Brandon Shell

Brandon Shell
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Shell in 2018 preseason
No. 72 – New York Jets
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-02-06) February 6, 1992
Goose Creek, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school: Goose Creek (SC)
College: South Carolina
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 158
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2018
Games played: 23
Games started: 18
Player stats at NFL.com

Brandon McArthur Shell (born February 6, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He attended the University of South Carolina. He is the great nephew of former All-Pro tackle Art Shell.

A native of Goose Creek, South Carolina, Shell attended Goose Creek High School, where he was an All-American offensive lineman. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Shell was ranked as the fourth best offensive tackle in his class.[1]

College career

Shell attended the University of South Carolina, where he played college football. He made 47 consecutive starts for the Gamecocks. As a redshirt senior in 2015, Shell earned the start at left tackle for every game. In 2014 and 2013, Shell played every game at right tackle. In 2012 as a redshirt frreshman, Shell started at left tackle before transitioning to right side. For the 2012 season he started 10 out of 13 games and earned Freshman All-SEC honors and was named first-team Freshman All-American by FoxSportsNext.com.[2]

Shell was invited to play in the East-West Shrine game following his senior season.

Professional career

Coming out of college, Shell was projected by many analysts to be either a sixth or seventh round selection. He was ranked the 20th best offensive tackle out of the 108 available by NFLDraftScout.com.[3]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		 324 lb
(147 kg)		 34 3⁄4 in
(0.88 m)		 10 3⁄4 in
(0.27 m)		 5.22 s 1.75 s 2.92 s 4.62 s 7.62 s 30 1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		 22 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4] and South Carolina Pro Day[3]

Shell was selected in the fifth round with the 158th overall pick by the New York Jets in the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 7, 2016, the Jets signed Shell to a four-year, $2.91 million rookie contract with a signing bonus of $551,133.[5]

Shell became a starter for the Jets in 2017, starting 12 games at right tackle, missing four games due to shoulder and neck injuries and a concussion.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Rivals.com". sports.yahoo.com.
  2. ↑ "Brandon Shell South Carolina Gamecocks Bio". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Brandon Shell, DS #20 OT, South Carolina: 2016 NFL Draft". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Andre Williams". nfl.com.
  5. ↑ Dom Constentino (May 7, 2016). "Jets sign 2 more draft picks: Juston Burrris, Brandon Shell". nj.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Brandon Shell Injuries". FoxSports.com.


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