Jamie Sheriff: DL · South Alabama · #11.
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Jamie Sheriff
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at South Alabama. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Tulane — Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Alabama | 45 | 21 | 8.5 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 40 | 17 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 20 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 105 | 48 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-37@ No. 24 Tulane | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-17vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-7@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-34vs Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-31@ James Madison | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-7@ UL Monroe | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-3vs Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-33vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-28@ Troy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-14vs Arkansas State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-0vs Marshall | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-52@ Texas State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 59-10@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 21 | 8.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%8 TFLSack rate
7%3 sacksHurry rate
27%12 hurries45 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kane Wommack
Pass share
47.9%
428 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
68.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
45 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #103 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Alabama, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Campbell → Kane Wommack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
