Shaun James: DT · East Carolina · #50.
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Shaun James
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the East Carolina defensive front. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Cincinnati — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | East Carolina | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | East Carolina | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-35vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-49@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-42vs Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 41-59vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-24@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-21vs UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-56@ Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 3-58@ NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
8%1 hurry13 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
3 seasons under Scottie Montgomery, all pass-leaning, fast tempo offenses — 9-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery
Pass share
56.8%
561 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
82.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
598 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at East Carolina, 28 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ruffin McNeill → Scottie Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
