Chris Shearin
Chris Shearin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at James Madison, 142 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 58 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | UConn | 36 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | UConn | 45 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 142 | 82 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 13 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 70–50
at North Carolina
4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Edged out North Carolina on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jake Springer’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dave Herard's graduate season at Western Kentucky (2025).
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