Last confirmed: Florida International, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 275 lb · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Hialeah
Jermaine Sheriff: DL · Florida International · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jermaine Sheriff
Wins his gap play after play. Jermaine Sheriff has been at Florida International through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida International | 29 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Florida International | 20 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | Florida International | 28 | 14 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 77 | 35 | 13.5 | 6.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-38vs Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-20@ Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-24vs Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-31@ No. 21 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-9vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-17@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-49vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-7@ UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-28vs Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-32@ Toledo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2018
W 55-9
2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%4 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries29 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Pass share
44.8%
383 pass / 472 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
403 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida International, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 33 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Turner → Butch Davis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
