#21

Shakel Brown

DT · Troy · Sr. · #21

Troy 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Shakel Brown

DT · Troy · Sr · #21

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#321 national
CFB
College
Troy
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
2022
Jon Sumrall
Troy
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Chip Lindsey → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Troy5-7HC: Chip Lindsey · Balanced
2022Troy12-2HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Troy32116.04.01----
2021Troy1522.00.5------
Career47138.04.51----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 34–27

at Western Kentucky

2 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Darius Robinson’s 2022 season.

Missouri · 2022

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 27
#2

Ricky Barber

UCF · 2021

85%
#3

Braden Fiske

Western Michigan · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 7
84%
#4

John Nelson

BYU · 2022

84%
#5

Sokoya McDuffie

UConn · 2022

83%

Matches Darius on

Class year
Weight
TFL rate

Differs from Darius on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dal'mont Gourdine's junior season at UConn (2023).

UConn · 2023

#2

Darius Robinson

Missouri · 2022

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 27
87%
#3

Christian James

Vanderbilt · 2022

84%
#4

Nick Karika

Delaware · 2025

84%
#5

Kennedy Roberts

Coastal Carolina · 2022

82%

Matches Dal'mont on

Class year
Weight
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#20 in market ▼ from #17 · 6 books

+35002.8% implied▼ lengthened from +2500