Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Nebraska
Vincent Shavers Jr.
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Vincent Shavers Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Vincent Shavers Jr. built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Vincent Shavers Jr.'s career was his defensive...
Read the storyVincent Shavers Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska. Vincent Shavers Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 86
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Vincent Shavers Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · LB
- Career Tackles
- 86
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 116 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · LB 220th (top 18%) · Big Ten 57th (top 8%) · National 400th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 20.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 11 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Nebraska | 12 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 63.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 52 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 63.8 |
Related Context
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Vincent Shavers Jr. played LB for Nebraska. Across 2 tracked seasons, Vincent Shavers Jr. recorded 86 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Nebraska paired 9.5 primary output with 29.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win 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 · Nebraska
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
29.1
Usage
8.3
Consistency
57
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Akron: 1. Houston Christian: 1. Michigan: 1. Michigan State: 2. Maryland: 1. Northwestern: 0. USC: 2. UCLA: 1. Penn State: 0.5. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 9 by 37.5. Cincinnati: 3 by 12.5. Akron: 2 by 18.3. Houston Christian: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Michigan State: 9 by 57.5. Maryland: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 6 by 25. USC: 6 by 45. UCLA: 5 by 30.8. Penn State: 7 by 34.2. Iowa: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Utah | L 22-44 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Iowa | L 16-40 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Penn State | L 10-37 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ UCLA | W 28-21 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs USCSplash game | L 17-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Northwestern | W 28-21 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Maryland | W 34-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 38-27 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Michigan | L 27-30 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Houston Christian | W 59-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Akron | W 68-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Cincinnati | W 20-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Vincent Shavers Jr. story
Vincent Shavers Jr. built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Vincent Shavers Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 86 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Vincent Shavers Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 3.5 | 12.7 | 3 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3.5 | 12.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Nebraska | 9.5 | 29.1 | 8.3 | 6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 9.5 | 29.1 | 8.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 82 Michigan State
Week 6 · W 38-27 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 1 · W 20-15 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 16 USC
Week 10 · L 17-21 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 25 Michigan
Week 4 · L 27-30 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 75 Maryland
Week 7 · W 34-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Nebraska
9.5 primary output · 29.1 efficiency · 8.3 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
63.8
9.5 primary · 29.1 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Nebraska
20.2
3.5 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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