NOTABLES
• Appeared in 47 career games at Penn State, making 22 starts.
• Tallied five career games with two or more sacks and seven career games with at least two tackles for loss.
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Finished his career with 20.5 career sacks, good for eighth all-time at Penn State.
Season: 2020: Joined teammate Jayson Oweh as the first Penn State defensive end duo to receive All-Big Ten first team honors since Courtney Brown and Brad Scioli in 1998.
Game: Tied the Penn State game record with four sacks, all in the fourth quarter, at Indiana (10/20/18)...Equaled the PSU game record set by three others (Terry Killens vs. Indiana, 1995; Jimmy Kennedy at Wisconsin, 2012; Tamba Hali vs. Wisconsin, 2005).
2020 • REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Named All-Big Ten first team by the coaches and media...Named to the Assoicated Press All-Big Ten first team...Earned All-Big Ten second team honors from Phil Steele...Was a Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten third team honoree...Accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl. Preseason: Named to the Nagurski Award watch list.
Season: Started all nine games...Selected as a team captain...Made 31 tackles (21 solo) to go along with a team-leading five sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss (2nd on the team), one forced fumble, two QB hurries and a pass breakup...Named the Coaching Staff's Defensive Player of the Week vs. Iowa (11/21).
Rankings: Finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten with five sacks.
at Indiana (10/24): Led team with seven tackles, tying his career high...Recorded two sacks, both in the fourth quarter...Added a QB hurry. Ohio State (10/31): Assisted on one tackle. at Nebraska (11/14): Recorded four tackles, including two solo...Assisted on a tackle for loss. Iowa (11/21): Collected 100th career tackle on a sack in the second quarter...Forced a fumble on a strip-sack in the third quarter for his fourth career forced fumble...Recorded five solo stops...Earned seventh career game with two or more tackles for loss (3.0) and fifth game with two or more sacks. at Michigan (11/28): Assisted on one tackle...Added a pass breakup and a QB hurry. at Rutgers (12/5): Made two tackles, including one solo. Michigan State (12/12): Recorded five tackles, including four solo stops...Collected one tackle for loss. Illinois (12/19): Made six tackles, including four solo...Added a solo sack.
2019 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Tabbed All-Big Ten second team by the coaches...Named Phil Steele All-Big Ten third team...Selected Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten honorable mention. Weekly: Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week first team following the Purdue game (10/5).
Season: Made 13 starts...One of 18 Nittany Lions to make their first career start.
Idaho (8/31): Registered a solo sack. Buffalo (9/7): Recorded two tackles...Had a half-tackle for loss. Pittsburgh (9/14): Collected five tackles, including two solo...Recorded a solo sack and a QB hurry...Named the Coaching Staff's Defensive Player of the Week. at Maryland (9/27): Had a QB hurry. Purdue (10/5): Registered four tackles, including three sacks...Earned his third career game with two or more sacks and his fifth career game with two or more tackles for loss...Selected the coaching staff's Defensive Player of the Week. at Iowa (10/12): Recorded two tackles...Assisted on a sack...Added a QB hurry. Michigan (10/19): Set a career high with seven tackles...Assisted on a tackle for loss...Added a QB hurry. at Michigan State (10/26): Collected four tackles...Blocked a field goal in the first quarter, Penn State's first blocked field goal since Nick Scott against Michigan in 2018. at Minnesota (11/9): Recorded three tackles...Recovered a fumble in the third quarter, his first career fumble recovery. Indiana (11/16): Tallied three tackles, including two solo...Had a solo sack. at Ohio State (11/23): Notched four tackles. Rutgers (11/30): Recorded four tackles...Had a half-tackle for loss...Added a QB hurry. vs. Memphis (12/28): Collected two tackles...Added a pass breakup.
2018 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following the Indiana (10/20) game...Earned a helmet sticker on ESPN College Football Final for performance at Indiana.
Season: Appeared in 13 games...Wore No. 97 in honor of Ryan Buchholz for Ohio State (9/29) game.
at Pittsburgh (9/8): Made five solo tackles...Recorded two tackles for loss and a sack. Kent State (9/15): Recorded three tackles with a half tackle for loss. at Illinois (9/21): Collected two tackles...Made one tackle for loss. Ohio State (9/29): Assisted on three tackles. Michigan State (10/13): Broke up a pass...Registered one QB hurry. at Indiana (10/20): Tied the program’s single-game record with four sacks, equaling the mark set by three others...Recorded all four sacks in the fourth quarter...Set career highs for tackles (6), tackles for loss (4.0) and sacks (4.0)...Forced a fumble in the fourth quarter...Named the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. at Michigan (11/3): Registered one QB hurry. at Rutgers (11/17): Recorded three tackles. Maryland (11/24): Broke up one pass. vs. Kentucky (1/1): Made one solo stop and added one QB hurry.
2017 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named to the BTN.comAll-Freshman Team...Earned Pro Football FocusBig Ten Team of the Week honors on Sept. 19 after a 2.0-tackles for loss and 1.0-sack effort vs. Georgia State...Garnered Pro Football FocusBig Ten Team of the Week honors after a 2.0-sack effort that included a forced fumble at Northwestern (10/7).
Season: Appeared in 12 games...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear.
Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Totaled two tackles...Logged his first career stop in the third quarter on a solo tackle for loss...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015. Pittsburgh (9/9): Made one tackle...Combined with Kevin Givens on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss. Georgia State (9/16): Posted four tackles, none of which gained yardage...Logged his first career sack, a combined effort with Manny Bowen, and forced a fumble by Georgia State quarterback Conner Manning, a fumble that was recovered by Kevin Givens...Had a solo tackle for loss in the second quarter...Combined with Antonio Shelton for a fourth-quarter sack. Indiana (9/30): Made one tackle. at Northwestern (10/7): Both of his tackles were solo takedowns for sacks of Clayton Thorson...Forced his second career fumble on a back-side sack of Thorson in the first quarter, which lead to Penn State’s opening score. Michigan (10/21): Made three tackles...Had a solo sack of John O’Korn for a loss of 9 yards on fourth-and-13 to end Michigan’s final offensive series...Part of a defensive line that earned the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. at Ohio State (10/28): Had two tackles. at Michigan State (11/4): Made three stops. Nebraska (11/18): Had two tackles.
2016 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterman for head coach Albie Crosby at Imhotep Institute Charter School in Philadelphia...Elected team captain as a senior in 2015...Helped lead the Panthers to the school’s first PIAA AAA State Championship in 2015 during an undefeated season (15-0)...Guided Imhotep to Philadelphia’s first PIAA football title at any classification...Helped Imhotep to win four consecutive Philadelphia Public League Championships...Guided the Panthers to PIAA District 12 Championships in 2012, 2013 and 2015...Helped Imhotep to a PIAA runner-up finish in 2013...Named Pennsylvania Football News Class AAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2015...Selected EasternPAFootball.com Class AAA Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Earned first-team PIAA Class AAA All-State honors as a senior...Named to the Philadelphia Daily News All-City first team in 2015...Earned Daily News All-City third-team honors in 2014...Tabbed as Big 33 Game selection...Made 97 tackles and tallied a school-record 21 sacks in 2015...Finished with 11 pass break-ups as a senior...Recorded 80 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 15 sacks as a junior in 2014...Tallied 79 tackles, 20 sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown as a sophomore...Made 40 tackles and tallied eight sacks as a freshman in 2013...Rated as a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting outlets – ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...Tabbed as the No. 2 outside linebacker in the 2016 class by Scout...Rated the No. 20 prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Ran track at Imhotep Charter, competing in the 400 and 4x100 relay...Instrumental in helping the 4x100 relay team to a Philadelphia public league title in 2015.
PERSONAL
Full name is Shaka Felton Toney...Son of Deborah Toney-Moore and Anthony George Toney (deceased)...Has one older brother, Eli, and two older sisters, Nettie and Noel...Hobbies include creating small architecture projects with clay...Majoring in rehabilitation and human services...Born on January 7, 1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.