Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Kent State
Keith Sherald Jr.
CB • 5'9" • 181 lbs • Waldorf, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Keith Sherald Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Keith Sherald Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Waldorf, MD wearing No. 5, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Keith Sherald Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Keith Sherald Jr., CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State. Keith Sherald Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 239
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Keith Sherald Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 239
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bishop McNamara · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Bishop McNamara · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 65 tackles · CB 6th (top 2%) · Mid-American 36th (top 7%) · National 331st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 84 | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 73.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 61.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 76 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 61.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 13 | 62 | 5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 54.1 |
Related Context
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Keith Sherald Jr. played CB for Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Keith Sherald Jr. recorded 239 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kent State paired 16.5 primary output with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Kent State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
29.3
Usage
7.7
Consistency
55.9
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 0. Texas A&M: 1. VMI: 0. Iowa: 1. Maryland: 1. Bowling Green: 1.5. Buffalo: 2. Western Michigan: 1. Ohio: 1. Northern Illinois: 2.5. Akron: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Northern Illinois: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. Texas A&M: 3 by 22.5. VMI: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 5 by 30.8. Maryland: 5 by 30.8. Bowling Green: 11 by 60.8. Buffalo: 5 by 40.8. Western Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Ohio: 8 by 43.3. Northern Illinois: 9 by 62.5. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 4 by 16.7. Northern Illinois: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/21 | @ Wyoming | L 38-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Northern Illinois | L 23-41 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Miami (OH) | W 48-47 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Akron | W 38-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/3 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 52-47 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Ohio | W 34-27 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Western Michigan | L 31-64 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs BuffaloSplash game | W 48-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Bowling Green10+ tackles | W 27-20 | 11 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Maryland | L 16-37 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Iowa | L 7-30 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs VMI | W 60-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Texas A&M | L 10-41 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Keith Sherald Jr. story
Keith Sherald Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Waldorf, MD wearing No. 5, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Keith Sherald Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 239 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Kent 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 Keith Sherald Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Keith Sherald Jr. 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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Kent State
2017-2021
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Season Value Progression
2017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 16.5 | 46 | 10.8 | 16.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 15 | 42.4 | 18.3 | -1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 15 | 42.4 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | -15 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 11 | 29.3 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 29.3 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Miami (OH)
Week 7 · L 6-31 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Kennesaw State
Week 2 · W 26-23
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 14 · W 34-26 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Northern Illinois
Week 10 · W 52-47 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Buffalo
Week 12 · W 30-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kent State
16.5 primary output · 46 efficiency · 10.8 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Kent State
61.8
15 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 18.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kent State
61.8
15 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 18.3 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
12
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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