DT Sheffield

WR · Sr. · Rutgers5′10″ · 175 lb · Corinth, MS

DT Sheffield is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Rutgers.

Sheffield moves the chains on third down. The three seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Jake Dickert, Eric Morris and Greg Schiano. The first one came in 2024: All-AAC. On tape: 85 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Ohio, Week 1, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Taylor MorinWake Forest · 2021 · 91% season match
Tahj WashingtonMemphis · 2020 · 90% season match
DeMeer BlankumseeMemphis · 2024 · 86% season match
Devonte RossPenn State · 2025 · 83% season match
Raphael WilliamsPittsburgh · 2025 · 81% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Rutgers	44	577	13.1	5	54
2024	North Texas	66	822	12.5	11	75
2023	Washington State	5	23	4.6	0	15
Career		115	1,422	12.4	16	75

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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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 No. 8 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@ No. 1 Ohio State	2	18	9.0	0	10
Wk 14	L 36-40vs Penn State	2	27	13.5	1	21
Total		44	577	13.1	5	54

Signature game

Week 5 · 2025

L 28-31

at Minnesota

5 rec · 74 yds · 1 TD

With A. Kaliakmanis — 249 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · J. Anderson — 43.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 48 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Ohio · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.18Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 54 yds for a TD (Jai Patel KICK)
Week 14 · Penn State · 2nd and 16 · Q2 · EPA +3.37Kaliakmanis to Sheffield: a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Iowa · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 40 yds to the IOWA 5 for a
Week 2 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 11 yds to the M-OH 42 for a
Week 11 · Maryland · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Kaliakmanis to Sheffield: a 9-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · Norfolk State · 4th and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 10 yds to the NORF 33 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Oregon · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 11 yds to the ORE 33 for a
Week 5 · Minnesota · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 29 yds to the MINN 27 for a
Week 1 · Ohio · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 10 yds to the OHIO 33 for a
Week 1 · Ohio · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to DT Sheffield for 10 yds to the OHIO 33 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

44 rec · 577 yds · 5 TD

44 of 44 receptions matched to play-by-play

23 of 73 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

7320% of team targets

Catch rate

60%44 of 73 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

70% of targets (16)

75%catch rate

Air 5.4 · YAC 2.2 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

13% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air 13.3 · YAC 3.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

17% of targets (4)

25%catch rate

Air 31.5 · YAC 2.0 avg

60% catch rate on 73 targets · 20% of the team's targets.

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%

Teams and coaches

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

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

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 57 (#148 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

57Quality starter #148 of 485 · 2025?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2025. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2025 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Pass share

45.1%

378 pass / 460 run

Plays / game

69.8

12 games

Team sack rate

9.0%

445 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

44 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

57 · #148 of 485 WRs · 2025

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 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).