Shy Tuttle: DL · Tennessee · #2.
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Shy Tuttle
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Tennessee. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 sack against West Virginia — Week 1, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-40vs No. 17 West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 21-47vs Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 12-38@ No. 2 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-24@ No. 21 Auburn | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-58vs No. 1 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 14-3vs Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-7vs No. 12 Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-50vs Missouri | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-38@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
6%2 hurries33 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeremy Pruitt
Pass share
42.4%
297 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
58.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tennessee, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Butch Jones → Jeremy Pruitt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
