MJ Sherman: LB · Nebraska · #48.
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MJ Sherman
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Kirby Smart and Matt Rhule. On tape: 6 tackles against Illinois, Week 4, 2024.
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
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-7vs UTEP | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-3vs Northern Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31vs No. 24 Illinois | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 28-10@ Purdue | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-21@ No. 4 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-27vs UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-28@ USC | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-25vs Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13@ Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 20-15vs Boston College | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%5 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups29 tackles · 5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
49.7%
432 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #260 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Georgia and Nebraska, 58 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirby Smart and Matt Rhule.
