Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025USC
Braylan Shelby
DE • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Friendswood, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Braylan Shelby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State
Player Story
Braylan Shelby built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive end from Friendswood, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Braylan Shelby's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Braylan Shelby, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · USC. Braylan Shelby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Braylan Shelby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · DE
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Missouri State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Friendswood · USC
- High school pipeline
- Friendswood · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DE 75th (top 27%) · Big Ten 183rd (top 24%) · National 1,557th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 24.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | USC | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 23 | 6 | 4.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 56.4 |
Related Context
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Braylan Shelby played DE for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Braylan Shelby recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
USC paired 15.5 primary output with 23.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.5 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: Nevada
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · USC
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
14.5
Usage
3.9
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. Nevada: 3. San José State: 0. Colorado: 0. Arizona: 2. Utah: 0. California: 1. Washington: 0. UCLA: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 3 by 42.5. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 2 by 28.3. Utah: 1 by 4.2. California: 1 by 14.2. Washington: 4 by 16.7. UCLA: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 6 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -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
Nevada
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs Louisville | W 42-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs UCLA | L 20-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Washington | L 42-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ California | W 50-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Utah | L 32-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 43-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Colorado | W 48-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 66-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/27 | vs San José State | W 56-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Braylan Shelby story
Braylan Shelby built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive end from Friendswood, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Braylan Shelby's career was his defensive production: 72 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Braylan Shelby's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
USC
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 6 | 14.5 | 3.9 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 14.5 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 11 | 20.6 | 9.4 | 5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 20.6 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | USC | 15.5 | 23.9 | 8.3 | 4.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | USC | 15.5 | 23.9 | 8.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 108 Missouri State
Week 1 · W 73-13
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Nevada
Week 1 · W 66-14
3
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ UCLA
Week 13 · W 19-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 82 Michigan State
Week 4 · W 45-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
73.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas A&M
Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · USC
15.5 primary output · 23.9 efficiency · 8.3 usage
56.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · USC
56.4
15.5 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · USC
55.4
11 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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