Tiger Shanks
{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Tiger Shanks
|image=
|caption=
|current_team=Montreal Alouettes
|number=52
|position=Offensive lineman
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2002|2|8}}
|birth_place=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|height_ft=6
|height_in=5
|weight_lbs=325
|high_school=Lake Oswego {{nowrap|(Lake Oswego, Oregon), U.S.}}
|college=UNLV (2020–2024)
|pastteams=
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2025}}–present)
|highlights=
- 2× First-team All-Mountain West (2023–2024)
|cfldraftyear=2025
|cfldraftround=1
|cfldraftpick=5
|status=Active
|cflstatus=National
|cfl=tiger-shanks/182753/
}}
Tiger King Shanks (born February 8, 2002) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite web | url=https://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/football/montreal-alouettes/article908691.html | title=Alouettes' top pick Tiger Shanks 'locked in 100 per cent on the CFL' | work=The Gazette | date=May 1, 2025 | accessdate=May 1, 2025 | author=Zurkowsky, Herb}}{{cite web | url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/aug/12/unlvs-tiger-shanks-working-to-make-his-game-as-str/ | title=UNLV's Tiger Shanks working to make his game as strong as his name | work=Las Vegas Sun | date=August 12, 2023 | accessdate=May 1, 2025 | author=Brewer Ray}}
College career
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 3/4
| weight = 325
| note = Values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1045107&DraftYear=2025 |title=Tiger Shanks College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 15, 2025}}
}}
Shanks was ranked as the #6 overall prospected ahead of the 2025 CFL draft, where he was drafted in the 1st round (5th overall) by the Montreal Alouettes.{{cite web|url= https://www.cfl.ca/2025/04/28/elic-ayomanor-vaults-to-top-spot-in-spring-edition-of-cfl-scouting-bureau/|title=Elic Ayomanor Vaults to Top Spot in Spring Edition of CFL Scouting Bureau|publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 28, 2025}} He was later signed by the team on May 7, 2025.{{cite web |title=Als sign entire 2025 CFL Draft class |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2025/05/07/als-sign-entire-2025-cfl-draft-class/ |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=May 7, 2025}}
Personal life
Shanks was born to Kerry Yu and Hunter Shanks. He has one older sister, Maria.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://unlvrebels.com/sports/football/roster/tiger-shanks/16187 UNLV profile]
- [https://en.montrealalouettes.com/players/tiger-shanks/182753/ Montreal Alouettes bio]
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Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Canadian players of American football
Category:Lake Oswego High School alumni
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Players of American football from British Columbia
Category:Players of Canadian football from British Columbia
Category:Sportspeople from Vancouver
Category:UNLV Rebels football players
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