Shaquan Loyal

DB • 6'0" • 204 lbs • Newark, NJ, USA

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Shaquan Loyal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Rutgers
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Player Story

Shaquan Loyal built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Newark, NJ wearing No. 6, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Shaquan Loyal's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8544

Lehi · Lehi, UT

Committed To: BYU
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2026

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Latest team and position: Rutgers · DB
Career Tackles: 170
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
Best season: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers
Top game: Wisconsin
Recruit profile: 3-star · Lehi · BYU
High school pipeline: Lehi · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 6 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank: 75 tackles · DB 33rd (top 4%) · Big Ten 24th (top 3%) · National 204th (top 4%)

Shaquan Loyal played DB for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Shaquan Loyal recorded 170 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Rutgers.

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20242024 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention

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