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6 Shaquan Loyal

6 Shaquan Loyal

  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 204
  • Hometown:
    Newark, N.J.
  • High School:
    West Side
  • Major:
    Labor and Employment Relations

Summary

Biography

PRONUNCIATION
2025 NFL Contract (Cincinnati Bengals)
2024 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media)

2024 All-ECAC Defense
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
Career: Played in 43 games with 28 starts at safety ... signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals ... an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection ... totaled 176 tackles with eight for loss and two sacks ... had three games with double-digit stops ... compiled four interceptions with a pick-six and 12 pass breakups ... added a blocked punt, forced fumble and fumble recovery ... saw action in three bowl games ... a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2024 (Senior): Started all 13 games at safety ... voted honorable mention All-Big Ten (12/3) by the media ... selected to All-ECAC Defense (12/20) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the third time ... led the secondary and second on the team with 77 tackles ... had three games with double-digit stops and registered at least three tackles 12 times ... posted four tackles-for-loss with a sack ... tied for the team lead with two interceptions ... added seven pass breakups and a fumble recovery ... totaled seven tackles with a sack in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... registered six tackles in victory at Michigan State (11/30) ... in on 10 stops with one for loss against No. 24 Illinois (11/23) ... contributed a career-high 13 tackles, one for loss and a pass breakup that led to an interception in the win at Maryland (11/16) ... recorded a pass breakup and fumble recovery in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... in on six stops at USC (10/25) ... totaled 10 tackles, an interception and pass breakup versus Wisconsin (10/12) ... collected two pass breakups, four stops and returned a blocked punt 15 yards at Nebraska (10/5) ... broke up a pass and totaled four tackles in win over Washington (9/27) ... added five stops at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... had an interception and returned it 24 yards against Akron (9/7) ... contributed five tackles with one for loss versus Howard (8/29) ... picked to the Shrine Bowl 1000 (7/23).

2023 (Junior): Started all 13 games at safety ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the second time ... ranked fourth on the team with 66 tackles with at least three stops in every game ... had 2.5 tackles-for-loss with a sack ... added two pass breakups, a forced fumble, an interception and a blocked punt ... contributed three stops in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... in on six tackles against Maryland (11/25) ... forced a fumble with eight tackles at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) ... recorded seven tackles at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... added a tackle-for-loss versus No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... blocked a punt returned for a touchdown at Indiana (10/21) ... collected five stops against Michigan State (10/14) ... added eight tackles at Wisconsin (10/7) ... totaled five stops versus Wagner (9/30) ... made five tackles at No. 2 Michigan (9/23) ... in on five stops against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... recorded an interception and five tackles versus Temple (9/9) ... posted a sack and two pass breakups in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3).

2022 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games with two starts at safety ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9) ... totaled 27 tackles with 1.5 for loss ... recorded a pick-six and two pass breakups ... had a pair of stops against No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... posted five tackles with one for loss versus No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... in on a pair of stops at Minnesota (10/29) ... contributed a pass breakup in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... recorded two stops with a pass breakup versus Nebraska (10/7) ... collected a season-high six tackles in first start against Iowa (9/24) ... returned first career interception 43 yards for a touchdown in win at Temple (9/17) ... added four stops versus Wagner (9/10) ... picked up four tackles at Boston College (9/3).

2021 (Freshman): Played in six games ... totaled six tackles ... broke up a pass and posted three tackles in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ... recorded two stops in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... added a tackle versus Wisconsin (11/6) ... made collegiate debut on special teams in the win at Illinois (10/30).

Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Marion Bell at West Side ... played corner and wide receiver for the Roughriders ... helped West Side to a 5-1 record in an abbreviated 2020 season ... finished senior season with 29 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery ... also hauled in 18 catches for 393 yards and four touchdowns along with 18 rushes for 109 yards and a score on offense ... added a kick return for a touchdown in West Side's 2020 season opener ... second team all-state by USA Today ... first team all-county and All-Group III by The Star-Ledger ... collected 24 tackles and two interceptions along with 25 catches for 528 yards (25.1 yards per catch) and eight touchdowns as a junior in 2019 ... three-star signee and No. 21 overall recruit in New Jersey by 247Sports ... three-star safety and No. 22 overall in the Garden State by Rivals ... No. 21 overall player in the state by ESPN.

Major: Labor and Employment Relations
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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2021Freshman

    DB
    6'0" 185 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2022Sophomore

    DB
    6'0" 200 lbs
    25
  • 6

    2023Junior

    DB
    6'0" 205 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Senior

    DB
    6'0" 204 lbs
    6
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