DT Sheffield
DT Sheffield
Moves the chains on third down. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Jake Dickert, Eric Morris and Greg Schiano. 2024 brought the first one: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 85 rec yds, 4 receptions against Ohio, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Greg Schiano.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rutgers | 44 | 577 | 13.1 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 66 | 822 | 12.5 | 11 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 115 | 1,422 | 12.4 | 16 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rutgers | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 4 | 86 | 127 | 157 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | 31 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 86 | 127 | 200 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 60–10
vs Norfolk State
3 rec · 79 yds
Dominant 50-point win at home against Norfolk State.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Rutgers
Returning around him
- 67% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #36
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Taylor Morin’s 2021 season.
Matches Taylor on
Differs from Taylor on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Michael Pettway’s path through Jacksonville State.
Hunter Long
Jalen McDonald
Matches Michael on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Amad Anderson's junior season at Temple (2022).
Matches Amad on
Player DNA
Players who play like DT Sheffield
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+2409%
Up 2409% from first season to most-recent.