Jamal Shears

SIDE_JUDGE · ACCside_judge · ACC · 49 games since 2022

Worked MIA 43–35 FSU in week 7.

Games since '22Games since '22

4 in 20264 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

12.8

— · LG 12.7— pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

128

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

71%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · raw

−1.0

Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games

Game lengthGame length

3:28

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league

False startP

2.8

HoldingJ

2.7

Pass interferenceJ

1.3

OffsideP

0.8

Personal foulJ

0.8

Delay of gameP

0.6

Roughing the passerJ

0.5

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 47 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g

Non-ACC teams20 G · −0.2 to +0.9

+0.4noise

Independents teams6 G · raw, under 8 G

+0.3

Sun Belt teams6 G · raw, under 8 G

+0.3

Florida State8 G · −0.5 to +0.5

0.0noise

Duke6 G · raw, under 8 G

+0.4

0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE

Crew history

49 games

Crew history
Year	Crew · position	G	Flags/g
2026	ACC · side_judge	4	12.8
2025	ACC · side_judge	13	12.0
2024	ACC · side_judge	10	11.4
2023	ACC · side_judge	11	12.7
2022	ACC · side_judge	11	13.1

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 17 G

Reviews, 1.0/g

53%

Overturned · 9

≈0.4 h

Of replay

Catch / no catch

5 · 3 OT

Broke the plane

3 · 2 OT

Runner down

3 · 1 OT

Fumble

2 · 2 OT

Spot

2 · 0 OT

Targeting

2 · 1 OT

Longest: ≈ 5:15, runner broke the plane overturned · 2025 wk 11, Duke at
UConn

■ Overturned · review time = gap to next snap − game median

Flags / g = accepted penalties, games worked · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Flags / g = accepted penalties · Home cooking = FOE on visitor − FOE on home, judgment flags only · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · judgment flags only · permutation luck check, 1,000 shuffles

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · luck check = 1,000 shuffles · source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:04 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:04 AM ET