Cornerback, Ohio State (from Alabama), 2015–18
Kendall Sheffield
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Missouri City, TX
- Born
- May 30, 1996, in Missouri City, Texas
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Kendall Sheffield played cornerback at Alabama (2015) and Ohio State (2016–18). The Atlanta Falcons took Sheffield in round 4, No. 111 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: National champions, 2015 (Alabama); SEC champions, 2015; Big Ten champions, 2017 and 2018
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ohio State | 40 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 35 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Career | 75 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Alabama | 8 | CB | RS | ||
| 2016 | Ohio State | 8 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Ohio State | 8 | CB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Ohio State | 8 | CB | Jr. | 6′0″ | 193 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Ohio State 14 games, 35 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Oregon State | W 77–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Rutgers | W 52–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. TCU | W 40–28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Tulane | W 49–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | at Penn State | W 27–26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Indiana | W 49–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Minnesota | W 30–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Purdue | L 20–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Nebraska | W 36–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Michigan State | W 26–6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Maryland | W 52–51 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Michigan | W 62–39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Northwestern | W 45–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Washington | W 28–23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Ohio State 13 games, 40 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atIndiana | W 49–21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Oklahoma | L 16–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Army | W 38–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UNLV | W 54–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atRutgers | W 56–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atNebraska | W 56–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Penn State | W 39–38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Iowa | L 24–55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Michigan State | W 48–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Illinois | W 52–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | atMichigan | W 31–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Wisconsin | W 27–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. USC | W 24–7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ | |
| Weight | 193 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Vertical jump | 39″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.69 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.06 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 36 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New York Jets | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 36 | 111 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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