Last confirmed: Georgia State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Suwanee, GA · Lanier
Michael Shaw: OLB · Georgia State · #44.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michael Shaw
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Michael Shaw has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Georgia State. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Louisiana — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia State | 47 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Georgia State | 57 | 32 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2016 | Georgia State | 76 | 41 | 12.0 | 3.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 180 | 93 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-20vs Kennesaw State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-41@ NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 22-59@ Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 15-34vs Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-37@ Troy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-51@ Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-40vs Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-36@ Louisiana | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 17-45@ App State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-35vs Georgia Southern | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups47 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Elliott
Pass share
43.3%
352 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
67.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia State, 180 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trent Miles → Shawn Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
