Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#5
E'zaiah Shine
Sophomore cornerback on Tulane's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 201 lb · Daytona Beach, FL · Mainland HS
CFB Index 41 · #230 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Tulane for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1158 nationally · Signed with Tulane
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Tulane's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulane in 2024.
E'zaiah Shine
Erases the deep middle of the field. E'zaiah Shine has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Tulane. One game to point at: 3 tackles against South Alabama — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Tulane3-star out of Mainland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tulane
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
Coaching transition mid-career: Jon Sumrall → Will Hall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #230 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #230 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #13 of 28 American Athletic DBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Tulane
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Will James’s 2024 season.
85%match
Matches Will on
TFL rate
Weight
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Demetres Samuel Jr.'s freshman season at Syracuse (2025).
88%match
Matches Demetres on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Background
2026: A Third Team Preseason All-Conference selection by Athlon Sports … A Fourth Team Preseason All-Conference selection by Phil Steele. 2025: Appeared and started in all 14 games as a defensive back ... Totaled 41 tackles, 2.0 stops for loss, and seven pass breakups ... Recorded three tackles,...
The secondary · Tulane
- #1Jack Tchienchou80 tackles · 2025
- #7Kevin Adams44 tackles · 2025
- #5E'zaiah Shine35 tackles · 2025
- #30Joshua Moore24 tackles · 2025
- #3Tavare Smith18 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology