Kendall Sheffield: CB · Ohio State · #8.
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Kendall Sheffield
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Second year in the same secondary at Ohio State. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against TCU, Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ohio State | 35 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 40 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 9 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 58 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 77-31vs Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-28vs No. 15 TCU | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 49-6vs Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-26@ No. 9 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-26vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-14vs Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-49@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 36-31vs Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-6@ No. 24 Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-51@ Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-39vs No. 4 Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-24vs No. 21 Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 28-23vs No. 9 Washington | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 |
Bowl · 2018
W 28-23
vs Washington · neutral site
5 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 5 solo tackles
A close one, won by 5 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
23%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
35tackles this season35 tackles · 2 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Urban Meyer
Pass share
50.6%
561 pass / 547 run
Plays / game
79.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
599 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ohio State, 75 tackles — drafted at #111 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban, Urban Meyer and Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 8th NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 8th NFL season
