Junior Sherrill

Junior Sherrill
No. 0 – Vanderbilt Commodores
PositionWide receiver
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born (2005-06-24) June 24, 2005
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolLipscomb Academy (Nashville, Tennessee)
College
Stats at ESPN

Junior Sherrill (born June 24, 2005) is an American college football wide receiver for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Early life

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ After emerging as Lipscomb Academy’s go-to offensive weapon, Junior Sherrill wins Division II-AA Mr. Football
  3. ↑ Why Vanderbilt football commit Junior Sherrill thanked Trent Dilfer after 4-TD state championship game
  4. ↑ Vanderbilt football gets commit from local 3-star 2023 wide receiver Junior Sherrill
  5. ↑ How great-great grandparents' deaths reinforced Junior Sherrill's Vanderbilt football commitment
  6. ↑ bowling balls to footballs, Vanderbilt's Junior Sherrill has big goals in 2026
  7. ↑ Vanderbilt WR Junior Sherrill seeking to stamp his name in school record books