Norfolk State University Athletics

2014 (Junior)
Played in all 12 games and started 10 times at nose guard … finished second among NSU’s down linemen with 33 total tackles … also made two tackles for loss … made five tackles, all assisted, in the opener at Maine … had one solo tackle for loss at Buffalo … had four tackles in consecutive wins over Morgan State and Savannah State … had a career-high seven tackles, all assisted, to go with half a tackle for loss in the TV game against Bethune-Cookman … ended the season with two tackles and half a tackle for loss at South Carolina State ... named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team … also a member of the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters. 

2013 (Sophomore)
Started nine times and played in all 12 contests for the Spartans … made 30 tackles from his nose guard spot, second-most among NSU’s defensive linemen … had three tackles for loss, one sack and four quarterback hurries … one tackle for loss against Maine, Savannah State and Florida A&M … made three stops against Rutgers, Charleston Southern, DSU and FAMU … made four tackles against Hampton and a career-high-tying five against N.C. Central … combined with Lynden Trail on a sack and forced fumble in the end zone against FAMU, leading to Trail’s TD – NSU’s only score of the contest … also had half a sack against Savannah State … earned a spot on the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters.

2012 (Freshman)
Played in all 11 games as a true freshman … worked his way into the starting lineup at nose guard for the S.C. State game and remained in the starting lineup for the rest of the year … made 19 tackles for the year, including four for a loss and half a sack … had half a tackle for loss at Liberty, then made three tackles with one behind the line of scrimmage at Ohio two weeks later … made a career-high five tackles at North Carolina A&T … tallied a season-best 2.5 tackles for loss including half a sack in the season finale against Morgan State.

High School/Prep
A two-year letterwinner at Kecoughtan … selected to play in the VHSCA All-Star Game following his senior season at Kecoughtan High School in Hampton … a first-team All-Peninsula District defensive lineman as a junior and senior … also named to the all-district second team as an offensive lineman after his junior year … spent a post-graduate year (2011-12) at Fork Union.

Personal
Shawn Landell Fauntleroy was born on June 11, 1993 … son of Shawn Fauntleroy Sr. and Maria Fauntleroy … majoring in psychology.

Fauntleroy’s Career Highs
Tackles: 7 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 11-6-14)
TFL:  2.5 (vs. Morgan State, 11-10-12)
Sacks: 0.5 (3x, last vs. FAMU, 11-2-13)