Player Career

Kendall Sheffield Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kendall Sheffield story

Kendall Sheffield built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a cornerback from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Alabama and Ohio State. The clearest part of Kendall Sheffield's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 17 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kendall Sheffield's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama and Ohio State.

The arc is straightforward: Kendall 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ohio State

    2016-2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonAlabama0
2016 Regular SeasonOhio State00
2017 PostseasonOhio State1121.32.611
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State1121.32.60
2018 PostseasonOhio State12193.41
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State12193.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs USC

Week 1 · W 24-7 · Postseason

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

65.3 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Oregon State

Week 1 · W 77-31

2

Havoc Plays

54.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#3

vs Rutgers

Week 2 · W 52-3 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

51.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

#4

@ TCU

Week 3 · W 40-28

1

Havoc Plays

48.6 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#5

vs Indiana

Week 6 · W 49-26 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

44.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Ohio State

12 primary output · 19 efficiency · 3.4 usage

51.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · Ohio State

51.6

12 primary · 19 efficiency · 3.4 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Ohio State

36.9

11 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 2.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games