Shelton Lewis: CB · Florida Atlantic · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Shelton Lewis
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for two head coaches at Florida Atlantic: Charlie Partridge and Lane Kiffin. The first one came in 2017: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Middle Tennessee — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 40 | 28 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 47 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 |
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | 35 | 24 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2015 | Florida Atlantic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 122 | 83 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 17 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-63@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-26vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-28vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 36-56@ No. 16 UCF | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-25@ Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-33vs Old Dominion | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 7-31@ Marshall | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-21vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-14@ Florida International | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-15vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 38-41@ North Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 28 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 |
Week 6 · 2018
W 52-33
vs Old Dominion
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out Old Dominion at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this season40 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
39.1%
371 pass / 577 run
Plays / game
79.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 122 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2017) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2017)
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Partridge → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
