Vic Shaw is a linebacker at New Mexico State who has not played in New Mexico State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UTSA.
New Mexico State lists 9 linebackers this season.
New Mexico State is 3-5. Next: at Florida Atlantic, Thu Nov 5.
Shaw fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Third year in the UTSA linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Texas State — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ No. 19 Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-43vs Texas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20vs Incarnate Word | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-16@ Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27@ Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 61-13vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-55@ North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-55@ South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-7@ Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 57-20vs Florida International | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups20 tackles.
3 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 23-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 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
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
50.7%
446 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #555 at the position.
The No. 1,173 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA as a sophomore.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Traylor.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico State
