Shelton Quarles

Total tackles	710
Sacks	13
Forced fumbles	8
Fumble recoveries	8
Interceptions	4
Defensive touchdowns	2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shelton Quarles
	Quarles in 2014
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Title	Director of football operations
Personal information
Born	September 11, 1971; Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Position	Linebacker (No. 53)
High school	Whites Creek (TN)
College	Vanderbilt (1990–1993)
NFL draft	1994: undrafted
Career history
Playing
	Miami Dolphins (1994)*; BC Lions (1995–1996); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1997–2006);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Operations
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007–2009); Pro scout; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2010–2011); Coordinator of pro scouting; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012–2013); Director of pro scouting; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014–2024); Director of football operations; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2025–present); Senior director of football operations;
Awards and highlights
	As player Super Bowl champion (XXXVII); Pro Bowl (2002); As executive Super Bowl champion (LV);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles
Total tackles	710
Sacks	13
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.