Shyheim Brown is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida State.
Brown moves between deep coverage and the slot. Five seasons in the Florida State secondary to date. All-ACC in 2024 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Virginia — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | 32 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 62 | 35 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 53 | 25 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 31 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 181 | 88 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 38-46@ Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28vs No. 3 Miami | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-20@ Stanford | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-7vs Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-24@ Clemson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-21@ NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-40@ Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 42-7
vs Wake Forest
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Wake Forest.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL32 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
5 seasons under Mike Norvell — 35-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
40.3%
339 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
70.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #356 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #51 of 75 ACC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 42 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
ACC Specialist Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Norvell.
