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Jersey Number 10
Chris Shearin
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Safety
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 202
- Hometown:
- Suffolk, Va.
- High School:
- King's Fork
- Previous:
- UConn
- Major:
- Professional and Continuing Education
2024:
Prior to JMU:
High School:
- Played in all 13 games, making nine starts at safety
- Had 58 tackles (31 solo) to go with 2.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, one interception and four pass breakups
- Ranked tied for 19th in the FBS and tied for second in the Sun Belt in fumble recoveries
- Career-high nine tackles vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 7)
- Had six tackles with 1.0 TFL and an interception at Old Dominion (Nov. 16)
- Also made six stops, including five solo and a PBU vs. Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 18)
- Had five tackles and a half TFL at ULM (Oct. 5)
- Recorded a fumble recovery and had a defensive PAT off a blocked extra point vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 26)
- Also recovered a fumble and had a PBU vs. Marshall (Nov. 30)
- Had a TFL and a forced fumble in opener at Charlotte (Aug. 31)
- Made four or more tackles in nine games
- NFF Hampshire Honor Society Member
Prior to JMU:
- Transferred to JMU after two seasons at UConn (2022-23) and three at Missouri (2019-21)
- Played in 44 career games, appearing in 24 for the Huskies and 20 for the Tigers
- Between both schools, combined for 86 career tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss, a half sack, four interceptions, 9 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
- In 2023, tallied 36 tackles with a half TFL, two interceptions, three PBU and one forced fumble
- In 2022, produced 46 tackles with 1.5 TFL, a half sack, two interceptions, six PBU and a fumble recovery
- In 2021, made three tackles in his nine game appearances
- Did not see any action in 2020
- In 2019, had one tackle against Sun Belt foe Troy
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Career-high eight tackles at NC State (2022)
- Career-high 1.0 TFL at NC State (2022)
High School:
- Three-star prospect by all major recruiting services
- Spent one season at IMG Academy before enrolling at Missouri, playing in five games with 12 tackles, one interception and four pass breakups to help team to 7-1 record and No. 3 national rank
- First Team All-Tidewater as a junior at King’s Fork
- Helped team to 11-2 record in 2017 (best in school history), earning a share of Southeastern District title and reaching Class 4 Region A championship game
- Had four interceptions in junior season
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