Shaun Cody
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Cody with the Texans in 2010
No. 75, 95
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1983-01-22) January 22, 1983
Whittier, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:Hacienda Heights (CA) Los Altos
College:USC (2001–2004)
NFL Draft:2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:191
Sacks:3.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Shaun Michael Cody (born January 22, 1983) is a former American football nose tackle. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was recognized as a consensus All-American. The Detroit Lions chose him in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He is currently a commentator for the USC football team.

Early years

Cody was born in Whittier, California. After spending his freshman year at Damien High School in La Verne, he attended Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, and he played for the Los Altos Conquerors high school football team. Lining up as defensive end, Cody recorded 105 tackles and 22 sacks as a senior, while helping Los Altos to a 14–0 record and its second consecutive CIF Division VII championship. As a junior, he had 150 tackles, 51 tackles for losses, 35 sacks, 10 deflections and 10 forced fumbles. Cody was recognized by USA Today as its 2000 All-USA Defensive Most Valuable Player. He also played in the first-ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game on December 30, 2000.

One of the most-sought after recruits of his class, Cody was particularly heavily recruited by the USC Trojans and their newly hired coaches Pete Carroll and Ed Orgeron. Cody was Carroll's first blue-chip recruit, which attracted other talented players and eventually led to USC's dominance in the early 2000s.[1]

College career

Cody attended the University of Southern California, and played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2001 to 2004. He was a backup defensive lineman for USC's first four games of 2001, and started the last eight at tackle, and posted 39 tackles, including seven for losses (with five sacks), and one fumble recovery. He was a first-team Freshman All-America selection. As a sophomore in 2002, Cody started for his second season at defensive while starting the first six games, and compiled 20 tackles, including one for a loss, a deflection, fumble recovery, and a blocked field goal.

Cody started all thirteen games as a junior defensive tackle in 2003, and had 26 tackles, including 10.5 for losses (with six sacks), plus a forced fumble, a deflection and three blocked field goals. He was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and received third-team All-American honors from the Associated Press. He was recognized as a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and consensus first-team All-American as a senior in 2004, after he compiled a career-high 45 tackles (29 solo), 10 sacks, 13 stops for losses, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pass deflections. He was also a team captain and voted Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.

Professional career

Shaun Cody at Texans training camp

2005 NFL Draft

Projected as a late first-round selection by Sports Illustrated, Cody was ranked as the No. 2 defensive tackle available in the 2005 NFL Draft, behind only Travis Johnson.[2] He eventually was the fourth lineman off the boards, after Johnson, Luis Castillo, and his USC teammate Mike Patterson.

Detroit Lions

Cody was selected with the fifth pick of the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California.[3] He played four seasons for the Lions, recording 91 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one interceptions in 53 games, before becoming a free agent following the 2008 season.

Houston Texans

An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Cody agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the Houston Texans on March 23, 2009.[4] In Week 9 against the Buffalo Bills in 2012, Cody suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs, but later returned to finish the game.[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2005DET 1622817111.54000001100
2006DET 6511740.01000000000
2007DET 150161330.031-20-210000
2008DET 1643726110.05000030000
2009HOU 1413211290.51000010000
2010HOU 16163821170.03000000000
2011HOU 1616231671.02000020100
2012HOU 1312171070.00000020000
11268191122693.0191-20091200

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2011HOU 217250.00000000000
2012HOU 210000.00000000000
427250.00000000000

Personal life

Cody participated in a series for Spike TV entitled Super Agent, in which a number of sports agents competed to work for him and negotiate his NFL contract.

Cody is the host of "On The Nose", a behind-the-scenes internet video show with a humorous, irreverent style, interviewing several Texans including Connor Barwin and Bob McNair.

References

  1. ↑ "SI.com - Writers - Mandel: Carroll spurs USC's quick transformation - Tuesday December 30, 2003 5:41PM". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2004.
  2. ↑ "SI.com - 2005 NFL Draft - Breakdown by Position - DT". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006.
  3. ↑ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Texans, Cody Agree to Terms ESPN, March 23, 2009
  5. ↑ "Shaun Cody reportedly suffers punctured lung". National Football League. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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