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Shannon Forman Season 2020

#97
PositionDefensive Line
Weight300 lbs
Height6-0
ClassSenior
HometownBaton Rouge, La.
Graduate (2021)
  • Finished with a season high five tackles against UCLA.
  • Played in 46 games which featured 20 starts, made 62 tackles, three tackles for loss and two interceptions.
Senior (2020)
  • Played in all four games last season, starting the final three at defensive end
  • Finished with five tackles, including a season-high three tackles
    against Arizona

Junior (2019)

  • Key rotational piece along the defensive line, playing in all 13 games for the second consecutive season
  • Had his most productive game against UCLA, making three stops, all of which were solo tackles
  • Compiled 13 tackles, one of the highest totals on the team from a defensive lineman
  • Recovered a crucial fumble in the third quarter of Arizona State’s comeback attempt against Oregon State
Sophomore (2018)
  • Played in all 13 games this season, starting eight games at defensive end 
  • Ranked third nationally among defensive lineman in pass coverage according to PFF
  • Was not penalized all season, staying discipline serving his role in the middle of the defensive line
  • By only missing three tackles, he had 15th fewest among Pac-12 defensive lineman
  • Collected 26 total tackles, two tackles for loss, an interception, a fumble recovery, and three pass deflections in a productive second season in Tempe
  • Produced one of the highlights of the season, returning an interception 25-yards for a touchdown less than two minutes into the season-opening victory against UTSA (9/1)
  • Recorded five total tackles and season-high 1.5 tackles for loss against San Diego State (9/15)
  • Made a season-best six tackles against Colorado (10/6)
Freshman (2017)
  • Played in eight games, filling different roles along the defensive line
  • Made enough of an impact in practice to push his way into the defensive line rotation as a true freshman
  • Finished the season with five total tackles, including a season-high three against USC
High School 
  • Key member of the Southern Lab program that won back-to-back Division IV State Championships in his final two seasons
  • Received First Team All-District 6-1A honors in each of his four seasons in High School
  • Named the Defensive MVP of Class 1-A by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association
  • Awarded honorable mention Class 1-A All-State honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as a senior
  • Had 55 tackles, eight sacks and 10 forced fumbles as a senior
  • Three-star prospect according to 24/7 sports; Listed by 24/7 sports composite rankings as the No. 104 defensive tackle prospect in the nation and the No. 4 defensive tackle prospect in the state of Louisiana
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Graduate Student
2021

Defensive Line
6-2 / 315 lbs
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Junior
2019

Defensive Line
6-2 / 293 lbs
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Sophomore
2018

Defensive Line
6-2 / 304 lbs
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Freshman
2017

Defensive Line
6-1 / 299 lbs