Player Dossier

2024-2025

Florida International

Shamir Sterlin

DB • 6'3" • 210 lbs • Port Saint Lucie, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Shamir Sterlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

39%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

35

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

34

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Florida International

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Florida International
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State

Player Story

Shamir Sterlin built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from Port Saint Lucie, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Shamir Sterlin's career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8196

Treasure Coast · Port St. Lucie, FL

Committed To
Florida International
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Shamir Sterlin, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Florida International. Shamir Sterlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
71
TFL
2.5
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
4

Quick Answers

Shamir Sterlin quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida International · DB
Career Tackles
71
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 15 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · Florida International
Top game
Missouri State
Recruit profile
3-star · Treasure Coast · Florida International
High school pipeline
Treasure Coast · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 22 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank
62 tackles · DB 84th (top 9%) · Conference USA 31st (top 6%) · National 384th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2024 Regular SeasonFlorida International39-0--043.1
2025 PostseasonFlorida International125-0--062.2
2025 Regular SeasonFlorida International12572.5014062.2

Related Context

Shamir Sterlin played DB for Florida International. Across 2 tracked seasons, Shamir Sterlin recorded 71 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Florida International.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Florida International paired 9.5 primary output with 29.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 29.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2025 Postseason · Florida International

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

29.5

Usage

6.8

Consistency

62.5

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. Bethune-Cookman: 0. Penn State: 1. Florida Atlantic: 1.5. Delaware: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Kennesaw State: 0. Missouri State: 2. Middle Tennessee: 1. Liberty: 1. Jacksonville State: 1. Sam Houston: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 5 by 20.8. Bethune-Cookman: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 5 by 30.8. Florida Atlantic: 7 by 44.2. Delaware: 2 by 18.3. Western Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Kennesaw State: 2 by 8.3. Missouri State: 10 by 61.7. Middle Tennessee: 10 by 51.7. Liberty: 10 by 51.7. Jacksonville State: 4 by 26.7. Sam Houston: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.8 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Missouri State

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs Missouri State

Result
Sat 12/27@ UTSAL 20-5752000
Sat 11/29@ Sam HoustonW 56-16210010
Sat 11/22vs Jacksonville StateW 27-2144001
Sat 11/15vs Liberty10+ tacklesW 34-27108001
Sat 11/8@ Middle Tennessee10+ tacklesW 56-30105100
Thu 10/30@ Missouri State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 21-28108101
Tue 10/21vs Kennesaw StateL 26-4520000
Wed 10/15@ Western KentuckyW 25-643000
Sat 9/20vs DelawareL 16-3822001
Sat 9/13vs Florida AtlanticW 38-28750.50010
Sat 9/6@ Penn StateL 0-3453000
Fri 8/29vs Bethune-CookmanW 42-910000

Player Story

Shamir Sterlin story

Shamir Sterlin built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from Port Saint Lucie, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Shamir Sterlin's career was his defensive production: 71 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Florida International. 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 Shamir Sterlin's production has multiple signals. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida International.

The arc is straightforward: Shamir Sterlin 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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    Florida International

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonFlorida International012.52
2025 PostseasonFlorida International9.529.56.89.5
2025 Regular SeasonFlorida International9.529.56.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 108 Missouri State

Week 10 · L 21-28 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 98 Florida Atlantic

Week 3 · W 38-28

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Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 127 Middle Tennessee

Week 11 · W 56-30 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

61.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 15 Penn State

Week 2 · L 0-34 · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 102 Liberty

Week 12 · W 34-27 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

59.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Florida International

9.5 primary output · 29.5 efficiency · 6.8 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · Florida International

62.2

9.5 primary · 29.5 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Florida International

43.1

0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

1

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games