Kempton Shine

HONORS
2024 – Named one of three Defensive Impact Players at team’s annual awards banquet.

AT VIRGINIA
2024 – Tallied five tackles, including three solo against Louisville (10/12) … Had one pass break up against Richmond (8/31), Maryland (9/14) and North Carolina (10/26).

AT EASTERN MICHIGAN

HONORS
2023 – Second Team Preseason All-MAC by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.  2022 – Second Team Preseason All-MAC by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele … MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week (9/19) … Preseason All-MAC selection by Athlon Sports.

EMU CAREER
Started 40 of the 45 games in which he appeared … He started the final 25 games of his EMU career … Left Eastern Michigan ranked second in program history with 27 career passes defended … Totaled 22 of his career pass breakups over the final two seasons, including 13 in 2022 … Credited with 176 career tackles (110 solo), one interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Four-year letterwinner … Played in three bowl games as a member of the EMU football program – 68 Ventures Bowl (2023), Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (2022) and Lending Tree Bowl (2021).

2023 – Started all 13 games … Totaled 56 tackles (31 solo) … His nine passes defended were tied for the seventh-most in the MAC … Helped the Eagles clinch bowl eligibility on the final game of the regular season, a 24-11 win over Buffalo (11/21) … Made a season-high nine tackles against Northern Illinois (10/21) …  2022 – Recorded a team-high, 13 pass defended (12 breakups, 1 interception), tied for the fourth-most in the MAC … Notched 30 tackles (24 solo), an interception, a force fumble and a fumble recovery … Named the MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week (9/19) after six tackles (four solo) and a forced fumble and recovery in the final minutes to help seal the victory over Arizona State, the first ever regular-season win by a MAC school over a PAC-12 program … Grabbed his first career interception, returning the ball nine yards versus the University of Akron (11/8) …  2021 – Played in a career-high 10 games, all starts … Recorded a personal-best 47 tackles (27 solo, 20 assisted) … Added a career-high three pass breakups … Posted a season-best nine-tackle performance against Western Michigan (11/16) … Recorded five-or-more tackles four times during the 2021 season … Led the team with eight tackles including a tackle for loss in EMU’s 13-12 win over Miami-Ohio (10/9). Squared off against current UVA defensive end Kam Butler in the contest. Butler had four tackles, including two sacks.  2020 – Played in six games and made four starts … Finished the season with 36 tackles (23 solo, 13 assisted) … Also notched two pass deflections, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery … Recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Central Michigan (11/27) … Had multiple tackles in each game for Eastern in 2020 … Registered five-or-more tackles in four-of-six games played.  2019 – Appeared in four games for the Eagles, making one start at Illinois (9/14) … Credited with seven tackles, including four against Central Connecticut (9/21).

PREP
Attended St. Rita High School and played under Todd Kuska as an Mustang…Ranked as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and a two-star by Rivals … Three-year starter … Team won the 89th version of the Chicago Prep Bowl defeating Public League champion Taft, 56-6, to finish the season at 7-6 after a 1-5 beginning to the year … The 2017 squad finished in second-place in the Chicago Catholic League Blue Conference and earned a berth in the Class 7A quarterfinal round … Second Team All-CCL Blue as a sophomore … Also a part of the track team.

PERSONAL

• Full name is Kempton Simba Shine
• Son of Kempton and Lufreda Shine
• Has one brother, Marcellous Moore, and one sister, Kimberly Shine
• Was part of the Individualized Studies Program at Eastern Michigan
• Graduate Student in the School of Education