Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Miami (OH)
Sterling Weatherford
DB • 6'4" • 221 lbs • Cicero, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sterling Weatherford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Sterling Weatherford built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Cicero, IN wearing No. 21, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Sterling Weatherford's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Sterling Weatherford, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Sterling Weatherford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 204
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 3
- Passes defended
- 19
Quick Answers
Sterling Weatherford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · DB
- Career Tackles
- 204
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Hamilton Heights · Miami (OH)
- High school pipeline
- Hamilton Heights · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · DB 59th (top 7%) · Mid-American 35th (top 7%) · National 326th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 20.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 14 | 93 | 5.5 | 2 | - | 10 | 0 | 60.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 62 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 12 | 66 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 37.3 |
Related Context
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Sterling Weatherford played DB for Miami (OH). Across 4 tracked seasons, Sterling Weatherford recorded 204 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 5 primary output with 41.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
30.4
Usage
6.8
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 1.5. Minnesota: 2.5. Long Island University: 0. Army: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Ball State: 3. Ohio: 0. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Kent State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 7 by 44.2. Minnesota: 6 by 50. Long Island University: 4 by 16.7. Army: 7 by 29.2. Central Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Akron: 4 by 16.7. Ball State: 5 by 50.8. Ohio: 9 by 37.5. Buffalo: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Kent State: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Kent State | L 47-48 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/17 | vs Bowling Green | W 34-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/10 | vs Buffalo | W 45-18 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/2 | @ Ohio | L 33-35 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Ball StateSplash game | W 24-17 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Akron | W 34-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 12-13 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Central Michigan | W 28-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Army | L 10-23 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Long Island University | W 42-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | L 26-31 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 14-49 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sterling Weatherford story
Sterling Weatherford built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Cicero, IN wearing No. 21, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Sterling Weatherford's career was his defensive production: 204 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Sterling Weatherford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Miami (OH)
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 4 | 16.5 | 3.9 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 18.5 | 42.4 | 7 | 14.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 18.5 | 42.4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 5 | 41.7 | 12.9 | -13.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 9 | 30.4 | 6.8 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio
Week 11 · W 24-21 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Buffalo
Week 11 · L 10-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Ball State
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 13 · W 20-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Buffalo
Week 10 · L 42-51 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
5 primary output · 41.7 efficiency · 12.9 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Miami (OH)
60.5
18.5 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
60.5
18.5 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
11
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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