Shyheim Battle: CB · NC State · #7.
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Shyheim Battle
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Fourth year in the same secondary at NC State. On tape: 7 tackles against Kansas State, Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14@ UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 10 Notre Dame | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs VMI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21@ Virginia | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-41vs Marshall | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-24@ No. 17 Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17vs Clemson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-6vs Miami | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-6@ Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-20vs North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 19-28vs Kansas State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this season46 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Dave Doeren — 34-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
44.5%
378 pass / 472 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
403 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #120 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at NC State, 140 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Doeren.
