Player Dossier

2019-2024

James Madison

Chris Shearin

S • 6'0" • 202 lbs • Suffolk, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chris Shearin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

99%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

99

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

73

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UConn

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Missouri • UConn • James Madison
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

Player Story

Chris Shearin built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Suffolk, VA wearing No. 10, spending time with James Madison, Missouri, and UConn. The clearest part of Chris Shearin's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8572

Anna · Anna, TX

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Jan 1, 2025

Chris Shearin, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UConn. Chris Shearin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
143
TFL
4
Sacks
0.5
QB hurries
3
Passes defended
13

Quick Answers

Chris Shearin quick answers

Latest team and position
James Madison · S
Career Tackles
143
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · UConn
Top game
Old Dominion
Recruit profile
3-star · Anna
High school pipeline
Anna · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 10 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
58 tackles · S 84th (top 16%) · Sun Belt 41st (top 7%) · National 422nd (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonMissouri11-0--037.5
2020 Regular SeasonMissouri00-0--0-
2021 Regular SeasonMissouri23-0--039.7
2022 Regular SeasonUConn12451.50.516056.8
2023 Regular SeasonUConn11360.50-3030.2
2024 PostseasonJames Madison1370.50-1046.8
2024 Regular SeasonJames Madison13511.5023046.8

Related Context

Chris Shearin played S for Missouri, UConn, and James Madison. Across 6 tracked seasons, Chris Shearin recorded 143 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with James Madison.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

UConn paired 11 primary output with 24.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Missouri, UConn, James Madison.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

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

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2024 Postseason · James Madison

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

25.5

Usage

4.8

Consistency

39.5

Best Game by takeover score

Old Dominion

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 1.5. Charlotte: 0. Gardner-Webb: 0. North Carolina: 1. Ball State: 2. UL Monroe: 0.5. Coastal Carolina: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Georgia State: 0. Old Dominion: 2. App State: 1. Marshall: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 7 by 44.2. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. Gardner-Webb: 9 by 37.5. North Carolina: 4 by 26.7. Ball State: 4 by 36.7. UL Monroe: 5 by 25.8. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Southern: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 6 by 45. App State: 4 by 26.7. Marshall: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.7 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Old Dominion

Best efficiency game

45 vs Old Dominion

Result
Wed 12/18vs Western KentuckyW 27-17750.5001
Sun 12/1vs MarshallL 33-3540001
Sat 11/23@ App StateL 20-3443001
Sat 11/16@ Old DominionSplash gameW 35-32631010
Sat 11/9vs Georgia StateW 38-731000
Sat 10/26vs Southern MissW 32-1531000
Sat 10/19@ Georgia SouthernL 14-2832000
Thu 10/10vs Coastal CarolinaW 39-741000
Sat 10/5@ UL MonroeL 19-21520.5000
Sat 9/28vs Ball StateSplash gameW 63-742001
Sat 9/21@ North CarolinaW 70-5044000
Sat 9/7vs Gardner-WebbW 13-694000
Sun 9/1@ CharlotteW 30-722000

Player Story

Chris Shearin story

Chris Shearin built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Suffolk, VA wearing No. 10, spending time with James Madison, Missouri, and UConn. The clearest part of Chris Shearin's career was his defensive production: 143 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with James Madison. 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 Chris Shearin's production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across James Madison, Missouri, and UConn.

The arc is straightforward: Chris Shearin 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

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

  1. 1

    Missouri

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UConn

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    James Madison

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMissouri04.21
2020 Regular SeasonMissouri00
2021 Regular SeasonMissouri06.31.60
2022 Regular SeasonUConn1124.84.111
2023 Regular SeasonUConn5.518.64.4-5.5
2024 PostseasonJames Madison925.54.83.5
2024 Regular SeasonJames Madison925.54.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Old Dominion

Week 12 · W 35-32 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#2

@ NC State

Week 4 · L 10-41

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Havoc Plays

79.2 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Utah State

Week 5 · L 33-34

1.5

Havoc Plays

78.6 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Rice

Week 6 · W 38-31

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Havoc Plays

68.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Western Kentucky

Week 1 · W 27-17 · Postseason

1.5

Havoc Plays

63.9 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · UConn

11 primary output · 24.8 efficiency · 4.1 usage

56.8

#2

2024 Postseason · James Madison

46.8

9 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 4.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · James Madison

46.8

9 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games