Shaundre Mims

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-0
Weight:
284
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Vanceboro
High School:
West Craven
Prev School:
Charleston Southern
Major:
Communication

Officially enrolled early at ECU (January, 2022) to participate with the Pirates in spring drills.

Charleston Southern (career): A three-time All-Big South First-Team selection (2019-21) who appeared in 36 career contests … Tallied 126 career stops (58 solo) … Ranks second in program history in sacks (20.5/134 yards) and fourth in TFLs (36.0/-174 yards) … Credited with 13 career QBHs.

2022: Registered two tackles (one solo) and 1.5 sacks (-10 yards) while also forcing a fumble against Old Dominion ... Tallied three tackles (one solo) and recorded 1.5 tackles for loss in the win over Campbell ... Posted one tackle (assisted) versus Navy ... Notched one tackle (assisted), which was half of a sack (-2 yards) at Tulane ... Earned his second start of the season in the quadruple-overtime triumph over Memphis ... Booked six tackles (four solo), including a pair of sacks (-3 yards).

2021: Finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award (FCS National Defensive Player-of-the-Year) … A HERO Sports FCS Third-Team All-America selection and a First-Team All-Big South selection … Booked 58 stops (26 solo) during senior season … Led the team with eight sacks (-57 yards) … Added 16.5 TFLs (-78 yards) to go along with seven QBHs and three PBUs (The Citadel, Gardner-Webb, Monmouth) … Picked off lone pass against N.C. A&T … Registered a half sack in seven of 10 games and tallied at least one TFL in nine outings … Credited with a season-high 10 tackles including two sacks (-10 yards) and five TFLs (-15 yards) against North Alabama … Booked nine stops including a half sack and 1.5 TFLs against East Carolina at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

2020-21: Booked 22 tackles (10 solo) in a COVID-19 shortened season … Led the Bucs with 4.4 TFLs (-17 yards), which included 1.5 sacks (-10 yards) … Posted one PBU and one QBH … Against Kennesaw State, registered a career-best 12 tackles and three TFLs … Ranked 31st nationally (FCS) and third in Big South with 1.4 TFLs per game … First-Team All-Big South pick … Named HERO Sports FCS Preseason Third-Team All-America.

2019: Earned first of his three First-Team All-Big South selections as a sophomore … Named HERO Sports Sophomore First-Team All-American … Led the conference with 10.0 sacks (-60 yards) and was seventh with 12.0 TFLs (-63 yards) … Posted 27 tackles (17 solo) … Stood 11th nationally (FCS) with 0.83 sacks per game … Added two QBHs … Booked multiple TFLs in a game five times with a season-best three on two occasions (Hampton, Monmouth).

2018: Played in all 11 games, booking 19 stops (10 solo) … Recorded five TFLs (-16 yards), which included one sack (-7 yards) … Ranked second on the team with three QBHs … Tallied three stops in his collegiate debut at Florida … Booked a season-high six tackles with a pair of TFLs against Monmouth.

High School: A three-year lettermen under coach Michael Twichell at West Craven … Two-time all-area and all-conference selection.

Personal: Younger brother C.J. also committed to East Carolina’s 2022 class … Son of Clarence Mims and Charndra Coward ... Major is communication.