Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2025San Diego State
Deshawn McCuin
S • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Jacksonville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deshawn McCuin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
98
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
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- TCU • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Deshawn McCuin built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a safety from Jacksonville, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with San Diego State and TCU. The clearest part of Deshawn McCuin's career was his...
Read the storyDeshawn McCuin, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · TCU. Deshawn McCuin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Deshawn McCuin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · S
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 8 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · TCU
- Top game
- North Texas
- High school pipeline
- Jacksboro · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · S 312th (top 56%) · Mountain West 222nd (top 42%) · National 2,690th (top 44%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | TCU | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | TCU | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | TCU | 4 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 25.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San Diego State | 9 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | San Diego State | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San Diego State | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TCU to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 16.4 | Apr 15, 2023 |
Deshawn McCuin played S for TCU and San Diego State. Across 7 tracked seasons, Deshawn McCuin recorded 1 receiving yards, 68 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
TCU paired 1 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.7 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across TCU, San Diego State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · San Diego State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
15.7
Usage
7.1
Consistency
53.1
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 2. Washington State: 0. Nevada: 1. Fresno State: 0. Wyoming: 1. Hawai'i: 1. San José State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 4 by 36.7. Washington State: 3 by 12.5. Nevada: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 1 by 14.2. San José State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs North Texas
Player Story
Deshawn McCuin story
Deshawn McCuin built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a safety from Jacksonville, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with San Diego State and TCU. The clearest part of Deshawn McCuin's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 receiving yard and 3 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Deshawn McCuin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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TCU
2019-2022
Opening stop
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San Diego State
2023-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 1 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | TCU | 1 | 11.9 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 4 | 13.5 | 4.2 | 3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San Diego State | 9 | 22 | 3.6 | 5 |
| 2025 Postseason | San Diego State | 5 | 15.7 | 7.1 | -4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San Diego State | 5 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 22 North Texas
Week 1 · L 47-49 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Hawai'i
Week 7 · W 41-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Washington State
Week 9 · L 26-29
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Central Michigan
Week 5 · L 21-22
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Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#5
vs SMU
Week 4 · L 34-42
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Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · TCU
1 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 7.1 usage
46.1
#2
2025 Postseason · San Diego State
45.8
5 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
45.8
5 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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