Shelton Quarles

Shelton Quarles
Quarles in 2014
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Director of football operations
Personal information
Born: (1971-09-11) September 11, 1971
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Whites Creek (TN)
College:Vanderbilt (1990–1993)
NFL draft:1994: undrafted
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a staff member / executive:
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20072009)
    Pro scout
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20102011)
    Coordinator of pro scouting
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20122013)
    Director of pro scouting
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20142024)
    Director of football operations
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2025–present)
    Senior director of football operations
Career highlights and awards
As player
As executive
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:710
Sacks:13.0
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:8
Interceptions:4
Defensive touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shelton Eugene Quarles (born September 11, 1971) is an American football executive and former linebacker who is the senior director of football operations for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 1994. He also played for the BC Lions and the Buccaneers, for whom he played for from 1997 to 2006.