Senior linebacker for South Alabama. 2021: 28 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Dadeville, AL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 592 nationally · Signed with Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for South Alabama. 2021: 28 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
Shawn Jennings
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Shawn Jennings has been at South Alabama through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Texas State — Week 6, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Alabama, 61 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Campbell → Kane Wommack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #261 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Alabama | 28 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 13 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | South Alabama | 20 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 34 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 28–21
vs Alcorn State
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Southern Miss | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-19@ Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21vs Alcorn State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-33@ Texas State | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 24-31@ Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-31@ App State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-60@ Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Michael Barrett’s 2021 season.
Matches Michael on
Differs from Michael on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon Scott's junior season at NC State (2021).
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Player DNA