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Vic Shaw

Sophomore linebacker for UTSA. 2025: 20 tackles.

LB · UTSA · So. · #31

6′3″ · 240 lb · Texarkana, TX

CFB Index 14 · #555 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred UTSA for 2026

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How he plays

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

QB hurries: 72nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

1 PBU

Best game: 3 tackles, at Texas A&M

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 linebacker for UTSA. 2025: 20 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2023.
Transferred from UTSA to New Mexico State in 2026.

His career, year by year

Vic Shaw

LB · UTSA · So · #31

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Vic Shaw arrived at New Mexico State from UTSA. The receipt: 4 tackles against Texas State — Week 2, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 23-16 over that span.

2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning

2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo

2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

14Below cohort / limited sample #555 of 583?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Tackles#1998 / 2975 · 32nd pct

Solo tackles#2127 / 2975 · 26th pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

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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

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road6g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Traylor

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

14 · #555 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #555 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UTSA	20	9	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
2024	UTSA	21	10	4.0	2.5	1	--	--
2023	UTSA	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		43	19	4.0	2.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 48–20

vs Incarnate Word

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

Dominant 28-point win at home against Incarnate Word.

With O. McCown — 238 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.2 · 10 rush yds (2 car) · C. Hogan — 46 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 53 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 24-42@ Texas A&M	3	2	—	0
Wk 2	L 36-43vs Texas State	4	2	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 3	W 48-20vs Incarnate Word	2	2	—	0
Wk 4	W 17-16@ Colorado State	3	1	—	1
Wk 6	L 21-27@ Temple	1	0	—	0
Wk 7	W 61-13vs Rice	1	1	—	0
Wk 8	L 17-55@ North Texas	1	0	—	0
Wk 11	L 23-55@ South Florida	1	0	—	0
Wk 12	W 28-7@ Charlotte	2	1	—	0
Bowl	W 57-20vs Florida International	2	0	—	0
Total		20	9	—	1

The linebacker corps · UTSA

#23Brandon Tucker Jr.LB · Sr.35 tackles · 2025
#2Owen PeweeLB · Sr.28 tackles · 2025
#32Elijah BaldwinLB · So.23 tackles · 2025
#26Bryce GraysLB · Sr.22 tackles · 2025
#31Vic ShawLB · So.20 tackles · 2025

25 more on the roster · UTSA team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Vic Shaw

2023

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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