Shane Irwin: DE · Boise State · #55.
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Shane Irwin
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at Boise State: Bryan Harsin and Andy Avalos. The first one came in 2020: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Air Force — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boise State | 35 | 20 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Boise State | 30 | 17 | 7.0 | 6.0 | -- |
| Career | 65 | 37 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-36@ UCF | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-13vs UTEP | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-21vs Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-3@ Utah State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 26-17@ No. 10 BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs Air Force | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 28-19@ Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-14@ No. 25 Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 23-13vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-0vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-27@ No. 22 San Diego State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 20 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%3 sacksTFL rate
17%6 TFLHurry rate
6%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
60%3 of 5 pressures35 tackles · 6 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Andy Avalos
Pass share
48.1%
409 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
70.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #269 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Boise State, 9 sacks — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Andy Avalos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
