Travis Shaw
Travis Shaw
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Travis Shaw has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Arkansas — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas | 13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 23 | 11 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 26 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Texas
Returning around him
- 6 Texas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (22 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas · Last season: 10-3 (AP #14) · Talent rank #4 · 2026 recruiting class #7
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Travis Shaw’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Clayton's senior season at UTSA (2023).
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