Shyheim Cullen: LB · Syracuse · #24.
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Shyheim Cullen
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three seasons in the Syracuse linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Boston College — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 | W 55-42@ Western Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Wagner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-21vs UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-37vs North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 51-41vs No. 22 NC State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-24@ Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-23vs Louisville | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-36vs No. 3 Notre Dame | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-21@ Boston College | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-18vs No. 15 West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 54-23
vs Louisville
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Louisville.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
4%1 pass breakups26 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Dino Babers — 18-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
44.1%
464 pass / 588 run
Plays / game
80.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
510 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Syracuse, 38 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Shafer → Dino Babers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
