#11

E'zaiah Shine

DB · Tulane · R-Jr. · #11

Returning to Tulane for 2026
R-Jr. · Daytona Beach, FL → Mainland HS
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E'zaiah Shine

DB · Tulane · Fr · #11

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1150 national
CFB
College
Tulane
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Tulane35282.00.07----
Career35282.00.07----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025

W 34–21

vs North Texas

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

How he plays

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Tulane

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Tulane

Returning around him

  • 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #64

DNA match

Player DNA

Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Will James’s 2024 season.

Will James

85%match

Southern Miss · 2024

#2

Kool-Aid McKinstry

Alabama · 2023

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 9
84%
#3

Jarvis Brownlee

Louisville · 2023

77%
#4

Max Melton

Rutgers · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 11
77%
#5

Demetres Samuel Jr.

Syracuse · 2025

73%

Matches Will on

TFL rate
Weight
PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Demetres Samuel Jr.'s freshman season at Syracuse (2025).

Syracuse · 2025

#2

Will James

Southern Miss · 2024

All-Big 12
82%
#3

Jamarion Kolagbodi

Delaware · 2025

79%
#4

Courtland Guillory

Oklahoma · 2025

76%
#5

Brandon Finney Jr.

Oregon · 2025

All-Big Ten
72%

Matches Demetres on

Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10144

Final rank
#10144
Avg #11024.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10144 this season.

Background

2024: Did not appear in any games and redshirted the season Prior to Tulane: Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com … Played cornerback at state title-winning Mainland and at quarterback earlier in his high school career … Has also seen action at free safety … Multi...

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