Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Georgia Tech
Rodney Shelley
DB • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Fairburn, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rodney Shelley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
94
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
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Rodney Shelley built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 6, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Rodney Shelley's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Rodney Shelley, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech. Rodney Shelley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 7
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Rodney Shelley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Tech · DB
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Langston Hughes · Georgia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Langston Hughes · 36 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DB 238th (top 25%) · ACC 138th (top 18%) · National 1,007th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 7 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 6 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 52.1 |
Related Context
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Rodney Shelley played DB for Georgia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rodney Shelley recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Georgia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Georgia Tech paired 7 primary output with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
25.4
Usage
6.1
Consistency
62
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 1. Temple: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Duke: 0. Syracuse: 1. NC State: 0. Boston College: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Georgia: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 2 by 18.3. Temple: 5 by 30.8. Virginia Tech: 1 by 14.2. Duke: 5 by 20.8. Syracuse: 4 by 26.7. NC State: 6 by 25. Boston College: 8 by 43.3. Pittsburgh: 4 by 16.7. Georgia: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
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| Sat 12/27 | @ BYU | L 21-25 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | L 9-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Pittsburgh | L 28-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Boston College | W 36-34 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ NC State | L 36-48 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Syracuse | W 41-16 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Duke | W 27-18 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Virginia Tech | W 35-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Temple | W 45-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Rodney Shelley story
Rodney Shelley built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 6, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Rodney Shelley's career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 146 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Rodney Shelley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia Tech
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 0 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 0 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 10 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2025 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 7 | 25.4 | 6.1 | -3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 7 | 25.4 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 9 · L 6-21 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia State
Week 1 · W 35-12
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Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 6 Georgia
Week 14 · L 9-16 · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 18 BYU
Week 1 · L 21-25 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 97 Boston College
Week 12 · W 36-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech
7 primary output · 25.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
52.1
7 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
42.5
0 primary · 11.8 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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