Sharif Finch

Defensive lineman for Temple. 2017: 8 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 49 tackles.

DL · Temple · #6

6′5″ · 250 lb · Henrico, VA

Temple 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 2193 nationally · Signed with Temple

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 defensive lineman for Temple. 2017: 8 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 49 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Temple in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Temple, 9 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

Signed with Temple2-star out of Henrico

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2193 national

CFB

College

Temple

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2016

Matt Rhule

Temple

2017

Geoff Collins

Temple

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Rhule → Geoff Collins. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Temple6-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

2015Temple10-4HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

2016Temple10-4HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

2017Temple7-6HC: Geoff Collins · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (97th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#33 / 2682 · 99th pct

8.0

Tackles for loss#65 / 2682 · 97th pct

13.0

QB hurries#72 / 2682 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#599 / 2682 · 77th pct

Tackles#698 / 2682 · 74th pct

Passes defended#1090 / 2682 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

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

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	1.8	1.0	0.0
Road7g	3.7	0.3	0.3	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.4	1.0	0.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.4	1.0	0.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

K.C. Keeler

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Temple	49	32	13.0	8.0	1	--	--
2016	Temple	11	4	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2015	Temple	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
2014	Temple	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		60	36	15.0	9.0	1	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 16–13

vs Villanova

2 TFL · 6 TOT · 5 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With L. Marchi — 274 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.6 · -3 rush yds (1 car) · A. Starzyk — 44 AVG · 49 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 16-49@ Notre Dame	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 16-13vs Villanova	6	5	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 29-21vs Massachusetts	3	3	3.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 4	L 7-43@ South Florida	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 13-20vs Houston	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 34-10@ East Carolina	5	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 24-28vs UConn	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 28-31@ Army	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 34-26vs Navy	5	5	2.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 11	W 35-24@ Cincinnati	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 12	L 19-45vs UCF	4	4	3.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 13	W 43-22@ Tulsa	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 28-3@ Florida International	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		49	32	13.0	8.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2013

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays