Junior Sherrill
| No. 0 – Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 24, 2005 |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Junior Sherrill (born June 24, 2005) is an American college football wide receiver for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Early life
[edit]Sherrill attended Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] As a senior, he was the Tennessee Mr. Football after recording 94 receptions for 1,362 yards and 24 touchdowns.[2] In the 2022 state championship game, he had 221 all-purpose yards with four touchdowns and was named the games MVP.[3] Sherrill committed to Vanderbilt University to play college football.[4][5]
College career
[edit]As a freshman at Vanderbilt in 2023, he played in all 12 games and had 20 receptions for 293 yards and three touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2024, he started 12 of 13 games and recorded 29 receptions for 411 yards with three receiving touchdowns and a kick-return touchdown. As a junior in 2025, he started 11 of 13 games and was second on the team with 54 receptions for 784 yards and seven touchdowns.[6] Sherrill returned to Vanderbilt for the 2026 season.[7]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | Receiving | Rushing | Kick Returns | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 20 | 293 | 14.7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 29 | 411 | 14.2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 16 | 427 | 26.7 | 1 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 54 | 784 | 14.5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 15 | 272 | 18.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 |
| Career | 41 | 118 | 1,760 | 14.9 | 15 | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | 19 | 492 | 25.9 | 1 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Palmateer, Tyler (September 16, 2022). "'He's so underrated': Lipscomb Academy receiver Junior Sherrill catches 6 TDs in win over FRA". Main Street Media of Tennessee. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
- ↑ After emerging as Lipscomb Academy’s go-to offensive weapon, Junior Sherrill wins Division II-AA Mr. Football
- ↑ Why Vanderbilt football commit Junior Sherrill thanked Trent Dilfer after 4-TD state championship game
- ↑ Vanderbilt football gets commit from local 3-star 2023 wide receiver Junior Sherrill
- ↑ How great-great grandparents' deaths reinforced Junior Sherrill's Vanderbilt football commitment
- ↑ bowling balls to footballs, Vanderbilt's Junior Sherrill has big goals in 2026
- ↑ Vanderbilt WR Junior Sherrill seeking to stamp his name in school record books