University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: A big blocker from the Northwest who is a three-year returning starter at right tackle as a senior … An honors candidate and pro prospect up front ... Named 2024 Preseason First Team All-Mountain West by Athlon and Phil Steele … One of the nation’s top tackles is coming off a season where he became the first Rebel O-lineman to earn first team all-conference since Tony Terrell in 2002 ...  Named to the 2020 and 2023 Academic All-Mountain West Team.

2024:

• Named First Team All-Mountain West
• The first-ever offensive lineman from UNLV to earn honor twice in a career, doing it in back-to-back seasons
• Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
• Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List
• Member of league’s official Preseason All-Mountain West Team
• Named to East West Shrine Game Preseason Watch List
• Helped UNLV rush for 504 yards against Utah Tech, the most by any team in 2024

2023: Started all 14 games at RT ... Named First Team All-MW and also earned the honor from Phil Steele ... Helped lead a record-setting Rebel offense, including a school-record 39 rush touchdowns.

2022: Started 10 games at tackle … Missed the Fresno State and Hawai’i games because of injury but returned for the season-ending finale victory over UNR … Helped UNLV produce another 1,000-yard rusher as Aidan Robbins finished with 1,011 and nine touchdowns on the ground.

2021: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in all 12 games, including starting 11 at right tackle.

2020: Played in final two games of the season, starting at the left tackle position vs. both Wyoming and Hawai’i.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Lake Oswego HS … Rated as a three-star offensive line prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … Ranked the No. 186 OT in the nation by 247Sports and No. 200 by ESPN … A four-year letterwinner under coach Steve Coury … Played on both the offensive and defensive lines … Helped the Lakers to a state championship in 2019… As a senior, named his conference’s offensive lineman of the year … Also earned first team all-state and all-conference selections.

PERSONAL: Tiger King Shanks was born in Vancouver, BC … The son of Kerry Yu and Hunter Shanks … Has one older sister, Maria … Majoring in hospitality management.