Air Force · L 26-35
10 tackles
The other 7 games average 7 tackles. This one was 3 above.
K'Von Sherman
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2025: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 1 sack against Syracuse — Week 5, 2026.
56 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 10 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-42vs Syracuse | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 34-20@ Temple | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-16vs Massachusetts | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-35@ Air Force | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 24 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 26-35 at Air Force, play by play
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How UConn’s defense played that day
Air Force’s 9 drives: 4 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 8.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 31-20.
A big game: 12 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 2 ended Syracuse’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 20-7.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 2. Third quarter, down 34-20. Ended Syracuse’s drive (downs).
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Overtime quarter, up 41-34.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Third quarter, tied 14-14.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, down 38-14.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 28-0.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%8 TFLSack rate
6%4 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups56 tackles · 8 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Jason Candle.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
