Tyler Shelvin (born July 22, 1998) is an American professional

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. He played

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Early life

Shelvin started his high school career at Northside High School in

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, playing

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, punter and

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in addition to playing on the basketball team. At Northside, Shelvin participated in the

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Future 50 in early 2016. After academic issues led to a transfer to Notre Dame High School in

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, Shelvin was the number one recruit in the state of Louisiana and a four-star prospect according to

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. He committed to Louisiana State on March 11, 2015, choosing the Tigers over offers from

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and

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. After committing, however, Shelvin visited the Alabama campus and also received interest from

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and

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. Shelvin participated in the

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after his senior season.

College career

Due to

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rules, Shelvin was an academic

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during his true freshman season. Sitting at third-string on the depth chart at

during his redshirt freshman season, Shelvin was suspended for two weeks by the team for discipline issues. He cracked the starting lineup during his sophomore season. He won a national championship with LSU during his 2019 sophomore season. On January 15, 2020, Shelvin announced his intention to stay in college for his junior season.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Shelvin was drafted by the

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in the fourth round, 122nd overall, of the

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. He signed his four-year rookie contract with Cincinnati on May 17. Playing sparingly, Shelvin played in 3 regular season games as a rookie, recording 4 tackles in a week 18 loss to the

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. After being declared inactive during the Bengals' Wild Card win against the

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, Shelvin would play in the Bengals' playoff wins against the

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and

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respectively, however Shelvin recorded no stats in either playoff game. Shelvin did not play in the Bengals' 23–20 loss in

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. On August 30, 2022, Shelvin was waived by the Bengals and signed to the

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the next day. He was released on December 6.

Tennessee Titans

On January 23, 2023, Shelvin signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans. He was waived on August 29.

References

External links

LSU Tigers bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shelvin, Tyler 1998 births Living people Players of American football from Lafayette, Louisiana American football defensive tackles LSU Tigers football players Cincinnati Bengals players 21st-century African-American sportsmen Tennessee Titans players Under Armour All-American football players