Jamaal Shaw is a defensive back at Houston who has not played in Houston's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Houston lists 25 defensive backs this season.
Houston is 6-2, No. 17 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: vs Cincinnati, Sat Nov 7.
Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Houston. One game to point at: 1 tackle against UCF — Week 11, 2025.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 27-24@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 11 | W 30-27@ UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-35vs LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Bowl · 2025
W 38-35
vs LSU · neutral site
1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Edged out LSU at a neutral site in a shootout.
2 seasons under Willie Fritz — 14-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
41.4%
377 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
70.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
