Player Dossier

2019-2024

USC

Bryson Shaw

S • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Eldersburg, MD, USA

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Bryson Shaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

75%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

85

Top-tier box-score impact for a safety

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

65

Useful peak profile

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8803

St. Louis · Honolulu, HI

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

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State22-0--037
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State11-0-1034
2021 PostseasonOhio State139-0--039.2
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State13500.50-3039.2
2022 Regular SeasonUSC84010-4047.1
2023 PostseasonUSC1150.50.5--030.4
2023 Regular SeasonUSC114720--030.4
2024 PostseasonUSC85-0--012.1
2024 Regular SeasonUSC816-0-1012.1

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Ohio State to USCP4 to P478.7Apr 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

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 22.4 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: Louisville

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2023 Postseason · USC

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

22.4

Usage

4.8

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 1. Nevada: 0. San José State: 0. Arizona State: 0. Colorado: 1. Arizona: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Utah: 0. California: 0. Washington: 0. UCLA: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 5 by 30.8. Nevada: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 6 by 25. Colorado: 6 by 35. Arizona: 3 by 12.5. Notre Dame: 4 by 16.7. Utah: 6 by 25. California: 10 by 41.7. Washington: 4 by 16.7. UCLA: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.3 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisville

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs California

Result
Thu 12/28vs LouisvilleW 42-28530.500.500
Sat 11/18vs UCLAL 20-3832100
Sat 11/4vs WashingtonL 42-5243000
Sat 10/28@ California10+ tacklesW 50-49107000
Sun 10/22vs UtahL 32-3464000
Sat 10/14@ Notre DameL 20-4843000
Sun 10/8vs ArizonaW 43-4132000
Sat 9/30@ ColoradoW 48-4165100
Sun 9/24@ Arizona StateW 42-2862000
Sat 9/2vs NevadaW 66-1433000
Sun 8/27vs San José StateW 56-2822000

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. 1

    Ohio State

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

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    USC

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State04.20.8
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State114.20.61
2021 PostseasonOhio State4.522.45.63.5
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State4.522.45.60
2022 Regular SeasonUSC628.35.71.5
2023 PostseasonUSC322.44.8-3
2023 Regular SeasonUSC322.44.80
2024 PostseasonUSC112.21.9-2
2024 Regular SeasonUSC112.21.90

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.

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Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#2

@ Michigan

Week 13 · L 27-42 · Conference game

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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

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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

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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