Jermaine Sheriff: DL · Florida International · #99.
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Jermaine Sheriff
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Florida International: Ron Turner and Butch Davis. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida International | 29 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Florida International | 20 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | Florida International | 28 | 14 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 77 | 35 | 13.5 | 6.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-38vs Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-20@ Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-24vs Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-31@ No. 21 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-9vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-17@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-49vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-7@ UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-28vs Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-32vs Toledo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2018
W 55-9
2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%4 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries29 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Pass share
44.8%
383 pass / 472 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
403 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida International, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Turner → Butch Davis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
