Shawn Jennings: LB · South Alabama · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Shawn Jennings
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at South Alabama: Steve Campbell and Kane Wommack. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas State — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Alabama | 28 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 13 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | South Alabama | 20 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 34 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Southern Miss | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-19@ Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21vs Alcorn State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-33@ Texas State | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 24-31@ Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-31@ App State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-60@ Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 28-21
vs Alcorn State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%3 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups28 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kane Wommack
Pass share
48.3%
407 pass / 435 run
Plays / game
70.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #261 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Alabama, 61 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban, Joey Jones, Steve Campbell and Kane Wommack.
