2020 Football Roster
Roster
Brown, Shakur

Jersey Number 29
Shakur Brown
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Stockbridge, Ga.
- High School:
- Woodland
Bio
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner played in 26 games with 12 starts (five at cornerback in 2019; two at nickelback and five at cornerback in 2020) . . . had seven interceptions, nine pass break-ups, 54 tackles and two sacks in his Spartan career . . . finished his career ranked eighth in MSU history with 186 interception return yards . . . declared for the NFL Draft on Dec. 14, 2020.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Earned All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation (second team) and Pro Football Focus (third team) . . . garnered first-team All-Big Ten accolades by the coaches and Pro Football Focus . . . also earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the media, Associated Press and Phil Steele . . . led the FBS in interceptions per game (five in seven games; 0.71 pg) . . . ranked tied for third in the FBS with five total interceptions . . . started all seven games (first two at nickelback; final five at cornerback) . . . ranked tied for second in the Big Ten with nine passes defended (five interceptions, four pass break-ups) . . . finished with a career-high 107 interception return yards, ninth most in an MSU season and second most in the Big Ten in 2020 . . . led team with four PBUs . . . also had a career-high 25 tackles . . . recorded two interceptions against both vs. Indiana and Northwestern . . . tallied two tackles at Penn State . . . had five tackles vs. No. 4 Ohio State . . . matched career high by snaring pair of interceptions vs. No. 8 Northwestern for second time in as many games (one in first quarter, one in fourth quarter), returning first one 54 yards, setting up MSU’s first TD of game, and second one thwarted a NU drive making pick at midfield, setting up MSU’s game-winning field goal, and added two tackles and one QB hurry . . . named one of the Spartan Defensive Players of the Week vs. Northwestern . . . recorded a career-high two interceptions (one in first quarter, one in second quarter) along with a career-best six tackles in Indiana game . . . started game at Iowa and tallied two pass break-ups and two tackles . . . started at Michigan and tallied three tackles and two pass break-ups . . . started season opener vs. Rutgers and tied career-high with five tackles and snared career-best tying interception, returning it 23 yards.
2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in seven games overall and started the last five games at cornerback . . . missed six games due to injury (Western Michigan, Arizona State, Northwestern, Indiana, Ohio State, Wisconsin) before returning to action in Penn State game . . . played a total of 359 snaps . . . credited with 23 tackles on the season (15 solo, eight assists) . . . had two sacks for 18 yards . . . also had five pass break-ups and one interception . . . tallied three tackles in the victory over Wake Forest in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl . . . was starting cornerback in Maryland game and tallied three tackles with one pass break-up . . . started at Rutgers at cornerback, posting one tackle and one pass break-up . . . started Michigan game at cornerback and tallied three tackles and two pass break-ups . . . made first career start in Illinois game and posted four tackles to go with first interception of season and one pass break-up . . . recorded career-high five tackles in return to action vs. Penn State . . . posted career-high three tackles in season opener vs. Tulsa, including career-high two sacks for loss of 18 yards, tallying 16 production points, that led defensive backs unit and ranked tied for fifth on defense overall.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games to earn his first letter . . . tallied six tackles and one interception, returned for a TD at Indiana . . . played 45 snaps . . . tallied one tackle at Nebraska . . . logged one stop in Purdue game . . . doubled previous season output with two tackles in Michigan game, along with one punt return . . . tallied one tackle at Penn State . . . snared first career interception at Indiana and returned it 69 yards for a touchdown . . . made MSU debut vs. Utah State and notched one tackle.
2017 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Iowa.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned first-team Georgia 5A All-State honors by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . . . was the Region 4-5A Special Teams Player of the Year and a first-team all-county honoree by the Henry Herald . . . played in the Georgia vs. Florida High School All-Star Game . . . ranked among the top cornerback prospects in the nation by Scout.com (No. 125) and ESPN.com (No. 126) . . . listed as one of the best cornerbacks in Georgia by Scout.com (No. 15) . . . helped Woodland High School to the Class 5A Elite Eight of the playoffs, reaching the postseason for the first time in school history, finishing 10-3 . . . season highlights include a 95-yard interception return for a touchdown, adding another interception return of nearly 70-yards . . . had an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown . . . also saw time on offense, including adding a 9-yard touchdown run against New Hampstead in the first round of the state playoffs after setting up the drive by recovering a fumble, and also had a 25-yard catch . . . also had a 65-yard catch for a score against Tri-Cities . . . averaged two tackles per game . . . added 71.0 ypg all-purpose yards . . . advertising management major.
CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner played in 26 games with 12 starts (five at cornerback in 2019; two at nickelback and five at cornerback in 2020) . . . had seven interceptions, nine pass break-ups, 54 tackles and two sacks in his Spartan career . . . finished his career ranked eighth in MSU history with 186 interception return yards . . . declared for the NFL Draft on Dec. 14, 2020.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Earned All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation (second team) and Pro Football Focus (third team) . . . garnered first-team All-Big Ten accolades by the coaches and Pro Football Focus . . . also earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the media, Associated Press and Phil Steele . . . led the FBS in interceptions per game (five in seven games; 0.71 pg) . . . ranked tied for third in the FBS with five total interceptions . . . started all seven games (first two at nickelback; final five at cornerback) . . . ranked tied for second in the Big Ten with nine passes defended (five interceptions, four pass break-ups) . . . finished with a career-high 107 interception return yards, ninth most in an MSU season and second most in the Big Ten in 2020 . . . led team with four PBUs . . . also had a career-high 25 tackles . . . recorded two interceptions against both vs. Indiana and Northwestern . . . tallied two tackles at Penn State . . . had five tackles vs. No. 4 Ohio State . . . matched career high by snaring pair of interceptions vs. No. 8 Northwestern for second time in as many games (one in first quarter, one in fourth quarter), returning first one 54 yards, setting up MSU’s first TD of game, and second one thwarted a NU drive making pick at midfield, setting up MSU’s game-winning field goal, and added two tackles and one QB hurry . . . named one of the Spartan Defensive Players of the Week vs. Northwestern . . . recorded a career-high two interceptions (one in first quarter, one in second quarter) along with a career-best six tackles in Indiana game . . . started game at Iowa and tallied two pass break-ups and two tackles . . . started at Michigan and tallied three tackles and two pass break-ups . . . started season opener vs. Rutgers and tied career-high with five tackles and snared career-best tying interception, returning it 23 yards.
2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in seven games overall and started the last five games at cornerback . . . missed six games due to injury (Western Michigan, Arizona State, Northwestern, Indiana, Ohio State, Wisconsin) before returning to action in Penn State game . . . played a total of 359 snaps . . . credited with 23 tackles on the season (15 solo, eight assists) . . . had two sacks for 18 yards . . . also had five pass break-ups and one interception . . . tallied three tackles in the victory over Wake Forest in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl . . . was starting cornerback in Maryland game and tallied three tackles with one pass break-up . . . started at Rutgers at cornerback, posting one tackle and one pass break-up . . . started Michigan game at cornerback and tallied three tackles and two pass break-ups . . . made first career start in Illinois game and posted four tackles to go with first interception of season and one pass break-up . . . recorded career-high five tackles in return to action vs. Penn State . . . posted career-high three tackles in season opener vs. Tulsa, including career-high two sacks for loss of 18 yards, tallying 16 production points, that led defensive backs unit and ranked tied for fifth on defense overall.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games to earn his first letter . . . tallied six tackles and one interception, returned for a TD at Indiana . . . played 45 snaps . . . tallied one tackle at Nebraska . . . logged one stop in Purdue game . . . doubled previous season output with two tackles in Michigan game, along with one punt return . . . tallied one tackle at Penn State . . . snared first career interception at Indiana and returned it 69 yards for a touchdown . . . made MSU debut vs. Utah State and notched one tackle.
2017 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Iowa.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned first-team Georgia 5A All-State honors by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . . . was the Region 4-5A Special Teams Player of the Year and a first-team all-county honoree by the Henry Herald . . . played in the Georgia vs. Florida High School All-Star Game . . . ranked among the top cornerback prospects in the nation by Scout.com (No. 125) and ESPN.com (No. 126) . . . listed as one of the best cornerbacks in Georgia by Scout.com (No. 15) . . . helped Woodland High School to the Class 5A Elite Eight of the playoffs, reaching the postseason for the first time in school history, finishing 10-3 . . . season highlights include a 95-yard interception return for a touchdown, adding another interception return of nearly 70-yards . . . had an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown . . . also saw time on offense, including adding a 9-yard touchdown run against New Hampstead in the first round of the state playoffs after setting up the drive by recovering a fumble, and also had a 25-yard catch . . . also had a 65-yard catch for a score against Tri-Cities . . . averaged two tackles per game . . . added 71.0 ypg all-purpose yards . . . advertising management major.
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