Player Dossier

2020-2021

Boise 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 22.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

13.2

Efficiency

36.4

Consistency

57.9

Season Value

35.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Boise State

2021

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Shane Irwin, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Boise State. Shane Irwin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.3 disruption score.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · Boise State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

1.9

Efficiency

36.4

Usage

13.2

Consistency

57.9

Best Game by takeover score

San José 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

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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

Wins2.6 · n=5 · +2.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -2.6 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · n=3 · +0.3 vs First Half

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 StateL 20-3421000
Sat 12/12@ WyomingW 17-922110
Sun 11/22@ Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash gameW 40-3255220
Fri 11/13vs Colorado State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 52-2163220
Sat 11/7vs BYUL 17-5150000
Sat 10/31@ Air ForceW 49-3084100
Sat 10/24vs Utah StateW 42-1322110

Career Arc

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

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    Boise State

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonBoise State1336.413.2
2021 Regular SeasonBoise State1022.39-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.

#2

Hawai'i

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#3

Wyoming

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#4

UTEP

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Boise State

13 primary output · 36.4 efficiency · 13.2 usage

35.9

#2

2021 Regular Season · Boise State

29.5

10 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 9 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

65

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Shane Irwin quick answers

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
65