Shawn Oakman

Shawn Oakman
No. -- Free agent
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-04-07) April 7, 1992
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight: 287 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school: Lansdowne (PA) Penn Wood
College: Baylor
Undrafted: 2016

Shawn Michael Oakman (born April 7, 1992) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Baylor Bears.

Early years

Oakman attended Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. He played both football and basketball. He committed to play college football at Penn State University in July 2010.[1][2]

College career

Penn State University

Oakman was redshirted as a true freshman at Penn State in 2011. In February 2012, Oakman was dismissed from Penn State for violation of team rules.[3] On St. Patrick's Day of 2011, Oakman went to "The Mix", a store on Penn State's campus. Without any money left on his student card, he concealed a sandwich. After an employee approached him and asked him if he was going to pay for the sandwich hidden in his coat, Oakman denied it. He then attempted to purchase a juice, where the cashier then held his card, he grabbed the employee's wrist, commandeered his card, placed the sandwich and drink on the counter, and proceeded to leave. On Monday, May 13, 2011, after multiple messages by head coach Bill O'Brien, he was told that he was dismissed from the Nittany Lions football team. He transferred to Baylor University in July 2012.[4]

Baylor University

As per NCAA transfer rules, Oakman took the entire 2012 season off. Oakman played in 13 games as a backup defensive end in 2013. He recorded 33 tackles and two sacks. In his first year as a starter, Oakman had a breakout season in 2014. He finished the season with 19.5 tackles for loss and 11.0 sacks. He earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and was a consensus All-Big 12 selection.[5][6] Oakman was projected by some analysts and scouts to be a first round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.[7][8] Instead of declaring for the draft, he decided to return to Baylor for his senior season.[9] In 2015, Oakman was not able to match his successful 2014 season. He recorded only 4.5 sacks in 2015.[10]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Several early mock drafts projected Oakman to be a first round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.[11] Chris Burke of Sports Illustrated penciled in Oakman as the first overall pick in his "2016 NFL Mock Draft 1.0," which was published a few days after the conclusion of the 2015 NFL Draft.[12] Oakman's production dropped in 2015 and his draft stock fell throughout the season.[13][14] One AFC area scout commented that he would not select Oakman in the first three rounds of the draft. Some of the concerns about Oakman were his skinny lower body, lack of pass-rush technique, and "inconsistent motor chasing plays and inability to make plays against better competition."[15][16] After Oakman's arrest on a sexual assault charge, which occurred only two weeks before the 2016 NFL Draft, an NFC executive told Lance Zierlein of NFL.com that Oakman was "undraftable now" because the case is unlikely to be resolved before the start of the draft. Zierlein believed the arrest would likely result in Oakman being removed from all NFL team boards.[17]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 8 in 287 lb 35 3⁄4 in 10 5⁄8 in 4.96 s 4.56 s 7.53 s 32 in 10 ft 3 in 23 reps
All values from NFL Combine,[18]

2016 NFL Draft

Oakman went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. After the draft, he wasn't expected to get signed as an undrafted free agent due to the legal issues he was facing at the time.[19][20]

Personal life

Oakman was named in a January 2013 Waco police incident report alleging he physically assaulted a woman. According to the report, Oakman grabbed the alleged victim under her armpits and shoved her into brick walls and cabinets at her South Waco apartment. The alleged incident was about six months after Oakman enrolled at Baylor after being kicked off the football team at Penn State University for physically assaulting a female cashier who reportedly tried to stop him from stealing food from a campus store.[21][22]

On April 13, 2016, Oakman was arrested in Waco and charged with sexually assaulting a woman at his off-campus apartment. A Waco police affidavit states that the woman met Oakman at a bar and Oakman asked her if she wanted to go to his residence. They walked to Oakman’s duplex and Oakman forced her into a bedroom, where he forcibly removed the woman’s clothes, forced her onto the bed, and sexually assaulted her, according to the affidavit.[23] On July 20, 2016, Oakman was indicted on charges of second-degree felony sexual assault by a grand jury in McLennan County.[24]

At the Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 2015, a picture of Oakman on the jumbotron at AT&T Stadium went viral across social media, including social media site Twitter. The image became "an internet sensation" overnight because of his intimidating build, with Oakman standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m).[25][26]

References

  1. ↑ Penn Wood DE Oakman commits to Penn State
  2. ↑ Penn Wood DE Shawn Oakman verbally commits to Penn State
  3. ↑ Penn Wood's Oakman dismissed from football team
  4. ↑ Life After Penn State For Shawn Oakman
  5. ↑ Jeyarajah, Shehan (July 15, 2015). "Baylor lands seven on Preseason All-Big 12 team, Shawn Oakman wins Defensive Player of the Year". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Drango, Oakman Garner Associated Press All-America Honors". BaylorBears.com. December 16, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ Zucker, Joseph (December 29, 2014). "Shawn Oakman Announces Return to Baylor: Latest Details and Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ Goodbread, Chase (September 26, 2014). "Scout projects Baylor's Shawn Oakman as first-rounder". NFL.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ McGuire, Kevin (December 29, 2014). "Baylor's Shawn Oakman puts NFL on hold, will return in 2015". NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ Dunne, Tyler (January 27, 2016). "Baylor's mighty Oakman may intrigue Bills". The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  11. ↑ Halliburton, Suzanne (May 4, 2015). "All eyes on Baylor's Shawn Oakman for 2016 draft". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ Burke, Chris (May 5, 2015). "2016 NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Shawn Oakman goes No. 1 to Titans". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ Rang, Rob (April 14, 2016). "2016 NFL Draft: Oakman may go undrafted after sexual assault arrest". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  14. ↑ Reuter, Chad (April 18, 2016). "Prospects likely to slip in 2016 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  15. ↑ Davis, Charles; Zierlein, Lance (November 24, 2015). "Scout: I wouldn't draft Shawn Oakman in first three rounds". NFL.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  16. ↑ Reuter, Chad (February 10, 2016). "Biggest boom-or-bust prospects in 2016 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  17. ↑ Goodbread, Chase (April 13, 2016). "Baylor's Oakman 'undraftable now' after sexual assault charge". NFL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  18. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Shawn Oakman". National Football League.
  19. ↑ Fucillo, David (April 30, 2016). "Undrafted free agent tracker: Best players available after the 2016 NFL Draft". Niners Nation. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  20. ↑ Biggs, Brad (May 4, 2016). "Could Bears have interest in undrafted Shawn Oakman?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Oakman named in 2013 incident report alleging assault".
  22. ↑ "Shawn Oakman 2013 Incident Report Page 3".
  23. ↑ Witherspoon, Tommy (April 13, 2016). "Waco police arrest former Baylor football player Oakman on sexual assault charge". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  24. ↑ Schlabach, Mark (July 20, 2016). "Ex-Baylor star Shawn Oakman indicted for sexual assault". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Monster Baylor DE an Internet sensation after Cotton Bowl". Fox Sports Southwest. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  26. ↑ DeGeorge, Matthew (2 January 2015). "Punch Shots: Penn Wood's Oakman scares up Internet sensation". The Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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