Tristan Shorter
Tristan Shorter
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at UL Monroe behind him. The receipt: 4 tackles, 1 sacks against Southern Miss — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UL Monroe | 16 | 10 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 10 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024
W 21–19
vs James Madison
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UL Monroe
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UL Monroe
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (20 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UL Monroe · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #127
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Nixon’s 2023 season.
Differs from Isaiah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Nelson Paul's freshman season at SMU (2020).
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