Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Missouri
Michael Scherer
LB • 6'3" • St. Louis, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Scherer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Missouri
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Missouri
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Delaware State
Player Story
Michael Scherer built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 30, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Michael Scherer's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Missouri
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Michael Scherer, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Missouri. Michael Scherer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 53
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Michael Scherer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Missouri · LB
- Career Tackles
- 53
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Missouri
- Top game
- Delaware State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day · Missouri
- High school pipeline
- Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · LB 260th (top 26%) · SEC 74th (top 13%) · National 634th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Missouri | 7 | 53 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69.6 |
Related Context
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Michael Scherer played LB for Missouri. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Scherer recorded 53 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Missouri.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Missouri paired 9 primary output with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Delaware 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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2016 Regular Season · Missouri
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
43.8
Usage
11
Consistency
43
Best Game by takeover score
Delaware State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 1. Eastern Michigan: 2.5. Georgia: 0.5. Delaware State: 3. LSU: 1. Florida: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 10 by 51.7. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 50. Georgia: 9 by 42.5. Delaware State: 4 by 46.7. LSU: 13 by 60. Florida: 10 by 51.7. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.8 · Games = 2 · +2.0 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · -2.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Delaware State
Best efficiency game
60 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/22 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 45-51 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Florida10+ tackles | L 14-40 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ LSU10+ tackles | L 7-42 | 13 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Delaware StateSplash game | W 79-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Georgia | L 27-28 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 61-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ West Virginia10+ tackles | L 11-26 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Scherer story
Michael Scherer built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 30, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Michael Scherer's career was his defensive production: 53 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 7 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Missouri. 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 Michael Scherer's production has multiple signals. With 7 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Missouri.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Scherer 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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Missouri
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Missouri | 9 | 43.8 | 11 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Delaware State
Week 4 · W 79-0
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 2 · W 61-21
2.5
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#3
@ LSU
Week 5 · L 7-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida
Week 7 · L 14-40 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
@ West Virginia
Week 1 · L 11-26
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Missouri
9 primary output · 43.8 efficiency · 11 usage
69.6
#2
2012 Regular Season · Missouri
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Missouri
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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