SHANNON WADLEY Linebacker 1998 / 2000 Swainsboro, GA

Biography

Wadley was named All-State as a senior by both the Associated Press and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; he was also named his area’s defensive player of the year and played in the Georgia Coaches Association All-Star Game. The Savannah Morning Press named him the Savannah Defensive Player of the Year as well. He originally committed to Tennessee before decommitted and picking USC over Auburn and Georgia. Wadley spent the 1996 season at Fork Union. He redshirted in 1997 and backed up Andre Offing at linebacker in 1998, with best outing coming against Arkansas when he had a tackle for loss and forced a fumble. Wadley was hampered by injuries in 1999 but rebounded with a big junior season, taking over as a starter and earning the nickname “Body Bag”. He had three tackles for loss in a win over Arkansas that year, picked off a pass against Alabama and had a sack, two tackles for loss and forced a fumble against Tennessee. His hit on Fred Talley of Arkansas is still a You Tube sensation. Wadley suffered a knee injury that wiped out his senior season but his play earlier earned him a free agent camp invitation from the Miami Dolphins. Wadley also played with the Berlin Thunder and Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe.

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1997	Auburn 1997	59	LB	6-3	230	Fr	0	0
1998	Media Guide	41	LB	6-1	228	RFr
1999	Media Guide	41	LB	6-1	228	So
1999	Fall 1999	41	LB	6-1	228	So	0	0
2000	Fall 2000	41	ILB	6-1	230	Jr
2000	Tennessee 2000	41	LB	6-1	230	Jr	9	9
2001	Spring 2001	41	LB	6-1	235	Sr
1998	Fall 1998	41	LB	6-1	228	RFr	0	0

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
1998 Media Guide	Linebacker	2nd String
1999 Media Guide	Inside Linebacker	2nd String
2000 Media Guide	Inside Linebacker	Starter

Recruiting Rankings and Honors
Source	Position	Rank
Sporting News PreSeason Honorable Mention	LB

Defense
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
1998	11	12	23	2.0	0.0		0	2	1	1	0	12	1	1	29.44	3.31
2000	46	18	64	12.0	1.0	1	5	7	0	4	0	35	6	2	81.27	1.96
Tot	57	30	87	14.0	1.0	1	5	9	1	5	0	47	7	3	110.71

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
2000-09-02	New Mexico State	Linebacker
2000-09-30	Alabama	Linebacker
2000-10-07	Kentucky	Linebacker
2000-10-14	Arkansas	Linebacker
2000-10-21	Vanderbilt	Linebacker
2000-10-28	Tennessee	Outside Linebacker
2000-11-11	Florida	Outside Linebacker
2000-11-18	Clemson	Linebacker
2001-01-01	Ohio State	Outside Linebacker

Single Game Interceptions
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Int	Yds	TD	Passer
2000	2000-09-30	Alabama	1	5	0	Tyler Watts

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play

Defense - Sacks
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
2000	2000-10-28	Tennessee	2	7	UTN	19	Casey Clausen sacked for loss of 1 (Shannon Wadley)

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1998	1998-09-19	Marshall	2	4	MAR	26	Chapman rush for loss of 2 (Kenny Harney, Shannon Wadley)
1998	1998-09-26	Mississippi State	2	9	MST	43	Miller rush for loss of 4 (Shannon Wadley)
1998	1998-10-17	Arkansas	2	4	ARK	40	Ray rush for loss of 3 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-02	New Mexico State	2	12		50	Walter Taylor rush for loss of 3 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-09	Georgia	2	13	UGA	23	Quincy Carter rush for loss of 6, fumble, forced by (Shannon Wadley) recovered by Carter
2000	2000-09-16	Eastern Michigan	3	8	EMI	7	K.Christian, loss of 1 on pass from Walter Church (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-23	Mississippi State	3	3	MST	45	Dontae Walker rush for loss of 2 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-07	Kentucky	2	4	UKY	42	Scott rush for loss of 5 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-07	Kentucky	1	10	UKY	17	Chad Scott loss of 1 on pass from Jared Lorenzen (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-14	Arkansas	1	10	USC	37	Fred Talley rush for loss of 3 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-14	Arkansas	1	10	ARK	39	Fred Talley rush for loss of 4 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-14	Arkansas	1	10	USC	12	Brandon Holmes rush for loss of 5 (Shannon Wadley, Cecil Caldwell)
2000	2000-11-18	Clemson	1	10	USC	42	Woody Dantzler rush for loss of 2 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2001-01-01	Ohio State	2	3	USC	37	Derek Combs rush for loss of 1 (Shanon Wadley, Dennis Quinn)
2000	2001-01-01	Ohio State	2	6	OHS	32	Derek Combs rush for loss of 1 (Shannon Wadley)

Defense - Passes Broken Up
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
2000	2000-09-23	Mississippi State	1	10	MST	7	Wayne Madkin pass for Justin Griffith incomplete (Shannon Wadley)

Defense - Interceptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
2000	2000-09-30	Alabama	1	10	ALA	25	Tyler Watts pass intercepted by Shannon Wadley at UA 22, returned 5 yards (Sam Collins)

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1998	1998-09-05	Ball State	1	10		50	Walters rush for no gain (Shannon Wadley, Darion Hutcherson)
1998	1998-09-05	Ball State	2	5	BAL	47	Pickett, 11-yd pass from Josetti (Kevin Brooks, Shannon Wadley)
1998	1998-09-05	Ball State	1	10	USC	42	Terrell rush for 9 (Shannon Wadley)
1998	1998-09-12	Georgia	2	6	UGA	21	Olandis Gary rush for 7 (Shannon Wadley)
1998	1998-09-12	Georgia	2	27	UGA	11	Quincy Carter rush for 5 (Shannon Wadley)
1998	1998-09-26	Mississippi State	1	10	USC	45	Wyatt rush for no gain, fumble, recovered by (Shannon Wadley)
1998	1998-10-03	Mississippi	4	1	USC	1	Deuce McAllister rush for no gain (Shannon Wadley, Kevin Brooks)
1998	1998-10-03	Mississippi	2	6	UMS	19	Joe Gunn rush for 3 (Shannon Wadley)
1998	1998-10-17	Arkansas	1	10	USC	27	Clint Stoerner rush for no gain (Shannon Wadley), fumble, recovered by Stoerner + SC personal foul
1998	1998-10-17	Arkansas	1	10	USC	27	Clint Stoerner rush for no gain (Shannon Wadley), fumble, recovered by Stoerner + SC personal foul
1998	1998-10-17	Arkansas	2	6	USC	39	Ray rush for 1 (Shannon Wadley, John Stamper)
1998	1998-11-14	Florida	3	5	FLA	43	Dwight Edge, 23-yd pass from Larry Richart (Shannon Wadley)
1998	1998-11-21	Clemson	2	8	USC	37	Zachery rush for 3 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-02	New Mexico State	3	8	NMS	30	Alex Davis, 21-yd pass from K.C. Enzminger (Andre Goodman, Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-09	Georgia	2	13	UGA	23	Quincy Carter rush for loss of 6, fumble, forced by (Shannon Wadley) recovered by Carter
2000	2000-09-09	Georgia	2	10	UGA	15	T.Edwards, 2-yd pass from Quincy Carter, fumble, forced by (Shannon Wadley) recovered by Durrell Robinson
2000	2000-09-09	Georgia	3	17	UGA	13	Jasper Sanks rush for 11 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-09	Georgia	1	10	UGA	20	Jasper Sanks rush for 2 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-16	Eastern Michigan	1	10	EMI	30	John White rush for 3 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-16	Eastern Michigan	1	10	USC	20	A.Watson rush for 2 (Shannon Wadley, Dennis Quinn)
2000	2000-09-23	Mississippi State	1	10	MST	24	Dontae Walker rush for 1 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-23	Mississippi State	2	15	MST	49	Dontae Walker rush for 6 (Andre Offing, Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-23	Mississippi State	3	4	USC	18	Terrell Grindle, 4-yd pass from Wayne Madkin (Shannon Wadley, Marco Hutchinson)
2000	2000-09-23	Mississippi State	1	10	MST	38	Dontae Walker rush for 4 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-23	Mississippi State	2	6	MST	42	Dontae Walker rush for 3 (Andre Offing, Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-09-30	Alabama	1	10	ALA	22	Ahmad Galloway rush for 3 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-07	Kentucky	3	5	UKY	49	A.Kelly, 8-yd pass from Jared Lorenzen (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-07	Kentucky	1	10	UKY	46	Sims, 4-yd pass from Jared Lorenzen (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-07	Kentucky	1	10	USC	29	McCord, 10-yd pass from Jared Lorenzen (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-14	Arkansas	1	10	ARK	21	Fred Talley rush for 2 (Shannon Wadley, Kalimba Edwards)
2000	2000-10-21	Vanderbilt	1	10	VAN	9	Rodney Williams rush for 2 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-10-28	Tennessee	2	5	USC	28	Travis Henry rush for loss of 1, fumble, forced by (Shannon Wadley), recovered by (Kalimba Edwards)
2000	2000-11-11	Florida	4	1	USC	38	Rex Grossman rush for no gain (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-11-11	Florida	1	10	FLA	20	Rod Frazier, 6-yd pass from Rex Grossman (Shannon Wadley, Kenny Harney)
2000	2000-11-11	Florida	3	10	FLA	20	Reche Caldwell, 8-yd pass from Jesse Palmer (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-11-11	Florida	2	10	FLA	1	Earnest Graham, 6-yd pass from Jesse Palmer (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-11-18	Clemson	3	5	CLM	43	Woody Dantzler rush for 15 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-11-18	Clemson	2	1	USC	30	Woody Dantzler rush for 1 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-11-18	Clemson	3	10	CLM	35	Woody Dantzler rush for 2 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2000-11-18	Clemson	2	5	CLM	19	Travis Zachery rush for 4 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2001-01-01	Ohio State	2	20	OHS	34	Jonathan Wells, 1-yd pass from Steve Bellisari (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2001-01-01	Ohio State	2	19	USC	33	Jonathan Wells rush for 3 (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2001-01-01	Ohio State	1	10	OHS	37	Jonathan Wells rush for no gain (Shannon Wadley)
2000	2001-01-01	Ohio State	2	10	OHS	40	Jonathan Wells rush for 1 (Shannon Wadley)