Shaquille Vereen: LB · Air Force · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Shaquille Vereen
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Air Force. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Navy — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 3 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
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs VMI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-29@ No. 7 Michigan | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-28vs No. 22 San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-56@ New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 45-48@ Navy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 34-30vs UNLV | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-42@ Nevada | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-28@ Colorado State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-21vs Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-44@ Boise State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-35vs Utah State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups35 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 15-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
15.9%
142 pass / 749 run
Plays / game
74.2
12 games
Team sack rate
12.4%
169 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Air Force, 56 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
