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Kendall Sheffield

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Kendall Sheffield recorded 36 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

3.1

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

36

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Kendall Sheffield's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2020
ATLANTAFALCONS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 27, 2020

Atlanta Falcons vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2020

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2020
ATLANTAFALCONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 5, 2020

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 5, 2020

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 27, 2019

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2019

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2024
NEW YORKJETS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 15, 2024

New York Jets vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2024

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2020
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 3, 2021

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2021

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Kendall Sheffield's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 9 total tackles · 1 pass defended

Regular Season
2020
ATLANTAFALCONS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 27, 2020

Atlanta Falcons vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2020

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2020
DENVERBRONCOS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 8, 2020

Denver Broncos vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2020

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Kendall Sheffield's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2015–2020

01
ATLSHEFFIELD—Kendall Sheffield
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Franchise era

2021–present

02
ATLSHEFFIELD—Kendall Sheffield
ATLROBINSON7Bijan Robinson
ATLLONDON5Drake London

A new offense searches for its quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The post-Ryan rebuild

Atlanta moved on from its longtime quarterback and began assembling a younger core around Robinson, London and a remodeled defense.

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Franchise era

2016–present

03
DALSHEFFIELD—Kendall Sheffield
DALPRESCOTT4Dak Prescott
DALELLIOTT21Ezekiel Elliott

Regular-season excellence meets January frustration

Dallas Cowboys · Dak, Zeke and the modern contenders

Prescott's immediate rise and Parsons's defensive impact kept Dallas among the league's most talented teams without a return to the conference championship game.

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Franchise era

2015–present

04
SFSHEFFIELD—Kendall Sheffield
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2022–present

05
TENSHEFFIELD—Kendall Sheffield
TENSIMMONS98Jeffery Simmons
TENLEVIS8Will Levis

The power core gives way to a younger roster

Tennessee Titans · The next Tennessee reset

The Titans began moving on from the Henry–Tannehill team and rebuilding around Simmons, new skill talent and another quarterback search.

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Franchise era

2011–present

06
NYJSHEFFIELD—Kendall Sheffield
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2016–present

07
MIASHEFFIELD—Kendall Sheffield
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons36 career games78 career solo tacklesCollege: Ohio State; Blinn College; AlabamaDrafted by: ATLDraft pick: 111Jersey: 410 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 15, 2019Most recent: Oct 26, 2025

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history