Shyheim Battle

Junior cornerback for NC State. 2023: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 46 tackles.

CB · NC State · Jr. · #7

6′2″ · 195 lb · Rocky Mount, NC

CFB Index 60 · #120 of 339 cornersLow confidenceNC State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 402 nationally · Signed with NC State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 cornerback for NC State. 2023: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 46 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to NC State in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at NC State, 140 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2019

Signed with NC State4-star out of Rocky Mount

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#402 national

CFB

College

NC State

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Dave Doeren

NC State

Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Dave Doeren — 34-16 over that span.

2020NC State8-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2022NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

60Quality starter #120 of 339?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (85th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (81st percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#362 / 2842 · 85th pct

Solo tackles#523 / 2842 · 81st pct

Tackles#691 / 2842 · 75th pct

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1404 / 2842 · 46th pct

2.0

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.7	0.1	0.0	0.1
Road6g	3.3	0.2	0.0	0.5

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

60 · #120 of 339 corners

Former four-star. Now #120 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	NC State	46	30	2.0	0.0	4	2	--
2022	NC State	30	22	2.0	0.0	4	2	--
2021	NC State	28	16	1.0	0.0	6	2	--
2020	NC State	36	24	1.0	1.0	10	1	--
Career		140	92	6.0	1.0	24	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2023

W 24–17

vs Clemson

3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With C. Noonkester — 41 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 52 LONG · K. Concepcion — 51 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 24-14@ UConn	3	2	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 2	L 24-45vs Notre Dame	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 45-7vs VMI	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 24-21@ Virginia	5	4	1.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 10-13vs Louisville	3	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 6	W 48-41vs Marshall	4	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	L 3-24@ Duke	2	0	0.0	1	1
Wk 9	W 24-17vs Clemson	3	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-6vs Miami	6	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 26-6@ Wake Forest	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 35-28@ Virginia Tech	1	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 39-20vs North Carolina	4	2	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 19-28@ Kansas State	7	4	0.0	—	0
Total		46	30	2.0	2	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Shyheim Battle

2019

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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