Player Career

Deshawn McCuin Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    TCU

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    San Diego State

    2023-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonTCU04.20.7
2020 Regular SeasonTCU06.31.30
2021 Regular SeasonTCU114.27.11
2022 Regular SeasonTCU111.91.80
2023 Regular SeasonSan Diego State413.54.23
2024 Regular SeasonSan Diego State9223.65
2025 PostseasonSan Diego State515.77.1-4
2025 Regular SeasonSan Diego State515.77.10

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023TCU to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted16.4Apr 15, 2023

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.

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#2

@ Hawai'i

Week 7 · W 41-34 · Conference game

2

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

3

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

4

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

1

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