Eldridge Shelton brings rising edge-length and proven backfield disruption to Alabama State
Shelton is a young, high-upside defensive lineman who already showed he can make plays, recording 2 tackles in 2025 for Alabama State after arriving as a freshman, while his high school track record featured 104 career tackles and 28 sacks at Wenonah. Listed at 6'3", 212 pounds, he offers length and production more like an edge defender than a traditional interior body, and Alabama State notes he earned first-team all-region honors and was his team’s regular-season sacks leader as a junior. That profile makes him a developmental fit for a staff that values disruption, effort, and upside over finished polish.
