Shawn Holton: S · Texas State · #23.
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Shawn Holton
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Arrived at Texas State from Incarnate Word. On tape: 11 tackles against UTSA, Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
92 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas State | 92 | 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 92 | 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-31@ Baylor | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-20@ UTSA | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 77-34vs Jackson State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs Nevada | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-36@ Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34@ Louisiana | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-20vs UL Monroe | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-31vs Troy | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs Georgia Southern | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-31@ Coastal Carolina | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-77@ Arkansas State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-44vs South Alabama | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-21vs Rice | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Bowl · 2023
W 45-21
vs Rice · neutral site
1 interception · 9 tackles · 6 solo tackles
Dominant 24-point win at a neutral site against Rice.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL92 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
45.4%
429 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
72.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
92 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #100 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Texas State, 92 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
