Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#38
K'Von Sherman
Junior linebacker for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 236 lb · Pearland, TX · Pearland HS
CFB Index 81 · #51 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Toledo → UConn for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
tackles · 2026
3 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Lafayette
Statement game12 tackles · 3 TFLat Bowling Green (FBS) · L 23-28
Top 1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Toledo in 2024.
- Transferred from Toledo to UConn in 2026.
K'Von Sherman
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. K'Von Sherman has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-MAC. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Maryland — Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20248 games
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Hutchinson C.C.
202513 games
- All-MACfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jim Mora, Gordon Sammis, and Jason Candle. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025Toledo
2026UConn
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026UConn1-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
Elite: tackles for loss (95th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 1.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
5 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keyshaun Elliott’s 2025 season.
80%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 5
Matches Keyshaun on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
PD rate
Differs from Keyshaun on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Labarbera's sophomore season at Nevada (2025).
79%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Dylan on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like K'Von Sherman
Background
Prior to UConn: Sherman played the last two seasons at Toledo. In 2025 he was a first-team All-MAC selection after leading the team with 94 tackles and 14.5 TFLs. He had 4.5 sacks and six QB hurries as well. In 2024, he played in 13 games and finished with 11 total tackles. He went to Toledo from...
The linebacker corps · UConn
- K'Von Sherman93 tackles · 2025
- #20Luke Murphy36 tackles · 2025
- #9Zakaih Saez13 tackles · 2025
- #5Rickey Williams11 tackles · 2025
- #19Ethan Hogg3 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology