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Danny Shelton
DT · CLE/NE/DET/NYG · 2015–2021
Born August 20, 1993 · College Washington · Drafted 2015, round 1, pick 12 (CLE) · 6-2, 345 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CLE | 14 | 36 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CLE | 16 | 59 | 1.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CLE | 12 | 33 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | NE | 9 | 21 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 playoffs | NE | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NE | 16 | 61 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 playoffs | NE | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DET | 12 | 37 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYG | 11 | 31 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NYG | 90 | 278 | 6.0 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CLE | 16 | – | – | 731 | 66.6 |
| 2017 | CLE | 14 | – | – | 451 | 49.8 |
| 2018 | NE | 13 | – | – | 322 | 37.3 |
| 2018 playoffs | NE | 2 | – | – | 22 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | NE | 16 | – | – | 481 | 48.4 |
| 2019 playoffs | NE | 1 | – | – | 46 | 76.7 |
| 2020 | DET | 12 | – | – | 487 | 59.5 |
| 2021 | NYG | 13 | – | – | 249 | 28.1 |
| 2022 | KC | 1 | – | – | 9 | 11.8 |
Game logs
2021 game log (11 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | vs DEN | L 13–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-16 | @ WAS | L 29–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs ATL | L 14–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | @ NO | W 27–21 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ DAL | L 20–44 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | vs LA | L 11–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | vs LV | W 23–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-22 | @ TB | L 10–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | @ LAC | L 21–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | vs DAL | L 6–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs WAS | L 7–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (12 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs CHI | L 23–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | @ GB | L 21–42 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | @ ARI | W 26–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | vs NO | L 29–35 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | @ JAX | W 34–16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | @ ATL | W 23–22 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs IND | L 21–41 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | @ MIN | L 20–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | vs WAS | W 30–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | @ CAR | L 0–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-26 | vs HOU | L 25–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | vs MIN | L 35–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (17 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | vs PIT | W 33–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ MIA | W 43–0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs NYJ | W 30–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ BUF | W 16–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | @ WAS | W 33–7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-10 | vs NYG | W 35–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2019-10-21 | @ NYJ | W 33–0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | vs CLE | W 27–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | @ BAL | L 20–37 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ PHI | W 17–10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs DAL | W 13–9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-12-01 | @ HOU | L 22–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs KC | L 16–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | @ CIN | W 34–13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-21 | vs BUF | W 24–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs MIA | L 24–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2020-01-04 | vs TEN | L 13–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (10 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | vs HOU | W 27–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ DET | L 10–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-04 | vs IND | W 38–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | vs KC | W 43–40 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | @ CHI | W 38–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | vs GB | W 31–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ TEN | L 10–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | vs BUF | W 24–12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | vs NYJ | W 38–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2019-02-03 | @ LA | W 13–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (12 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | vs PIT | L 18–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | @ IND | L 28–31 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | @ HOU | L 17–33 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | vs TEN | L 9–12 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | vs MIN | L 16–33 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | @ DET | L 24–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | vs JAX | L 7–19 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ CIN | L 16–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | @ LAC | L 10–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | vs BAL | L 10–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | @ CHI | L 3–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ PIT | L 24–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (16 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | @ PHI | L 10–29 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | vs BAL | L 20–25 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | @ MIA | L 24–30 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ WAS | L 20–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | vs NE | L 13–33 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | @ TEN | L 26–28 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ CIN | L 17–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | vs NYJ | L 28–31 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | vs DAL | L 10–35 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-10 | @ BAL | L 7–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | vs PIT | L 9–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-27 | vs NYG | L 13–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs CIN | L 10–23 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ BUF | L 13–33 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | vs LAC | W 20–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ PIT | L 24–27 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (14 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ NYJ | L 10–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | vs TEN | W 28–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | vs LV | L 20–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2015-10-11 | @ BAL | W 33–30 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | vs DEN | L 23–26 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | vs ARI | L 20–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-05 | @ CIN | L 10–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | @ PIT | L 9–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-30 | vs BAL | L 27–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | vs CIN | L 3–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | vs SF | W 24–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | @ SEA | L 13–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | @ KC | L 13–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | vs PIT | L 12–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |