Shilique Calhoun
| No. 91 Oakland Raiders | |
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| Position: | Defensive end |
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| Date of birth: | March 20, 1992 |
| Place of birth: | Middletown Township, New Jersey |
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| Career information | |
| High school: | Middletown (NJ) North |
| College: | Michigan State |
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
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Shilique Calhoun (born March 20, 1992) is an American football defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Raiders in the third round in the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State.
Early years
Calhoun attended Middletown High School North in Middletown Township, New Jersey. He was a defensive end and tight end. He also played basketball.
College career
Calhoun was redshirted at Michigan State University as a freshman in 2011.
As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he played in all 13 games as a backup. He recorded 6 tackles (2.5 for a loss, including 1 sack) and 2 passes defensed.
His first year as starter, as a sophomore in 2013, he posted 37 tackles (14 for a loss, including 7.5 sacks), 1 interception, 4 fumble recoveries, and 2 forced fumbles. He was named a second team All-American by numerous publications and was a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award.[1][2]
Although he was eligible for the 2014 NFL Draft, he decided to return for his junior season.[3] During his junior year in 2014, he posted 39 tackles (12.5 for a loss, including 8 sacks), 1 fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.
He was expected to leave college and enter the 2015 NFL Draft, but he returned to school for his senior year and, during the 2015 season, he collected 49 tackles (15 for a loss, including 10.5 sacks), 3 passes defensed, and a forced fumble.
He finished his four-year college career with 27 sacks, 131 tackles (44 tackles for a loss), four forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, and one interception.
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External links
- Oakland Raiders currentteam parameter articles
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Middletown Township, New Jersey
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- American football defensive ends
- Michigan State Spartans football players
- Sportspeople from the New York metropolitan area
- Oakland Raiders players
