DT Sheffield

Senior wide receiver for Rutgers. 2025: 44 catches, 577 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · Rutgers · Sr.

5′10″ · 175 lb · Corinth, MS

CFB Index 57 · #148 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Rutgers for 2026

The numbers

577

receiving yards · 2025

44 catches · 5 TD · 13.1 per catch

Backed by 9 rec · 125 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% catches game.

Swing playSwung Rutgers from 39% to 64% to win.Penn State at Rutgers · 40-36

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Rutgers. 2025: 44 catches, 577 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2023.
Transferred from North Texas to Rutgers in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Yards / catch: 68th percentile.

The full scouting read

DT Sheffield

WR · Rutgers · Sr

Moves the chains on third down. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Jake Dickert, Eric Morris and Greg Schiano. 2024 brought the first one: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 85 rec yds, 4 receptions against Ohio, Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning

2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning

2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

57Quality starter #148 of 485?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#257 / 798 · 68th pct

13.1

EPA / target#351 / 798 · 56th pct

0.46

TD rate#354 / 798 · 56th pct

2.8%

Explosive rate#483 / 798 · 39th pct

8.5%

Catch rate#628 / 798 · 21st pct

59.2%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct

Receptions#153 / 558 · 72nd pct

Rec yards#165 / 558 · 71st pct

577

Long catch#202 / 558 · 63rd pct

Yards / catch#268 / 558 · 51st pct

13.1

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

78th → 56th percentile

Explosive rate

63rd → 39th percentile

Catch rate

82nd → 21st percentile

TD rate

97th → 56th percentile

Yards / catch

47th → 68th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

24%17 of his 71 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.4	51.6	15.5	0.6
Road5g	4.0	43.2	10.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.3	65.7	16.4	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	30.5	10.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

57 · #148 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #148 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #21 of 61 Big Ten WRs

How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Rutgers	44	577	13.1	5	--
2024	North Texas	66	822	12.5	11	--
2023	Washington State	5	23	4.6	0	--
Career		115	1,422	12.4	16	--

Season	Team
2025	Rutgers	--	--	--	12	--
2024	North Texas	4	86	127	157	--
2023	Washington State	--	--	--	31	--
Career		4	86	127	200	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 60–10

vs Norfolk State

3 rec · 79 yds

Dominant 50-point win at home against Norfolk State.

With A. Kaliakmanis — 309 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.2 · 4 rush yds (4 car) · J. Benjamin — 68 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Ohio · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.18Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 54 yds for a TD (Jai Patel KICK)
Week 14 · Penn State · 2&16 · Q2 · EPA +3.37(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short left to #0 D.Sheffield caught at PSU06, for 21 yards to the PSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:27, 1ST DOWN #44 J.Patel kick attempt good (H: #22 R.McCann, LS: #99 M.O’Connor)
Week 4 · Iowa · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 40 yds to the IOWA 5 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Miami (OH) · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 11 yds to the M-OH 42 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Maryland · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.74(11:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short left to #0 D.Sheffield caught at MD09, for 9 yards to the MD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:56 #44 J.Patel kick attempt good (H: #22 R.McCann, LS: #99 M.O’Connor)
Week 3 · Norfolk State · 4&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 10 yds to the NORF 33 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Oregon · 4&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 11 yds to the ORE 33 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Minnesota · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 29 yds to the MINN 27 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Ohio · 4&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 10 yds to the OHIO 33 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Ohio · 4&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 10 yds to the OHIO 33 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-31vs Ohio	4	85	21.3	1	54	Season-high 85 yds
Wk 2	W 45-17vs Miami (OH)	5	37	7.4	1	11
Wk 3	W 60-10vs Norfolk State	3	79	26.3	0	51
Wk 4	L 28-38vs Iowa	3	51	17.0	0	40
Wk 5	L 28-31@ Minnesota	5	74	14.8	1	29
Wk 7	L 19-38@ Washington	6	68	11.3	0	41
Wk 8	L 10-56vs Oregon	3	26	8.7	0	11
Wk 9	W 27-24@ Purdue	3	24	8.0	0	11
Wk 10	L 13-35@ Illinois	4	32	8.0	0	9
Wk 11	W 35-20vs Maryland	4	56	14.0	1	31
Wk 13	L 9-42@ Ohio State	2	18	9.0	0	10
Wk 14	L 36-40vs Penn State	2	27	13.5	1	21
Total		44	577	13.3	5	54