Nehemiah Shelton: CB · San José State · #23.
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Nehemiah Shelton
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Fifth year in the San José State secondary. The first one came in 2022: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Hawai'i — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San José State | 44 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | San José State | 61 | 47 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2020 | San José State | 38 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2019 | San José State | 42 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | San José State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 189 | 148 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 29 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs Portland State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-24@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-6vs Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-16@ Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-7vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-17@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-16vs Colorado State | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 27-43@ San Diego State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-35@ Utah State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-14vs Hawai'i | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Total | 44 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this season44 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Brent Brennan — 25-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
56.1%
429 pass / 336 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
460 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #96 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at San José State, 189 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brent Brennan.
