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Player Dossier
2015-2018Southern Miss
Paxton Schrimsher
LB • 6'3" • 225 lbs • Athens, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Paxton Schrimsher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Paxton Schrimsher built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Athens, AL wearing No. 30, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Paxton Schrimsher's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Paxton Schrimsher, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss. Paxton Schrimsher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 79
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Paxton Schrimsher quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · LB
- Career Tackles
- 79
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Athens · Southern Miss
- High school pipeline
- Athens · 9 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · LB 521st (top 45%) · Conference USA 191st (top 31%) · National 1,793rd (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Southern Miss | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 12 | 46 | 11 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 30.1 |
Related Context
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Paxton Schrimsher played LB for Southern Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Paxton Schrimsher recorded 79 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 21.5 primary output with 34.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Southern Miss
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
34.9
Usage
8.5
Consistency
37.5
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 0. Kentucky: 0. UL Monroe: 0. North Texas: 1. UTSA: 4. UTEP: 1. Louisiana Tech: 4. UAB: 3. Tennessee: 1. Rice: 3. Charlotte: 1. Marshall: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida State: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 4 by 26.7. UTSA: 5 by 60.8. UTEP: 4 by 26.7. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 65. UAB: 6 by 55. Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Rice: 4 by 46.7. Charlotte: 3 by 22.5. Marshall: 5 by 55.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 7 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
65 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | @ Florida State | L 13-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ MarshallSplash game | W 28-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Charlotte | W 66-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ RiceSplash game | W 43-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Tennessee | L 10-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs UABSplash game | L 12-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Louisiana TechSplash game | W 34-27 | 6 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs UTEP | W 24-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ UTSASplash game | W 31-29 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs North Texas | L 28-43 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ UL Monroe | W 28-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Kentucky | L 17-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Paxton Schrimsher story
Paxton Schrimsher built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Athens, AL wearing No. 30, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Paxton Schrimsher's career was his defensive production: 79 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Southern Miss. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Paxton Schrimsher's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 19 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Southern Miss.
The arc is straightforward: Paxton Schrimsher moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Southern Miss
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 2.5 | 13.6 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 2.5 | 13.6 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Southern Miss | 21.5 | 34.9 | 8.5 | 19 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 21.5 | 34.9 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 6 | 17.3 | 4.7 | -15.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 8 · W 34-27 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 6 · W 31-29 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 13 · W 28-27 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#4
@ North Texas
Week 12 · L 23-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs UAB
Week 9 · L 12-30 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Southern Miss
21.5 primary output · 34.9 efficiency · 8.5 usage
60.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · Southern Miss
60.9
21.5 primary · 34.9 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
30.1
6 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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