Former cornerback at Middle Tennessee. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′0″ · 197 lb · Savannah, GA
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 1747 nationally · Signed with Middle Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former cornerback at Middle Tennessee. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
James Shellman
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. James Shellman has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Middle Tennessee. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Duke — Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Middle Tennessee, 24 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-52@ Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-45vs Duke | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 7-24@ Memphis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-48@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tommi Hill’s 2022 season.
Matches Tommi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Grier's senior season at Memphis (2024).
Matches Jordan on
Player DNA