Shawn Dourseau

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
191
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Perris, Calf.
High School:
Citrus Hill
Prev School:
Riverside CC
Major:
Communication

Prior to 2022 season: Two-year lettermen that has played in 21 games making 13 starts … Registered 95 career tackles (59 solo) … Credited with four TFLs (minus nine yards) which included first career sack at UCF (-5 yards) in 2021 … Registered six or more tackles in nine of 21 career games (four-plus 13 times) ... Recorded career-best eight stops three times (UCF, Navy, SMU) - all in 2020 ... Credited with a personal-best two pass breakups against UCF (9/26/20) … Picked off three career passes: Tulsa (5 yds/’20), Temple (0 yds/’20) and South Florida (33 yds/’21) … Added five career pass breakups (4/’20, 1/’21).

2022: Booked two tackles (one solo) against No. 13 NC State ... Registered two tackles (both assisted) versus Old Dominion ... Tallied two tackles (both solo) and was credited with a pass breakup in the win over Campbell ... Recorded six tackles (five solo) and notched a tackle for loss (-7 yards) against Navy ... Logged two tackles (both solo) versus South Florida ... Notched four tackles (all solo) at Tulane ... Booked two tackles (one solo) in the quadruple-overtime triumph over Memphis ... Posted three tackles (one solo) and was credited with a pass breakup in the win over UCF ... Registered two tackles (both solo) at BYU ... Logged one tackle (assisted) at Cincinnati.

2021: Appeared in all 12 games making four starts (UCF, Houston, South Florida, Navy) … Booked 37 stops (24 solo) … Picked off lone pass of the season against South Florida (4Q) returning it 33 yards – was listed as the No. 9 Top Play of the Day by ESPN … Tallied multiple tackles in 11 of 12 contests as a member of secondary unit ... First career sack was at UCF (-5 yards) in the third quarter ... Averaged 3.1 stops per game … Booked season-best five tackles three times (Marshall, UCF, Navy) – all on the road … Lone PBU of the year came against Temple.

2020: Opened all nine games during initial season with the Pirates after transferring into the program … Was the unit’s third-leading tackler with 58 stops (35 solo) … Also credited with 3.0 TFLs, four pass breakups, two interceptions and one forced fumble … Collected four or more tackles in every contest with a season-best eight on three occasions – UCF, Navy, SMU … Logged seven stops each at South Florida (all solo) and Tulane, while booking six vs. Georgia State and Tulsa before adding four in successive road outings at Cincinnati and Temple … Picked off passes against Tulsa (5-yard return) and Temple (no return) … Credited with a fourth-quarter strip in the Pirates’ first victory of the season at Raymond James Stadium against the Bulls … Had pass breakups vs. UCF (2), Tulsa and Tulane … Netted lost yardage stops vs. Bulls (-1), Midshipmen (-2) and Owls (-1) … Tackle splits were the most consistent among all starters with 31 coming on rush plays and 27 on passes … Stood second on unit with 31 stops in four home contests (27 in five road dates) … Averaged 7.0 tackles per game during first half of season (5 matchups), while producing a clip of 5.8 during the second stanza (4) … Month-by-month hit totals include September (team-high 8), October (27) and November (23).

2019: Helped lead Tigers to an unblemished 13-0 record and state championship as a redshirt freshman during first and only season at Riverside City College ... Captured CCCAA title with a 31-14 win over San Mateo on Dec. 14 ... Played key role in a defense that allowed just 16.5 points, 79.67 rushing yards and 295.3 total yards per game ... Was Tigers' third-leading tackler with 42 stops (28 solo) ... Netted a team-best seven interceptions (47 return yards), five pass breakups, 2.0 TFLs (-15 yards), one sack (-14 yards vs. San Diego Mesa) and one forced fumble ... Turned in one of his top defensive outing of campaign during state championship game against San Mateo (6 solo tackles, 28-yard interception return) ... Had a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Golden West ... Also logged six hits in tilts vs. Southwestern and Saddleback, while notching five against San Diego Mesa ... In all, posted multiple stops in 12 of 13 contests ... Also served as RCC's top punt return specialist, racking up 300 yards and a TD on 23 attempts (13.0 ypr) ... Had a long return of 86 yards and a score vs. Golden West.

2018: Did not participate in any games, redshirted during true freshman season at Fresno State.

High School: Played for Eric Zomalt at Citrus Hill and went 10-2 overall and 5-0 in league play in 2017 … Recorded 13 interceptions as a senior in 2017, which stood tied for third nationally and was four short of the California state record of 17 set back in 1988 … The 13 picks also matched the Inland area’s single-season record … Additionally, posted 12 pass breakups as a senior … Credited with 75 tackles (59 solo) in 12 games as a senior and 70 tackles (44 solo) in 11 games during junior year … Invited to the 33rd IE All-Star Classic … Was a 2017 HSGameTime all-area first-team defense selection.

Personal: Born in Fontana, Calif. … Son of Khalilah and Steven Dourseau … Has one sister, Asia, and one brother, Steven … Graduated in December of 2022 with a degree in communication.