2012: Saw action in all 11 games at linebacker . . . had 70 tackles, including 27 solo stops . . . also had two sacks, three quarterback hurries, two pass break-ups and one forced fumble . . . had five tackles and two pass break-ups against Furman . . . tallied eight tackles, including one sack, at Western Carolina . . . had nine tackles at Georgia Southern . . . tallied seven tackles against The Citadel . . . had six tackles against Appalachian State . . . had six tackles, including five solo stops, at Chattanooga . . . had a season-high 13 tackles against Wofford . . . collected five tackles at Elon . . . finished with five tackles at Kentucky
2011: Played in all 11 games . . . ranked second on the team with 63 tackles, including 46 solo stops . . . had three tackles for a loss of 8 yards . . . also tallied one sack and one forced fumble . . . had five tackles in the season opener against Georgia Southern . . . tallied five tackles, including one tackle for a loss against Stillman . . . had seven tackles, including one sack at Furman . . . had eight tackles, including one tackle for a loss at Appalachian State . . . had eight tackles against Western Carolina . . . had a career-high 11 tackles, all solo, at The Citadel.
2010: Saw action in all 11 games . . . had 16 tackles, including 14 solo stops . . . had a career-high five tackles at Western Carolina . . . had three tackles at Georgia Southern.
High School: A three-year starter at Briarwood Christian . . . named All-County and All-Over the Mountain as a junior and senior . . . named Honorable Mention All-State as a senior . . . elected team captain and voted Defensive MVP as a senior . . . had 401 tackles in three years of varsity football . . . helped his team to a combined 32-8 record . . . named Alfa Insurance Player of the Week after a second-round playoff game as a senior
. . . was the only sophomore to start in 2007 on a team that went 14-1, losing in the state title game.
Personal: Born May 20, 1992 . . . son of Sam and Jacquetta Shade . . . his father coaches defensive backs at ÂSamford . . . majoring in accounting.
