Player Dossier

2013-2017

Temple

Sharif Finch

DL • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Henrico, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Sharif Finch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

48%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

82

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Temple

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Temple
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Player Story

Sharif Finch built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Henrico, VA wearing No. 6, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Sharif Finch's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7833

Henrico · Richmond, VA

Committed To
Temple
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Sharif Finch, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Temple. Sharif Finch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
60
TFL
15
Sacks
9
QB hurries
6
Passes defended
1
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Sharif Finch quick answers

Latest team and position
Temple · DL
Career Tackles
60
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Temple
Top game
UCF
Recruit profile
2-star · Henrico · Temple
High school pipeline
Henrico · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 6 · Class 2017
2017 Tackles rank
49 tackles · DL 30th (top 5%) · American Athletic 73rd (top 14%) · National 736th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonTemple10-0--050
2014 Regular SeasonTemple10-0--141.2
2015 Regular SeasonTemple20-0--021.2
2016 Regular SeasonTemple31121--025.4
2017 PostseasonTemple13411--069.8
2017 Regular SeasonTemple134512761069.8

Related Context

Sharif Finch played DL for Temple. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sharif Finch recorded 60 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Temple.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Temple paired 28 primary output with 37.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 37.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Postseason · Temple

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

2.2

Efficiency

37.2

Usage

10.3

Consistency

56.4

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida International: 2. Notre Dame: 3. Villanova: 2. Massachusetts: 5. South Florida: 0. Houston: 1. East Carolina: 4. UConn: 0. Army: 0. Navy: 4. Cincinnati: 2. UCF: 5. Tulsa: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida International: 4 by 36.7. Notre Dame: 3 by 42.5. Villanova: 6 by 45. Massachusetts: 3 by 62.5. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 3 by 22.5. East Carolina: 5 by 60.8. UConn: 2 by 8.3. Army: 4 by 16.7. Navy: 5 by 60.8. Cincinnati: 7 by 49.2. UCF: 4 by 66.7. Tulsa: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins2.7 · Games = 7 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · -1.2 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UCF

Best efficiency game

66.7 vs UCF

Result
Fri 12/22@ Florida InternationalSplash gameW 28-342110
Sat 11/25@ TulsaW 43-2220000
Sat 11/18vs UCF2+ sacks · Splash gameL 19-4544320
Sat 11/11@ CincinnatiSplash gameW 35-2473001
Fri 11/3vs Navy2+ sacks · Splash gameW 34-2655220
Sat 10/21@ ArmyL 28-3141000
Sat 10/14vs UConnL 24-2822000
Sat 10/7@ East CarolinaSplash gameW 34-1052110
Sat 9/30vs HoustonL 13-2033100
Thu 9/21@ South FloridaL 7-4311000
Fri 9/15vs Massachusetts2+ sacks · Splash gameW 29-2133320
Sat 9/9vs VillanovaSplash gameW 16-1365200
Sat 9/2@ Notre DameSplash gameL 16-4931000

Player Story

Sharif Finch story

Sharif Finch built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Henrico, VA wearing No. 6, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Sharif Finch's career was his defensive production: 60 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 27 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sharif Finch's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Temple

    2013-2017

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Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonTemple00
2014 Regular SeasonTemple1201
2015 Regular SeasonTemple1100
2016 Regular SeasonTemple325.36.62
2017 PostseasonTemple2837.210.325
2017 Regular SeasonTemple2837.210.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UCF

Week 12 · L 19-45 · Conference game

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Massachusetts

Week 3 · W 29-21

5

Havoc Plays

87.5 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.

#3

vs Stony Brook

Week 2 · W 38-0

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Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Navy

Week 10 · W 34-26 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#5

@ East Carolina

Week 6 · W 34-10 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Temple

28 primary output · 37.2 efficiency · 10.3 usage

69.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · Temple

69.8

28 primary · 37.2 efficiency · 10.3 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Temple

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

10

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games