Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022San José State
Nehemiah Shelton
CB • 6'2" • 185 lbs • Gardena, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nehemiah Shelton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a corner
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Nehemiah Shelton built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a cornerback from Gardena, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Nehemiah Shelton's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNehemiah Shelton, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · San José State. Nehemiah Shelton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 189
- TFL
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 29
Quick Answers
Nehemiah Shelton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 189
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · CB 25th (top 7%) · Mountain West 69th (top 13%) · National 732nd (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 42 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 45.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 8 | 34 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 61 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 66.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 44 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Nehemiah Shelton played CB for San José State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nehemiah Shelton recorded 189 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
San José State paired 12 primary output with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · San José State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
4.8
Consistency
53.3
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Portland State: 0. Auburn: 1. Western Michigan: 1. Wyoming: 1. UNLV: 0. Fresno State: 1. Colorado State: 1.5. San Diego State: 1. Utah State: 1. Hawai'i: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Portland State: 7 by 29.2. Auburn: 2 by 18.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Wyoming: 1 by 14.2. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 1 by 14.2. Colorado State: 8 by 48.3. San Diego State: 5 by 30.8. Utah State: 8 by 43.3. Hawai'i: 8 by 83.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 27-14 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Utah State | L 31-35 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ San Diego State | L 27-43 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Colorado State | W 28-16 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Fresno State | L 10-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs UNLV | W 40-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Wyoming | W 33-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Western Michigan | W 34-6 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Auburn | L 16-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Portland State | W 21-17 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nehemiah Shelton story
Nehemiah Shelton built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a cornerback from Gardena, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Nehemiah Shelton's career was his defensive production: 189 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 8 interceptions, and 29 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nehemiah Shelton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 18.4 | 4.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 22.9 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 5 | 26 | 4.1 | -5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 5 | 26 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 37.4 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 12.5 | 30.8 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 13 · W 27-14 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Arkansas
Week 4 · W 31-24
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico State
Week 5 · W 37-31
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Hawai'i
Week 3 · W 17-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Washington State
Week 2 · L 0-31
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · San José State
12 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 6 usage
66.6
#2
2022 Regular Season · San José State
56.1
12.5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · San José State
45.7
10 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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