Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 13-58vs Western Michigan | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | — | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-56@ Buffalo | 6/14 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | — | Season-high 53 yds |
| Total | 7/16 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | — |
#12
T.J. DeShields
Sophomore quarterback for Akron. 2020: 54 passing yards, 1 INT.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Beloit, OH
Akron 2020 alumnus
The story
2 quarterback for Akron. 2020: 54 passing yards, 1 INT.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearT.J. DeShields
He has spent two seasons in the Akron quarterback room. The receipt: 53 pass yds against Buffalo — Week 15, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Akron, 76 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2020 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tom Arth — 1-17 over that span.
2019Akron0-12HC: Tom Arth · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2020Akron1-5HC: Tom Arth · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (96th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 27.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 2.1 YPA, 0.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 15 · Buffalo · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -4.13T.J. DeShields pass intercepted Javien Cuff return for 34 yds to the Buff 47
- Week 15 · Buffalo · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.88T.J. DeShields pass complete to Nate Stewart for 9 yds to the Akron 39 for a 1ST down
- Week 15 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.79T.J. DeShields pass complete to Jonzell Norrils for 24 yds to the Buff 20 for a 1ST down
- Week 15 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.74T.J. DeShields pass complete to Tristian Brank for 1 yd to the Akron 32
- Week 15 · Buffalo · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.43T.J. DeShields sacked by Kyler Laing for a loss of 8 yards to the Akron 22
- Week 15 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.41T.J. DeShields pass complete to Jeremiah Knight for 7 yds to the Buff 30
- Week 15 · Buffalo · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.23T.J. DeShields pass complete to Jonzell Norrils for 8 yds to the Akron 33
- Week 15 · Buffalo · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -0.08T.J. DeShields pass complete to Tony Grimes Jr. for 4 yds to the Buff 26 for a 1ST down
- Week 10 · Western Michigan · 3&15 · Q4 · EPA -0.02T.J. DeShields pass complete to Teon Dollard for 1 yd to the Akron 6
- Week 10 · Western Michigan · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA +0.00T.J. DeShields run for 3 yds to the Akron 33 T.J. DeShields fumbled, forced by Anthony Enechukwu, recovered by WMich Ryan Selig
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology