Cornelius Sturghill: DB · Louisville · #6.
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Cornelius Sturghill
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Louisville. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Mississippi State — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisville | 25 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Louisville | 23 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-35vs No. 9 Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-21vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-39vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-45vs No. 3 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-52@ Miami | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-34vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-45@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-28vs Mississippi State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Bowl · 2019
W 38-28
vs Mississippi State · neutral site
7 tackles · 7 solo tackles
Edged out Mississippi State at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL25 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
34.9%
301 pass / 562 run
Plays / game
66.4
13 games
Team sack rate
11.6%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisville, 51 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Petrino → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
