Week 11 · W 23-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Boise State
13 primary output · 36.4 efficiency · 12.1 usage
73.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Boise State
62.4
12 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 8.7 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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