Kempton Shine
Kempton Shine
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Notre Dame — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia, 165 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia | 37 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 57 | 32 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 24 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 47 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 165 | 103 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 29 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 34–13
vs Richmond
1 PD · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Richmond.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Damel Hickman’s 2023 season.
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