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2017 Football

26 Michael Shields

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Charlotte Country Day

Biography

2017: Three-year letterwinner and a team captain ... will be expected to compete for a starting nod in the defensive backfield again this fall.

2016: Started all 10 games at safety, totaling a career-best 82 tackles that ranked second on the team ... also had three tackles for a loss (-8), two interceptions, four pass breakups and one blocked kick ... notched a career-high 14 tackles in a 45-29 loss at Johns Hopkins (9/1) ... had 10 tackles in a 48-34 win over Guilford (10/15) and recorded five tackles, two pass breakups and two interceptions the next week in a 52-7 win over Hampden-Sydney (10/22) ... posted 11 tackles, including two tackles for a loss in an 18-10 loss to Randolph-Macon (10/29).

2015: Started all 11 games at safety during his sophomore season ... earned Third Team All-ODAC honors ... finished third on the team in tackles with 63 stops ... notched 54 solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss (-3) ... also tallied three interceptions, seven pass breakups and forced three fumbles ... produced a season-best 11 tackles and forced a fumble in a 51-21 loss to Thomas More in the NCAA Playoffs (11/21) ... logged seven tackles, forced a fumble, had a pass breakup and an interception in a 34-21 win over Shenandoah (11/14) ... recorded a spectacular one-handed interception and posted three tackles in a 21-17 win over Randolph-Macon (10/17) ... had five tackles and an interception in a 63-35 win over Averett (9/4).

2014: Played in all 10 games, starting two contests at safety ... notched 41 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick ... earned ODAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after totaling a season-high 11 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in a 40-23 win over Shenandoah (11/15) ... logged 10 tackles and an interception that he returned 37 yards in a 36-9 loss to Emory & Henry (11/1) ... registered five tackles in a 40-36 loss to Catholic (11/8).

High School: Earned three letters each in football and lacrosse and two letters in basketball at Charlotte Country Day ... served as a team captain for all three sports as a senior ... received all-state honors in football as a junior and senior.

Personal: Volunteers with Campus Kitchen, RARO and Stonewall Jackson Hospital ... member of the Generals Leadership Academy ... served as a research assistant at Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates over the summer ... biology major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2014First Year

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    6'0" 200 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2015Sophomore

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    6'0" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2016Junior

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    6'0" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2017Senior

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    6'1" 210 lbs
    26