Class Senior Height 1.98 m Major Sociology Weight 147 kg | High school Goose Creek (SC) Positions Tackle Name Brandon Shell Date joined 2011 | |
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Date of birth (1992-02-06) February 6, 1992 (age 23) Place of birth Goose Creek, South Carolina College University of South Carolina | ||
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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.
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- College career
- Professional career
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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 No. 4 offensive tackle in his class.
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College career
Made 47 consecutive starts for the University of South Carolina 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 freshman, 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.
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.
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.