#99

Jermaine Sheriff

Senior defensive lineman for Florida International. 2018: 2 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

DL · Florida International · Sr. · #99

6′2″ · 275 lb · Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Florida International 2018 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Florida International. 2018: 2 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Florida International in 2014.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 3049 nationally · Signed with Florida International

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Florida International, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2014

Signed with Florida International2-star out of Hialeah

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3049 national

CFB

College

Florida International

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

2 coaches

2016

Ron Turner

Florida International

2017–2018

Butch Davis

Florida International

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ron Turner → Butch Davis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Florida International4-8HC: Ron Turner · Balanced

2017Florida International8-5HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2018Florida International9-4HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#489 / 2662 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#693 / 2662 · 72nd pct

4.5

Tackles#1401 / 2662 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#1761 / 2662 · 32nd pct

QB hurries#1228 / 2662 · 27th pct

Passes defended#1661 / 2662 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.8	0.7	0.3	0.0
Road5g	2.4	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

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

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

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	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2018

W 55–9

vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 TFL

Dominant 46-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

With J. Morgan — 341 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · M. Alexander — 5 rec · 144 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 28-38vs Indiana	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 28-20@ Old Dominion	2	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 63-24vs Massachusetts	2	0	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 4	L 17-31@ Miami	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 55-9vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	5	2	2.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 7	W 24-21vs Middle Tennessee	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 9	W 38-17@ Western Kentucky	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 14-49vs Florida Atlantic	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 45-7@ UTSA	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 25-28vs Marshall	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	W 35-32@ Toledo	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		29	12	4.5	2.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2014

2018 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays