ULM Warhawks

MONROE, La. – Super senior Ty Shelby, who led ULM defensive linemen and ranked seventh on the team overall with a career-best 41 tackles (18 solos, 23 assists) in 2021, has been signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Chargers.
 
The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Shelby led the team in sacks (5.5 for 41 yards) and finished third in tackles for loss (7 for 43 yards); those totals also represented career highs. He tied for 10th in the Sun Belt at 0.46 sacks per game. Shelby also credited with three quarterback hurries, a pass break-up, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He helped anchor a Warhawk defensive unit that held five of its opponents below 100 rushing yards in 2021 – the third-highest single-season total since 2000.
 
Shelby, who had his name added to the Ted Hendricks Midseason Award Watch List, picked up three tackles (1 solo, 2 assists) with a half sack for a 5-yard loss against South Alabama. He recorded six tackles (3 solos, 3 assists) with a half tackle for loss against Liberty. Shelby posted a season-high seven tackles (2 solos, 5 assists) against Georgia State. He made five stops (1 solo, 4 assists) at No. 16 Coastal Carolina, including half a tackle for loss, and picked up four tackles against Troy, with 1.5 resulting in losses including a sack, and a QB hurry. Shelby matched his career high with two sacks for 18 yards in the home opener against Jackson State, including a forced fumble, to go along with a QB hurry.
 
A native of Houston, Texas, Shelby was named to Scouting Insiders National Defensive Team of the Week after recording five tackles (4 solos, 1 assist), including a career-best two sacks for 11 yards, and recovered a fumble at Kentucky in the 2021 season opener. He tallied a team-high 10 production points against the Wildcats.
 
Shelby, who started 31 of 56 career games, participated in the 2022 Hula Bowl. His ULM career totals included 149 total tackles, with 24 resulting in losses (102 yards) including 12 sacks (68 yards). His 12 career sacks rank No. 16 in the Warhawk all-time record book.