Troy University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Shakel Brown
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 320
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Lincoln HS
- Prev School:
- Itawamba CC
2022 (Senior): Played in 13-of-14 games as key backup on Troy’s top-rated defense … Started five games in his career … Recorded 32 tackles, six tackles for loss and four sacks … Added a pass break up, three quarterback hurries, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble … Had a tackle for loss and sack in key wins over UTSA, ULM, Southern Miss and Western Kentucky … Recorded six tackles in Troy’s win over Army … Led Troy to a FBS program record 12 wins, Sun Belt and Cure Bowl title and No. 19 ranking in the final AP Top 25 Poll … Troy held all 14 of its opponents to under than their season average in scoring, including three of the top 25 scoring teams in the country – UTSA, Western Kentucky and App State … The Trojans limited UTSA to just 10 offensive points in the Cure Bowl, with three of those 10 points coming on a 4-play, 7-yard drive following a turnover; the Roadrunners entered the game averaging 38.7 points per game … The Trojans held eight of its 14 opponents scoreless in the fourth quarter and allowed an average of just 3.64 points in the final 15 minutes of the game … Troy ranked eighth nationally in turnovers gained, 14th in sacks, eighth in scoring defense, 19th in total defense and 24th in rushing defense
2021 (Junior): Finished the season with 14 tackles, two tackles for loss and a half sack in seven games of action … Season-high four tackles with 1.5 coming behind the line in Troy’s “Battle for the Belt” victory over South Alabama … Had multiple tackles in 5-of-7 games played … Had a half sack in Troy’s near-upset at South Carolina … Credited with six total pressures … Missed just one tackle from his interior defensive line position
2020 (Junior): Started four games and played in nine in his first season with the Trojans … Returned a fumble 21 yards for a touchdown against Georgia State … Finished the season with 12 tackles – seven solo … Recorded multiple tackles in four different games … Credited with seven total pressures, two hits and five hurries on the year
Prior to Troy: Recorded 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss as a sophomore at Itawamba Community College … Attended Highlands Community College as a freshman
High School: Played football and basketball at Lincoln High School
Personal: Born Dec. 4, 1998 … Son of Melody Brown … Has one brother, Jamal, and two sisters, Sa’de and Latevia ... Graduated with a degree in social science in the fall of 2021 ... Studying post baccalaureate studies
