Player Dossier

2019-2020

Akron

T.J. DeShields

QB • 6'3" • 200 lbs • Beloit, OH, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

T.J. DeShields is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

7%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

0

Developing production for a quarterback

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

11

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Akron

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Akron
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

T.J. DeShields, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Akron. T.J. DeShields is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
76
Passing yards
76

Quick Answers

T.J. DeShields quick answers

Latest team and position
Akron · QB
Career Total Offense
76
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 5 games
Best season
2020 Regular Season · Akron
Top game
Northern Illinois
Latest roster
No. 12 · Sophomore
2020 Total offense rank
50 total offense · QB 260th (top 81%) · Mid-American 59th (top 60%) · National 779th (top 61%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonAkron326224040.3
2020 Regular SeasonAkron25054-4051.6

Related Context

T.J. DeShields played QB for Akron. Across 2 tracked seasons, T.J. DeShields recorded 76 passing yards. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Akron.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Akron paired 50 primary output with 42.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 42.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Loss with 45 yards of offense and 36.5 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · Akron

Games

2

Primary Metric / G

25

Efficiency

42.5

Usage

3.3

Consistency

56.7

Best Game by takeover score

Buffalo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 5. Buffalo: 45

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half5 · Games = 1 · -40 vs Second Half
Second Half45 · Games = 1 · +40 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Buffalo

Best efficiency game

48.5 vs Western Michigan

Result
Sat 12/12@ BuffaloL 7-566145342.90136.51-8-800
Wed 11/4vs Western MichiganL 13-5812150.00048.514403

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Akron

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonAkron2626.78
2020 Regular SeasonAkron5042.53.324

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northern Illinois

Week 9 · L 0-49 · Conference game

Loss with 15 yards of offense and 48.2 efficiency.

15

Total Offense

55.3 takeover

15 total offense with 48.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Bowling Green

Week 10 · L 6-35 · Conference game

11

Total Offense

52.6 takeover

Loss with 11 yards of offense and 31.9 efficiency.

11 total offense with 31.9 efficiency.

#3

@ Buffalo

Week 15 · L 7-56 · Conference game

45

Total Offense

47.9 takeover

Loss with 45 yards of offense and 36.5 efficiency.

45 total offense with 36.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Western Michigan

Week 10 · L 13-58 · Conference game

5

Total Offense

22.2 takeover

Loss with 5 yards of offense and 48.5 efficiency.

5 total offense with 48.5 efficiency.

#5

vs Troy

Week 4 · L 7-35

0

Total Offense

0 takeover

Loss with 0 yards of offense and 0 efficiency.

0 total offense with 0 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Akron

50 primary output · 42.5 efficiency · 3.3 usage

51.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · Akron

40.3

26 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 8 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

0

Above avg efficiency