Duke Shelley

YaQuis Bertron "Duke" Shelley (born October 8, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State.

Duke Shelley
Shelley in the 2019 NFL season
No. 20 – Chicago Bears
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-08) October 8, 1996
DeKalb County, Georgia
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school:Tucker
College:Kansas State
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 205
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:16
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life & high school

Shelley grew up in Tucker, Georgia and attended Tucker High School. He was a three-year starter for the Tigers and was ranked the 22nd best cornerback in his class by Rivals.com and 33rd by ESPN.[1]

College career

In four years at Kansas State, Shelley recorded 165 career tackles and eight interceptions.[2]

During his junior year in 2017, Shelley started all 12 games and recorded 13 pass breakups, fourth most in the Big 12 Conference, and was given honorable mention all-conference honors. His senior year was marred by a season-ending toe injury after seven games.[3]

Professional career

Shelley was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (205th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft.[4] Shelley signed a four-year rookie contract with the team on June 20, 2019 worth $2,647,832, including a $127,832 signing bonus.[5] Shelley made his NFL debut on September 5, 2019 in the season opener against the Green Bay Packers.[6] He played in nine games as a rookie, mostly on special teams.[7]

References
  1. "Duke Shelley: 3 things to know about the new Bears CB draft pick". QCOnline.com. Pro Football Weekly. April 27, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. Perez, Bryan (April 27, 2019). "2019 NFL Draft: Chicago Bears select Kansas State CB Duke Shelley in 6th round". USA Today. Bears Wire. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. Mayer, Larry (April 27, 2019). "Bears draft CB Duke Shelley in sixth round". Chicago Bears. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  4. Zeglinski, Robert (April 27, 2019). "2019 NFL Draft: Bears draft Duke Shelley at No. 205 overall". WindyCityGridiron.com. SB Nation.
  5. Comeaux, Jonathan (June 20, 2019). "Bears Sign Sixth-Round CB Duke Shelley, Wrap Up Draft Class". NFLTradeRumors.co.
  6. "Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - September 5th, 2019 - Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  7. "Duke Shelley 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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