Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Louisville
Cornelius Sturghill
DB • 5'11" • 194 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cornelius Sturghill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Cornelius Sturghill built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 6, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Cornelius Sturghill's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Cornelius Sturghill, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Louisville. Cornelius Sturghill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 51
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Cornelius Sturghill quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · DB
- Career Tackles
- 51
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Louisville
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Melrose · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Melrose · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DB 368th (top 41%) · ACC 186th (top 30%) · National 1,642nd (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 8 | 23 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 11 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 18 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 28 |
Related Context
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Cornelius Sturghill played DB for Louisville. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cornelius Sturghill recorded 51 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Louisville paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Kentucky
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Louisville
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
1.9
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Eastern Kentucky: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Florida State: 1. Boston College: 0. Clemson: 0. Virginia: 0. Miami: 1. Syracuse: 0. Kentucky: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 7 by 29.2. Notre Dame: 4 by 16.7. Eastern Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Western Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Florida State: 1 by 14.2. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 0 by 10. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Kentucky
Best efficiency game
29.2 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | vs Mississippi State | W 38-28 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Kentucky | L 13-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Syracuse | W 56-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Miami | L 27-52 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Virginia | W 28-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Clemson | L 10-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Boston College | W 41-39 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Florida State | L 24-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Western Kentucky | W 38-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 42-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tue 9/3 | vs Notre Dame | L 17-35 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cornelius Sturghill story
Cornelius Sturghill built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 6, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Cornelius Sturghill's career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 1 interception, and 6 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cornelius Sturghill's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisville
2015-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 4 | 17 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 3 | 12.2 | 1.9 | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 3 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 13 · L 10-56
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 2 · W 42-0
1
Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 4 · L 24-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
39.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami
Week 11 · L 27-52 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Kentucky
Week 3 · W 20-17
1
Havoc Plays
34.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Louisville
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Louisville
38.5
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Louisville
38.1
4 primary · 17 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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