Chris Shearin: S · James Madison · #10.
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Chris Shearin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for four head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz, Jim Mora and Bob Chesney. On tape: 9 tackles against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 58 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | UConn | 36 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | UConn | 45 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 143 | 83 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 13 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7@ Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-6vs Gardner-Webb | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 70-50@ North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-7vs Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-21@ UL Monroe | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-7vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 32-15vs Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-32@ Old Dominion | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-34@ App State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 33-35vs Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 27-17vs Western Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 12 · 2024
W 35-32
at Old Dominion
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Old Dominion on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
58tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL58 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
42.8%
381 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
58 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #231 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Missouri, UConn and James Madison, 143 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz, Jim Mora and Bob Chesney.
