Troy University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster
Medina, Luis

Jersey Number 1
Luis Medina
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 305
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Summerville, Ga.
- High School:
- Chattooga HS
Bio
2024 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2024 (Junior):ย Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection โฆ Played and started 10 games; missed 2.5 games due to an elbow injury midway through the season โฆ Plugged the interior of the defensive line โฆ Recorded 17 tackles and a tackle for loss โฆ Five tackles in the opener against Nevada and four with a TFL in the finale against Southern Miss โฆ Key piece to Troyโs rush defense which ranked third in the Sun Belt, allowing just 143.3 rushing yards per game and led the league, allowing 122.5 rushing yards in league contests ,,,ย Member of the Troy Football Leadership Councilย
2023 (RS-Sophomore):ย Played in all 14 games โฆ Totaled 23 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack โฆ Season-best five tackles in Troyโs shutout victory at Army-West Point โฆ Had a sack and a pair of stop at Southern Miss and a tackle for loss at Texas State โฆ Tied his season-high with five tackles at Georgia State โฆ Had three tackles at Kansas State
2022 (Sophomore):ย Played in three games before suffering a season-ending injury โฆ Finished the season with three tackles, one in each game, and a half tackle for loss against Alabama A&M
2021 (Freshman):ย Started four games on the interior of the defensive line and played in nine total contests โฆ Finished the season with 28 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks โฆ All his stops behind the line came in the first three games of the season โ 1.0 vs. Southern and Southern Miss and 0.5 vs. Liberty โฆ Season-high seven tackles against App State and added six in the win over Southern Miss โฆ Credited with 12 total pressures on 114 pass rush snaps with eight hurries
2020 (Freshman):ย Played in all 11 games and got the starting nod in the opener โฆ Finished the season with 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble โฆ Made a huge third-down stop on the 1-yard line against Coastal Carolina in the fourth quarter that led to a turnover on downs โฆ Credited with sacks against Middle Tennessee and South Alabama โฆ Forced a fumble and recorded five tackle at App State โฆ Posted 10 pressures on the season with two hits and six hurries to go along with his 1.5 sacks
High School:ย Named to the Georgia 7-2A all-district first team following his senior year at Chattooga High School โฆ Finished senior season with 76 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and two sacks over 11 games โฆ As a junior, recorded 110 tackles, eight tackles for loss and seven sacks โฆ Rated as one of the top 110 defensive tackles in the country and as a three-star player by 247Sports โฆ Won the Georgia state championship in wrestling at the 285-pound weight class
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Personal:ย Born Dec. 6, 2001 โฆ Son of Savannah Shockley โฆ Grandparents are Charles and Betty Shockley ... Majoring in psychologyย
2024 (Junior):ย Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection โฆ Played and started 10 games; missed 2.5 games due to an elbow injury midway through the season โฆ Plugged the interior of the defensive line โฆ Recorded 17 tackles and a tackle for loss โฆ Five tackles in the opener against Nevada and four with a TFL in the finale against Southern Miss โฆ Key piece to Troyโs rush defense which ranked third in the Sun Belt, allowing just 143.3 rushing yards per game and led the league, allowing 122.5 rushing yards in league contests ,,,ย Member of the Troy Football Leadership Councilย
2023 (RS-Sophomore):ย Played in all 14 games โฆ Totaled 23 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack โฆ Season-best five tackles in Troyโs shutout victory at Army-West Point โฆ Had a sack and a pair of stop at Southern Miss and a tackle for loss at Texas State โฆ Tied his season-high with five tackles at Georgia State โฆ Had three tackles at Kansas State
2022 (Sophomore):ย Played in three games before suffering a season-ending injury โฆ Finished the season with three tackles, one in each game, and a half tackle for loss against Alabama A&M
2021 (Freshman):ย Started four games on the interior of the defensive line and played in nine total contests โฆ Finished the season with 28 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks โฆ All his stops behind the line came in the first three games of the season โ 1.0 vs. Southern and Southern Miss and 0.5 vs. Liberty โฆ Season-high seven tackles against App State and added six in the win over Southern Miss โฆ Credited with 12 total pressures on 114 pass rush snaps with eight hurries
2020 (Freshman):ย Played in all 11 games and got the starting nod in the opener โฆ Finished the season with 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble โฆ Made a huge third-down stop on the 1-yard line against Coastal Carolina in the fourth quarter that led to a turnover on downs โฆ Credited with sacks against Middle Tennessee and South Alabama โฆ Forced a fumble and recorded five tackle at App State โฆ Posted 10 pressures on the season with two hits and six hurries to go along with his 1.5 sacks
High School:ย Named to the Georgia 7-2A all-district first team following his senior year at Chattooga High School โฆ Finished senior season with 76 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and two sacks over 11 games โฆ As a junior, recorded 110 tackles, eight tackles for loss and seven sacks โฆ Rated as one of the top 110 defensive tackles in the country and as a three-star player by 247Sports โฆ Won the Georgia state championship in wrestling at the 285-pound weight class
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Personal:ย Born Dec. 6, 2001 โฆ Son of Savannah Shockley โฆ Grandparents are Charles and Betty Shockley ... Majoring in psychologyย
Troy vs Mercer (Full Highlights)
Thursday, September 11
Amiah Butler Postgame Press Conference - Mercer
Thursday, September 11
Josh Lauer Postgame Press Conference - Mercer
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