Player Dossier

2009-2010

Texas Tech

Steven Sheffield

QB • 6'4" • Austin, TX, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Steven Sheffield is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

14

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

1

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

25

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Texas Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Texas Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State

Player Story

Steven Sheffield built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a quarterback from Austin, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Steven Sheffield's career was his passing role:...

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Steven Sheffield, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Texas Tech. Steven Sheffield is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
1,553
Passing yards
1,578
Touchdowns
20

Quick Answers

Steven Sheffield quick answers

Latest team and position
Texas Tech · QB
Career Total Offense
1,553
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 13 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Texas Tech
Top game
Kansas State
Latest roster
No. 1 · Class 2010
2010 Total offense rank
375 total offense · QB 167th (top 58%) · Big 12 38th (top 31%) · National 367th (top 28%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 PostseasonTexas Tech68388-5162.7
2009 Regular SeasonTexas Tech61,0951,131-361562.7
2010 Regular SeasonTexas Tech737535916433.1

Related Context

Steven Sheffield played QB for Texas Tech. Across 2 tracked seasons, Steven Sheffield recorded 1,578 passing yards, -25 rushing yards, and 20 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Texas Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Texas Tech paired 1,178 primary output with 64.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 45.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2010 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Loss with 133 yards of offense and 59.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Regular Season · Texas Tech

Games

7

Primary Metric / G

53.6

Efficiency

45.2

Usage

9.5

Consistency

34.2

Best Game by takeover score

Texas A&M

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. New Mexico: 32. Texas: -8. Iowa State: 2. Texas A&M: 133. Missouri: 102. Oklahoma: 5. Weber State: 109

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico: 9 by 56. Texas: 3 by 25. Iowa State: 1 by 20. Texas A&M: 18 by 59.2. Missouri: 26 by 50.3. Oklahoma: 4 by 45.1. Weber State: 15 by 60.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins81 · Games = 3 · +48 vs Losses
Losses33 · Games = 4 · -48 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Texas A&M

Best efficiency game

60.6 vs Weber State

Result
Sat 11/20vs Weber StateW 64-2181210966.71060.630006
Sat 11/13@ OklahomaL 7-4514525.00045.1
Sun 11/7vs MissouriW 24-1711209955.00050.3630.5005
Sat 10/30@ Texas A&ML 27-45111412978.62159.2441011
Sat 10/2@ Iowa StateL 38-522012202
Sun 9/19vs TexasL 14-240100.000252-8-405
Sun 9/12@ New MexicoW 52-17271728.600562157.50110

Player Story

Steven Sheffield story

Steven Sheffield built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a quarterback from Austin, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Steven Sheffield's career was his passing role: 1,578 passing yards, 17 touchdown passes, and 194 attempts across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Texas Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Steven Sheffield moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Texas Tech

    2009-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonTexas Tech1,17864.516.7
2009 Regular SeasonTexas Tech1,17864.516.70
2010 Regular SeasonTexas Tech37545.29.5-803

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas State

Week 6 · W 66-14 · Conference game

Win with 509 yards of offense and 83.4 efficiency.

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Total Offense

69.7 takeover

509 total offense with 83.4 efficiency.

#2

@ Nebraska

Week 7 · W 31-10 · Conference game

202

Total Offense

65.2 takeover

Win with 202 yards of offense and 58.2 efficiency.

202 total offense with 58.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Texas A&M

Week 9 · L 27-45 · Conference game

133

Total Offense

64.5 takeover

Loss with 133 yards of offense and 59.2 efficiency.

133 total offense with 59.2 efficiency.

#4

vs Weber State

Week 12 · W 64-21

109

Total Offense

53.1 takeover

Win with 109 yards of offense and 60.6 efficiency.

109 total offense with 60.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Missouri

Week 10 · W 24-17 · Conference game

102

Total Offense

51.4 takeover

Win with 102 yards of offense and 50.3 efficiency.

102 total offense with 50.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Texas Tech

1,178 primary output · 64.5 efficiency · 16.7 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Texas Tech

62.7

1,178 primary · 64.5 efficiency · 16.7 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Texas Tech

33.1

375 primary · 45.2 efficiency · 9.5 usage

Milestones

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250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

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3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency