Shawn Featherstone: DB · Akron · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Shawn Featherstone
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Akron: Terry Bowden and Tom Arth. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against UAB — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-42@ Illinois | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-31vs UAB | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 24-45@ Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-35vs Troy | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-37@ Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-26vs Kent State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-21vs Buffalo | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-49@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL41 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Arth
Pass share
55.1%
397 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
12.6%
467 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Akron, 149 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Terry Bowden → Tom Arth. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
