New Mexico State · W 22-3
No tackles.
Jacksonville State · L 24-27
No tackles.
Middle Tennessee · L 23-26
No tackles.
Sterlin has tackles in 5 of Florida International’s 8 games: none against New Mexico State, Jacksonville State and Middle Tennessee.
Shamir Sterlin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The three seasons at Florida International span two head coaches: Mike MacIntyre and Willie Simmons. The first one came in 2025: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Buffalo — Week 2, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 23 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Florida International | 62 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | Florida International | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 94 | 57 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-3vs Long Island University | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Liberty | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 10-49 at Liberty, play by play
7 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception on 3rd and 6 ended Liberty’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
Intercepted on 3rd and 6. First quarter, down 7-0. Ended Liberty’s drive (int).
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 5 games with play by play.
How Florida International’s defense played that day
Liberty’s 10 drives: 3 stopped (1 takeaway) · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 3. His interception came with Florida International down 7.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
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 -12 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL23 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
50.7%
272 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
67.1
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #126 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #9 of 43 Conference USA DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,563 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Conference USA Freshman Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
