Last confirmed: Akron, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Beloit, OH
T.J. DeShields: QB · Akron · #12.
T.J. DeShields
He has spent two seasons in the Akron quarterback room. A game that shows it: 53 passing yards against Buffalo — Week 15, 2020.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 13-58vs Western Michigan | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | — | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-56@ No. 24 Buffalo | 6/14 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | — | Season-high 53 yds |
| Total | 7/16 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | — |
Week 10 · 2020
L 13-58
4 rush yds (1 car) · 1 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
With J. Knight — 66 rush yds (10 car) · 2 rec · 18 yds · G. Peterson — 39 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
2 seasons under Tom Arth — 1-17 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 27.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 2.1 YPA, 0.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Arth
Pass share
41.2%
148 pass / 211 run
Plays / game
59.8
6 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Akron, 76 passing yards — his college career is complete.
