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Ian Shannon Season 2018

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Ian Shannon Season 2018

PositionK/P
Weight236 lbs
Height6-3
ClassSenior
HometownMarietta, Ga.

2018: The Tigers’ main holder on PAT and field goals ... also served as the backup punter ... 3-3 on PAT in second half vs. Alabama State ... 2-2 PAT against Liberty ... SEC Academic Honor Roll

2017: Won the punting job in preseason camp … averaged 39.8 yards on 14 punts through the first four games … 5 inside the 20 … long kick was 49 at Clemson ... SEC Academic Honor Roll and Academic Top Tiger

2016: Backup kicker and punter … saw first career action against Arkansas State, with two touchbacks on three kickoffs … punted twice vs. Texas A&M … 2-3 touchbacks on kickoffs vs. ULM … kicked off against Alabama A&M ... SEC Academic Honor Roll

2015: Backup punter and kicker … redshirted; did not see action this season ... SEC first-year academic honor roll ... Academic Top Tiger

HIGH SCHOOL:
Top-rated kicking specialist for Coach Scott Burton at Marietta High, helping the Blue Devils to the Class 6A playoffs … punting average of 40.7 yards with only 22 total return yards allowed … also holds Marietta High records for longest field goal (51 yards), most FG in season (16), consecutive FG (12) and touchbacks … kicking coach was Tom Guckian … Prokicker.com All-America … all-state, all-region, all-county as junior and senior … TD Club of Atlanta metro all-stars … Marietta Daily Journal Dynamite Dozen … 247 Sports and ESPN list him among their top five kicking prospects … PrepStar all-South … also played soccer

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Celesta Shannon … brother Innis, sister Ivy and he are triplets ... birthday is February 4 ... studying in the College of Business

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Freshman
2015

K/P
6-3 / 209 lbs
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Redshirt Freshman
2016

K/P
6-3 / 226 lbs
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Redshirt Sophomore
2017

K/P
6-3 / 226 lbs