Solomon Deshields: LB · Texas A&M · #22.
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Solomon Deshields
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Pat Narduzzi and Mike Elko. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Auburn — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 23 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 58 | 27 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 18 | 11 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 107 | 54 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-10vs McNeese | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17vs Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-23vs No. 8 LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-44@ South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 38-3vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 41-43@ Auburn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17vs No. 3 Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35vs USC | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups23 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
41.0%
360 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at Pittsburgh and Texas A&M, 107 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Narduzzi and Mike Elko.
