Last confirmed: LSU, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 346 lb · Lafayette, LA
Tyler Shelvin: NT · LSU · #72.
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Tyler Shelvin
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. This is his second year in the same defensive front at LSU. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Georgia Southern — Week 1, 2019.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-38@ No. 9 Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 65-14vs Northwestern State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-38@ Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-6vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-28vs No. 7 Florida | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-13@ Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-20vs No. 9 Auburn | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 46-41@ No. 2 Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-37@ Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-20vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 50-7vs Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 37-10vs No. 4 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 13 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 7 · 2019
W 42-28
vs Florida
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 1 hurry
Edged out Florida at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry39 tackles · 3 for loss.
2 seasons under Ed Orgeron — 25-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
53.4%
567 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
70.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
609 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
39 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at LSU, 48 tackles — drafted at #122 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ed Orgeron.
Where he ended up · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 6th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 6th NFL season
