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Shaquan Loyal

Rutgers · Safety · 2021-24

TKL
170
INT
4
PD
10

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2021 to 2024, Loyal recorded 170 tackles and 8.5 tackles for loss. From 2022 to 2024, Loyal also had 4 interceptions.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 3rd-highest safety rating at Rutgers since 1990 and No. 95 among all safeties of the 2020-2024 era.

Season by Season

Shaquan Loyal season-by-season statistics at Rutgers
SeasonTklTFLPDInt
20216010
2022261.521
2023632.521
2024754.552
Total1708.5104

Seasons with tracked stats at Rutgers. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Rutgers Teammates

  1. 74Kyle Monangai2020-24RB
  2. 72Olakunle Fatukasi2017-21LB
  3. 72Christian Izien2018-22S
  4. 71Robert Longerbeam2021-24CB
  5. 71Christian Braswell2021-22CB
  6. 70Max Melton2020-23CB
  7. 69Dariel Djabome2022-25LB
  8. 68Aaron Lewis2020-24EDGE
  9. 68Avery Young2018-22S
  10. 68Bo Melton2017-21WR

Full Rutgers all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Xavier WattsNotre Dame · 2021-24S
  2. 91Caleb DownsOhio State · 2024-25S
  3. 90Chris Smith IIGeorgia · 2018-22S
  4. 90Dillon ThienemanPurdue · 2023-24S
  5. 88Dalton JohnsonArizona · 2021-25S
  6. 88Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State · 2019-22S
  7. 88Verone McKinley IIIOregon · 2018-21S
  8. 88Kyle HamiltonNotre Dame · 2019-21S

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Sources: Wikipedia and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.