2022 SEASON
- Solo1
- SCK0
- FF0
- INT--
Defense
Days
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
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Mondays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Days (not Mon or Sun) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sundays | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Months
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
January | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
November | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
October | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
September | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents by Group
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs AFC Teams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
vs NFC Teams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outside Own Division | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
vs Own Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents by Team
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outcomes
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
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Losses | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stadiums
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
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U.S. Bank Stadium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ford Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FedExField | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hard Rock Stadium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lambeau Field | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lincoln Financial Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raymond James Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Highmark Stadium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Soldier Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
- Last name is pronounced John Charles.
- Played in 14 games as a rookie in 2021 as a reserve and logged two tackles (both solo) on defense and six tackles on special teams.
- Named a first‐team All‐American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, second-team All‐American by Sporting News and PFF College and third-team All-American by Phil Steele's College Football after leading the nation with 17 passes defensed in
- 2020.
- Also earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors, was named PFF's Sun Belt Player of the Year and was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award (nation's top defender) and the Thorpe Award (nation's top defensive back) as a senior.
- Appeared in all 14 games with 13 starts at cornerback in 2019 and was named third‐team All‐Sun Belt by PFF College.
- Saw action in 24 games over his first two seasons (2017-18), contributing on special teams and as the third cornerback.
- Named second‐team All‐Broward County by the Miami Herald as a senior at Miramar (Fla.) High School and was selected to represent Broward County in the 2015 Dade vs. Broward all‐star game.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Played in 14 games as a rookie in 2021 as a reserve and logged two tackles (both solo) on defense and six tackles on special teams.
- Selected by the Packers as the second of two picks in the fifth round (No. 178 overall), becoming the second player out of Appalachian State (LB D.J. Smith, sixth round, 2011) drafted by Green Bay.
- According to stathead.com, became the highest-drafted defensive back out of Appalachian State since Mark LeGree was taken in the fifth round (No. 156 overall) by the Seattle Seahawks in 2011.
- In four years as an active player (2017-20), helped Appalachian State go 42-10 with four bowl wins and three Sun Belt Conference championships.
- Played in 50 games with 25 starts, registering 97 tackles (62 solo), 33 passes defensed, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.
- After leading the nation with 17 passes defensed in 2020, was named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, second-team All-American by Sporting News and PFF College, and third-team All-American by Phil Steele's College Football.
- As a senior, also earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors, was named PFF's Sun Belt Player of the Year and was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award (nation's top defender) and the Thorpe Award (nation's top defensive back).
- Named the No. 3 breakout player in 2020 by ESPN (behind BYU QB Zach Wilson and Alabama QB Mac Jones) and according to PFF, ranked as the 16th-best player in all of college football.
- Was invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and FBS All Americans Tropical Bowl, where he intercepted a pass.
- Appeared in all 14 games with 13 starts at cornerback in 2019 and was named third-team All-Sun Belt from PFF College after setting career highs in tackles (45) and solo tackles (30) as well as registering his first career INT and forced fumble.
- Graduated with a degree in business marketing and business management.
2021 SEASON: Played in 14 games as a reserve and logged two tackles (both solo) on defense and six tackles on special teams…Was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list prior to Week 16 vs. Cleveland…At New Orleans (Sept. 12): Inactive (healthy scratch)…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Inactive (healthy scratch)…At San Francisco (Sept. 26): Made his NFL debut, playing 14 snaps on special teams…Vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 3): Played on six defensive snaps, 12 special teams snaps and logged his first career solo tackle on defense…At Cincinnati (Oct. 10): Played on one defensive snap and on 15 special teams snaps, recording one special teams tackle (assist)…At Chicago (Oct. 17): Played on three defensive snaps and on 15 special teams snaps, logging a solo tackle on special teams…Vs. Washington (Oct. 24): Played on 12 defensive snaps and on 10 special teams snaps…At Arizona (Oct. 28): Appeared on 15 special teams snaps…At Kansas City (Nov. 7): Played on 14 special teams snaps…Vs. Seattle (Nov. 14): Played one snap on defense and 10 snaps on special teams, notching a tackle…At Minnesota (Nov. 21): Played on 20 snaps on special teams…Vs. L.A. Rams (Nov. 28): Played on 28 special teams snaps and tallied one tackle…Vs. Chicago (Dec. 12): Played on 24 snaps on special teams and had one tackle…At Baltimore (Dec. 19): Played on 18 special teams snaps and recorded a tackle…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 2): Played on nine defensive snaps, recording a tackle, and also appeared on 18 special teams snaps…At Detroit (Jan. 9): Played on five defensive snaps and 24 on special teams…Vs. San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 22): Appeared on 19 special teams snaps.
2020: Started all 12 games at CB and led the nation with 17 passes defensed…Also registered 37 tackles (24 solo), a forced fumble and an INT…Named a first-team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation, second-team All-American by Sporting News and PFF College, and third-team All-American by Phil Steele's College Football…Earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors, was named PFF's Sun Belt Player of the Year and was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award (nation's top defender) and the Thorpe Award (nation's top defensive back)…Named ESPN's No. 3 breakout player in 2020 (behind Wilson and Jones)…According to PFF, recorded a higher forced-incompletion rate (34.6%) than catch rate allowed (32.7%)...Targeted 35 times in single coverage and allowed only five catches while forcing 18 incompletions, according to PFF…Part of the only FBS team that allowed its opponents to complete less than 50 percent of its passes (47.9 percent)…Vs. Charlotte (Sept. 12): Named PFF College's national Defensive MVP of the Week after recording a career-high four passes defensed, tying his career high with eight tackles (five solo) and forcing a fumble…At Texas State (Nov. 7): Registered four tackles (two solo) and a tackle for a loss, and intercepted a QB Tyler Vitt pass at the Appalachian State 9-yard line on fourth-and-five in the third quarter. The ensuing drive resulted in a TD to give the Mountaineers a 31-10 lead early in the fourth quarter.
2019: Appeared in all 14 games and made 13 starts at CB…Named third-team All-Sun Belt by PFF College…Tied for No. 8 on the team with a career-high 45 tackles (30 solo) and was No. 2 on the team with 10 passes defensed (tied for No. 10 in the Sun Belt Conference) while also recording a forced fumble, an INT and a tackle for a loss…Opened the season with three-plus tackles in six of the first seven contests…Tallied multiple passes defensed in three games…Vs. East Tennessee State (Aug. 31): Posted four tackles (three solo) and forced his first career fumble in the season-opening win…Vs. Coastal Carolina (Sept. 28): Tallied three tackles (two solo) and two passes defensed…At Louisiana (Oct. 9): Did not start, but played starter's snaps in the 17-7 win, recording three tackles (two solo) and a pass defensed…At South Carolina (Nov. 9): Recorded seven tackles (second most on the season) and two passes defensed…At Georgia State (Nov. 16): Finished with a solo tackle and a season-best three passes defensed. Received a coverage grade of 79.0 from PFF College, which had him allowing just four completions on 17 passes on targets of 20-plus yards (with one INT and four incompletions forced)...Vs. Louisiana (Sun Belt Championship, Dec. 7): Set career highs in tackles (eight) and solo tackles (seven)…Vs. University of Alabama-Birmingham (R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 21): Registered four tackles (two solo) and his first career INT, picking off a deep throw at the Appalachian State 20-yard line, and returned the ball 11 yards.
2018: Appeared in 11 games, contributing on special teams and as the third CB…Totaled five tackles (three solo) and four passes defensed…At Penn State (Sept. 1): Accounted for a solo tackle as well as a pass defensed in the overtime loss to the No. 10-ranked team in the country…Vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 22): Registered a season-high two passes defensed in the 72-7 victory.
2017: Played in 13 games, appearing as the team's third CB in nickel situations…Finished the season with 10 tackles (five solo) and two passes defensed.
2016: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named second-team All-Broward County by the Miami Herald as a senior at Miramar (Fla.) High School...Selected to represent Broward County in the 2015 Dade vs. Broward all-star game…Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.
PERSONAL: Given name Shemar Samson Jean-Charles…Last name is pronounced john charles…Born in Miami, Fla. ...Was part of the App State Black Student Athletes Association and the Unity Council.