Bryce Sheppert: S · Kent State · #27.
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Bryce Sheppert
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Kent State. On tape: 11 tackles against Buffalo, Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kent State | 75 | 52 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | Kent State | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 93 | 63 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 6-28@ Arkansas | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-10vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-53@ Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-23vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-42@ Ohio | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24vs Buffalo | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Akron | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-49vs Bowling Green | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-34@ Ball State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-37vs Northern Illinois | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 52 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL75 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenni Burns
Pass share
41.1%
306 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
62.1
12 games
Team sack rate
11.5%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
75 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Kent State, 93 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Lewis → Kenni Burns. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
