2023 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in 13 games, making one start...Earned the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Week (Iowa, 9/23).
West Virginia (9/2): Helped lead the Penn State offense to 478 total yards in the victory...Helped Drew Allar set career-high marks in touchdown passes (3), passing yards (325), completions (21) and attempts (29). Delaware (9/9): Penn State tallied 541 total yards on offense, including 315 yards on the ground...The Nittany Lions ran 91 offensive plays and held the ball for a time of possession of 42:22...Kaytron Allen rushed for 103 yards on 19 carries and touchdown, while Nicholas Singleton scored three touchdowns on the ground. at Illinois (9/16): Helped the Penn State offense score 20 points off turnovers...Allen and Singleton each accounted for rushing touchdowns, while Trey Potts threw a touchdown to Tyler Warren. Iowa (9/23): Helped Penn State scored on drives of 17, 10 15 and 12 plays...The Nittany Lions held the ball for 13:26 of the third quarter and finished the game with 45:27 of possession...Helped PSU rush for 215 yards. at Northwestern (9/30): Penn State threw totaled 353 yards of offense, including 219 yards through the air...Singleton accounted for 119 yards of offense. UMass (10/14): Played both center and guard...The Nittany Lions rushed for 246 yards and finished with 408 yards of offense in the 63-0 win...Drew Allar accounted for four total touchdowns, including three passing. Indiana (10/28): Penn State posted 342 yards of offense in the win and Allar tossed three touchdowns, including the 57-yard game-winner to KeAndre Lambert-Smith with 1:46 remaining in regulation. at Maryland (11/4): Penn State scored 51 points and gained 404 yards in the win...Allar completed 25-of-34 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns...Allen rushed for a team-high 91 yards on 14 carries, including a touchdown. Rutgers (11/18): Rushed for 234 yards with all four touchdowns coming on runs...Beau Pribula (71 yards), Allen (69) and Singleton (71) paced an offense which averaged six yards per carry. at Michigan State (11/24): Helped Penn State post 10 offensive plays of 20+ yards in the game, including five passing plays and five rushing plays...The Nittany Lions had three plays of 50+ yards and four plays of 40+ yards...Allen (137) and Singleton (118) both went over 100 rushing yards. vs. Ole Miss (10/30): Helped Penn State tally 510 total yards...The Nittany Lions threw for 343 yards and went three-for-three in the red zone.
2022 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in seven games, making five starts at left tackle.
at Indiana (11/5): Helped the Nittany Lion running backs record four rushing touchdowns on the day...Paved the way for the offense to put up 483 total yards while only allowing one sack. Maryland (11/12): Helped the offense record 413 yards of total offense...Blocked for a rushing attack that eclipsed the 200-yard mark...Offensive line did not allow a sack. at Rutgers (11/19): Paved the way for the fifth 200-yard rushing game of the season and 436 total yards of offense...Helped Allen rush for a career-high 117 yards. Michigan State (11/26): Aided the rushing attack to outgain the Spartans 160-25 on the ground...Blocked for Clifford who etched his sixth, four-touchdown game of his career...Helped lead the offense to 410 total yards. vs. Utah (1/2): Contributed to an offensive attack which became the first team in Rose Bowl history to have an 80-plus yard rushing touchdown and 80-plus yard receiving touchdown in the same game...The Nittany Lions logged 448 total yards in the win, it's seventh-straight 400-plus yard game...Penn State had eight plays of 20-plus yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman for head coach Mike Milano at Downingtown West High School...Team captain during the 2020 and 2021 seasons...Helped lead his team to a 13-2 record and a Ches-Mont League championship during his sophomore year...Squad finished 11-2 as a freshman...Accepted an invitation to play in the 2022 Under Armour All-American Game...Earned 2021 All-Great Lakes Region honors as a senior...Was a 2020 Pennsylvania Prep all-state and all-area first team selection...Posted 22 tackles (9 solo), six fumble recoveries and one forced fumble during his senior season...Team averaged 328 yards of total offense during shortened junior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Additionally made seven solo stops on defense as a junior...Downingtown West averaged 394.7 yards per game on offense, including 222.9 on the ground during his sophomore season...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, On3, Rivals and ESPN...Ranked as the No. 118 overall recruit, No. 11 offensive tackle and No. 3 prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Graded the No. 127 player overall, No. 7 offensive tackle and No. 3 player in Pennsylvania by On3...Rated the, No. 159 player overall, No. 17 offensive tackle and No. 4 player in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Tabbed the No. 77 overall recruit, No. 11 offensive tackle, No. 8 player in the region and No. 3 player in Pennsylvania by ESPN...Also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL
Full name is Andrew King Shelton...Son of Sarah King...Has a sister, Ryan...Mother, Sarah, played basketball at Aquinas College (1996-98)...Enjoys playing video games, bowling and hanging out with friends in his free time...Has worked youth summer camps at Downingtown West and was also a member of the Student-Athlete Leadership Council...Plans on majoring in business administration at Penn State...Would like to play in the NFL some day and use his platform to create an organization to provide opportunities in sports for underprivileged kids.