Deshawn McCuin is a safety at San Diego State who has not played in San Diego State's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
San Diego State lists 27 defensive backs this season.
San Diego State is 4-5. Next: vs Utah State, Sat Nov 14.
McCuin erases the deep middle of the field. Played for four head coaches at two programs in seven seasons: Gary Patterson, Sonny Dykes, Brady Hoke and Sean Lewis. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against North Texas — Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State | 12 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 26 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | TCU | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | TCU | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | TCU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 68 | 50 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-36@ Washington State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-10@ Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-0@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-38@ Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 25-3vs San José State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 47-49vs No. 23 North Texas | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
35.3%
290 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
A stat line in 33 games over seven seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Patterson, Jerry Kill, Sonny Dykes, Brady Hoke and Sean Lewis.
