Paris Shand

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Paris Shand
LSU Tigers–No. 0
Position Defensive tackle
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2001-05-07) May 7, 2001 (age 23) [1]
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, Connecticut)

Paris Xavier Shand (born May 7, 2001) [1] is a Canadian-American football defensive tackle for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats.

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Early life and high school

Shand grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he was part of the Canada national under-16 basketball team that won a silver medal at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Argentina. He also won a silver medal in the shot put in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations. [2] Shand moved to Windsor, Connecticut, and attended Loomis Chaffee School. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats. [3]

College career

Arizona

As a freshman in 2020, Shand tallied two tackles with one being for a loss, and a sack. [4] In 2021, he played in 11 games with three starts, while notching 16 tackles with two being for a loss, and a sack and a half. [5] In 2022, Shand totaled 23 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery, in nine games with seven starts. [6] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [7]

LSU

Shand transferred to play for the LSU Tigers. [8] In week 7 of the 2023 season, he notched six tackles with one and a half being for a loss, in a win over Auburn. [9] In his first season with LSU, Shand recorded 17 tackles with five being for a loss, and two sacks. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Paris Xavier SHAND (CAN)'s profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ Weathers, William (August 28, 2023). "Athletics odyssey: Transition from Canada to LSU has been seamless for defensive lineman Paris Shand (VIDEO)". tigerrag.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Olson, Max (17 February 2020). "From Canada to Arizona, Paris Shand could be the late signing day's big steal". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Paris Shand 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Lev, Michael (17 August 2022). "Transition game going well for Arizona DL Paris Shand". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Embody, Bill (21 December 2022). "Arizona DL transfer Paris Shand commits to LSU". On3.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Lev, Michael (4 December 2022). "More defensive changes coming for UA as DL Paris Shand enters transfer portal". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Spears, Justin (20 December 2022). "Former Arizona Wildcats defensive lineman Paris Shand transfers to LSU". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Nadeau, Rene (18 October 2023). "Paris Shand making impact on LSU defensive front". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Alexander, Wilson (4 April 2024). "LSU DE Paris Shand using mental training to improve". NOLA.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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