Shawn Lin brings size, senior experience, and steady depth to Columbia’s defensive front
Shawn Lin is a 6-foot-5, 275-pound senior defensive lineman for Columbia who has grown from a developmental piece into a reliable rotation player, appearing in all 10 games in the 2025 season and logging one tackle at Princeton. His calling card is straightforward but useful: length, mass, and persistence at the point of attack, plus multi-year familiarity with the program after debuting in 2023. He may not headline the stat sheet, but teams value defenders like this when they need sturdy, assignment-sound depth with real college seasoning.
