Shemar Bartholomew: DB · Georgia Southern · #17.
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Shemar Bartholomew
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. First career honor, 2023: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio — Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 14 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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 | Georgia Southern | 38 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Career | 38 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs The Citadel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-35vs UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 40-3@ Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-28vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-41@ James Madison | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-28vs UL Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-27vs Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-45@ Texas State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 33-38@ Marshall | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20vs Old Dominion | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-55@ App State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 21-41vs Ohio | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
37%14 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL38 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 14 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
60.6%
572 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
72.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
604 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Georgia Southern, 38 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2023)
