Bryson Shaw: S · USC · #27.
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Bryson Shaw
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Washington — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USC | 21 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | USC | 52 | 36 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | USC | 40 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 59 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 175 | 111 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 9 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 17-24@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-33vs No. 4 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-29@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-20vs Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 21-26@ Washington | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-20vs Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 35-49vs No. 5 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2024
W 42-20
vs Rutgers
5 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Rutgers.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL21 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
59.9%
533 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
563 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Ohio State and USC, 175 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Day and Lincoln Riley.
