Player Dossier

2018-2022

UCLA

Jay Shaw

CB • 5'11" • 187 lbs • Corona, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jay Shaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.1

Efficiency

17.6

Consistency

64.8

Season Value

29.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
UCLA • Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jay Shaw, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Wisconsin. Jay Shaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

Wisconsin paired 10 primary output with 17.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 17.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Wisconsin.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Postseason · Wisconsin

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

17.6

Usage

5.1

Consistency

64.8

Best Game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 2. Unknown: 1. Washington State: 1. New Mexico State: 1. Ohio State: 1. Illinois: 0. Northwestern: 1. Michigan State: 1. Purdue: 0. Maryland: 1. Iowa: 1. Nebraska: 0. Minnesota: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 0 by 20. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Washington State: 1 by 14.2. New Mexico State: 2 by 18.3. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8. Illinois: 6 by 25. Northwestern: 3 by 22.5. Michigan State: 1 by 14.2. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Iowa: 1 by 14.2. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=7 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

Best efficiency game

30.8 vs Ohio State

Result
Wed 12/28@ Oklahoma StateW 24-17000011
Sat 11/26vs MinnesotaL 16-2333000
Sat 11/19@ NebraskaW 15-1420000
Sat 11/12@ IowaL 10-2411001
Sat 11/5vs MarylandW 23-1032001
Sat 10/22vs PurdueW 35-2433000
Sat 10/15@ Michigan StateL 28-3411100
Sat 10/8@ NorthwesternW 42-733001
Sat 10/1vs IllinoisL 10-3465000
Sat 9/24@ Ohio StateL 21-5252001
Sat 9/17vs New Mexico StateW 66-722001
Sat 9/10vs Washington StateL 14-17110010
Sat 9/3vs Unknown11001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wisconsin

    2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

201820192020202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUCLA211.31.2
2019 Regular SeasonUCLA416.53.42
2020 Regular SeasonUCLA2203.7-2
2021 Regular SeasonUCLA918.44.77
2022 PostseasonWisconsin1017.65.11
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin1017.65.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Fresno State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.

#2

Oklahoma State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#3

USC

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#4

Cincinnati

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

#5

Oregon

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Postseason · Wisconsin

10 primary output · 17.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage

29.7

#2

2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin

29.7

10 primary · 17.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · UCLA

16.6

9 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 4.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8678

Centennial · Corona, CA

Committed To
UCLA
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

118

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jay Shaw quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
118