Deshawn McCuin Season 2024

CAREER HONORS
- 2021 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2020 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2019-20 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

Transferred to SDSU after spending his first four years of college at TCU … Battled injuries most of his career ... Incredible athlete and a true leader on and off the field.

COVID-SENIOR SEASON (2024)
Named a midseason all-Mountain West second team selection by College Football Network ... Appeared in 11 games, making seven starts at the STUD/nickel position ... Totaled 28 tackles (19 solo), including two tackles for loss and a sack ... Also led the team with five pass breakups ... Made three solo tackles and a pass breakup off the bench in the season opener against Texas A&M-Commerce ... Recorded a career high five tackles against Oregon State on Sept. 7 ... Had two solo stops in his first start of the season at California on Sept. 14 ... Made three tackles, including a tackle for loss at Central Michigan on Sept. 28 ... Also matched his career high with two pass breakups ... Left the conference opener vs. Hawai'i and missed the game at Wyoming due to injury ... Filled the stat sheet against Washington State on Oct. 26 ... Had four tackles, a sack and his fifth pass breakup of the season ... Played 20 statless snaps at No. 15/19 Boise State ... Had two tackles vs. New Mexico on Nov. 8 ... Recorded back-to-back games of four tackles at UNLV and at Utah State ... Ended the season with one tackle in the season finale vs. Air Force.

SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Played in eight of the 12 games in his first year with the Aztecs, earning his first start against UCLA on Sept. 9 ... Tied for eighth in FBS in interceptions returned for a touchdowns (1, T-2nd in MW) and tied for 48th in interception yards (70, 7th in MW) ... Made his Aztec debut againt Ohio on Aug. 26, playing on special teams ... Was productive in his two defensive snaps against Idaho State on Sept. 2 ... Recorded his first two solo tackles as an Aztec ... Enjoyed the best game of his career at Hawai’i on Oct. 14 ... Named the team’s co-defensive player of the game with Zyrus Fiaseu ... Making the start in his first career Mountain West game, he totaled three solo tackles (one TFL) and a pick six ... The interception was his first as an Aztec, second of his career, and was returned 70 yards for the first touchdown of his career ... The 70-yard return is SDSU’s longest since Segun Olubi had a 70-yard return vs. Hawai’i on Nov. 14, 2020, and is the 10th longest by an Aztec since at least the 1996 season ... His tackle for loss went for five yards as part of the Aztecs’ third straight three-and-out to begin the game ... Had a career-high four tackles (two solo) in his return from injury against Utah State on Nov. 4 ... Also recorded 0.5 sacks, the first of his career ... Made one solo tackle in 15 snaps at Colorado State on Nov. 11 ... Ended the season with a tackle and career-high two pass breakups in the season finale against Fresno State on Nov. 25.
 
AT TCU (2019-22)
Played 25 games (one start) with the Horned Frogs … In his first career start, recorded his first career interception in the end zone on the final play of the first half against SMU … Totaled 18 career tackles (14 solo) … Set a career-high three tackles against Iowa State Nov. 26, 2022 … Utilized a redshirt year as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as the No. 86 safety in the nation and No. 131 overall player in Texas … three-star recruit by 247Sports … utilized at quarterback, running back and wide receiver … named to the Whataburger Super Team … limited by injury his senior year but still totaled 400 yards rushing and 164 receiving.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: 5 vs. Oregon State (9/7/24)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0 vs. Washington State (10/26/24), at Central Michigan (9/28/24), at Hawai'i (10/14/23)
Sacks: 1.0 vs. Washington State (10/26/24)
Interceptions: 1 at Hawai'i (10/14/23), vs. SMU (9/25/21)
Pass Breakups: 2 at Central Michigan (9/28/24), vs. Fresno State (11/25/23)
Touchdowns: 1 at Hawai'i (10/14/23)