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
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Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
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
DescriptionPositionRank
1998 Media Guide Linebacker 2nd String
1999 Media Guide Inside Linebacker 2nd String
2000 Media Guide Inside Linebacker Starter
Recruiting Rankings and Honors
SourcePositionRank
Sporting News PreSeason Honorable Mention LB
Defense
YearSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFRFFBKIPCDSRZSIPPYPT
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
DateOpponentPosition
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
SeasonGame DateOpponentIntYdsTDPasser
2000 2000-09-30 Alabama 1 5 0 Tyler Watts
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
Defense - Sacks
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
2000 2000-10-28 Tennessee 2 7 UTN 19 Casey Clausen sacked for loss of 1 (Shannon Wadley)
Defense - Tackles For Loss
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
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
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
2000 2000-09-23 Mississippi State 1 10 MST 7 Wayne Madkin pass for Justin Griffith incomplete (Shannon Wadley)
Defense - Interceptions
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
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
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
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)