Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024USC
Bryson Shaw
S • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Eldersburg, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bryson Shaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Ohio State • USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Bryson Shaw built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Eldersburg, MD wearing No. 27, spending time with Ohio State and USC. The clearest part of Bryson Shaw's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Bryson Shaw, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · USC. Bryson Shaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 175
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Bryson Shaw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · S
- Career Tackles
- 175
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · USC
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Louis · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- St. Louis · 46 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · S 240th (top 44%) · Big Ten 256th (top 32%) · National 1,927th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 50 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 40 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 47 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 8 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State to USC | P4 to P4 | 78.7 | Apr 4, 2022 |
Bryson Shaw played S for Ohio State and USC. Across 6 tracked seasons, Bryson Shaw recorded 175 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
USC paired 6 primary output with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Ohio State, USC.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Ohio State
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.8
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs Rutgers
Player Story
Bryson Shaw story
Bryson Shaw built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Eldersburg, MD wearing No. 27, spending time with Ohio State and USC. The clearest part of Bryson Shaw's career was his defensive production: 175 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Ohio State. 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 Bryson Shaw's production has multiple signals. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State and USC.
The arc is straightforward: Bryson Shaw 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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- 1
Ohio State
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
USC
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 14.2 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 4.5 | 22.4 | 5.6 | 3.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4.5 | 22.4 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 28.3 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 3 | 22.4 | 4.8 | -3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 3 | 22.4 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 1 | 12.2 | 1.9 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 1 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona
Week 9 · W 45-37 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 13 · L 27-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisville
Week 1 · W 42-28 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Colorado
Week 5 · W 48-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#5
vs UCLA
Week 12 · L 20-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · USC
6 primary output · 28.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
47.1
#2
2021 Postseason · Ohio State
39.2
4.5 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
39.2
4.5 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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