Josh
Shaw.
Josh
Shaw.
USC· 6'0"· 201 lb· 4.44s 40
Josh Shaw's game is best suited for a Cover 3 or Cover 4 heavy defensive scheme that prioritizes zone coverage and strong run support from its defensive backs.
Shaw can immediately contribute as a rotational boundary or nickel cornerback, with the ceiling to develop into a reliable starting outside corner.
He would struggle in a man-heavy, press-man scheme where his length and top-end speed would be consistently challenged.
Shaw's physicality and zone coverage instincts make him a good fit for defenses that ask their cornerbacks to play disciplined in space and support the run.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.44sp50
- Vertical
- 37.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 130inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.01sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.12sp50
- Bench
- 26repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | USC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | USC | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.