Player Dossier

2012-2014

USC

Josh Shaw

CB • 6'1" • Palmdale, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Josh Shaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

80

High-end production for a corner

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

63

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · USC

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
USC
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Player Story

Josh Shaw built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a cornerback from Palmdale, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Josh Shaw's career was his defensive production: 6 interceptions...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2015
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 21
Overall
No. 120
NFL Team
Cincinnati Bengals

Josh Shaw, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · USC. Josh Shaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Josh Shaw quick answers

Latest team and position
USC · CB
Career Tackles
0
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 7 games
Best season
2013 Postseason · USC
Top game
Washington
NFL Draft
2015 · Round 4 · Pick 21 · Cincinnati Bengals
Latest roster
No. 6 · Class 2014

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonUSC20-0--056.7
2013 PostseasonUSC50-0--064.2
2013 Regular SeasonUSC50-0--264.2
2014 Regular SeasonUSC00-0--0-

Related Context

Josh Shaw played CB for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Josh Shaw recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with USC.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

USC paired 4 primary output with 16 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

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

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2013 Postseason · USC

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

16

Usage

Consistency

76.7

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 1. Hawai'i: 1. Utah: 1. Oregon State: 1. California: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half1 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

20 vs Fresno State

Result
Sat 12/21vs Fresno StateW 45-201
Sat 11/9@ CaliforniaW 62-28
Sat 11/2@ Oregon StateW 31-141
Sat 10/26vs UtahW 19-31
Fri 8/30@ Hawai'iW 30-131

Player Story

Josh Shaw story

Josh Shaw built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a cornerback from Palmdale, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Josh Shaw's career was his defensive production: 6 interceptions across 7 career games in the available record. His career also includes 14 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Shaw's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    USC

    2012-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonUSC220
2013 PostseasonUSC4162
2013 Regular SeasonUSC4160
2014 Regular SeasonUSC0-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Washington

Week 7 · W 24-14 · Conference game

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

60 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

vs Hawai'i

Week 1 · W 49-10

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

vs Fresno State

Week 1 · W 45-20 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

@ Oregon State

Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

vs Utah

Week 9 · W 19-3 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · USC

4 primary output · 16 efficiency · usage

64.2

#2

2013 Regular Season · USC

64.2

4 primary · 16 efficiency · usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · USC

56.7

2 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games