Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Vanderbilt
Donovan Sheffield
CB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Nashville, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donovan Sheffield shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama A&M
Player Story
Donovan Sheffield built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a cornerback from Nashville, TN wearing No. 21, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Donovan Sheffield's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Donovan Sheffield, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Donovan Sheffield shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Donovan Sheffield quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · CB
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Alabama A&M
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ensworth · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Ensworth · 36 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · CB 82nd (top 22%) · SEC 110th (top 18%) · National 1,030th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 7 | 14 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11 | 36 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 39.3 |
Related Context
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Donovan Sheffield played CB for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Donovan Sheffield recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 5.5 primary output with 19.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
19.4
Usage
2.7
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Nevada: 2. Notre Dame: 0. South Carolina: 1. Tennessee State: 0. Georgia: 0. Florida: 0. Kentucky: 1. Arkansas: 0. Ole Miss: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 35. Nevada: 0 by 20. Notre Dame: 7 by 29.2. South Carolina: 7 by 39.2. Tennessee State: 5 by 20.8. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. Ole Miss: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.4 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
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs South Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | vs Baylor | L 38-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Ole Miss | W 36-29 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Arkansas | W 45-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Kentucky | L 7-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Florida | L 27-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Georgia | L 13-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Tennessee State | W 31-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs South Carolina | L 14-37 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-22 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 41-10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 35-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Donovan Sheffield story
Donovan Sheffield built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a cornerback from Nashville, TN wearing No. 21, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Donovan Sheffield's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and 6 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Donovan Sheffield's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 5.5 | 19.4 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5.5 | 19.4 | 2.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Alabama A&M
Week 2 · W 42-0
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#2
vs South Carolina
Week 4 · L 14-37 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
42.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 1 · W 35-7
1
Havoc Plays
41.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 2 · W 41-10
2
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#5
@ Kentucky
Week 8 · L 7-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
26.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
5.5 primary output · 19.4 efficiency · 2.7 usage
39.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
39.3
5.5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 2.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
38
0 primary · 5.8 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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