Ty Shelby: DE · UL Monroe · #44.
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Ty Shelby
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. The five seasons at UL Monroe span two head coaches: Matt Viator and Terry Bowden. On tape: 7 tackles against Georgia State, Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-45@ Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 12-7vs Jackson State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 4 | W 29-16vs Troy | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-59@ No. 16 Coastal Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-55vs Georgia State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28vs Liberty | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-31vs South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-59@ App State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-27@ Texas State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-27vs Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-27@ LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-21@ No. 23 Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 19 | 7.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%6 sacksTFL rate
18%8 TFLHurry rate
7%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
65%6 of 8 pressures41 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Terry Bowden
Pass share
41.6%
351 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
70.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.7%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
41 tackles in 12 games, 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 #217 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at UL Monroe, 12 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Viator → Terry Bowden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
