Sheldon Day
| No. 92 Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 1, 1994 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 293 lb (133 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Indianapolis (IN) Warren Central | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2016 | |||||||||
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Sheldon Day (born July 1, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Early years
Day attended Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 18th best defensive tackle prospect of his class.[1] On August 4, 2011, he committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.[2]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Sheldon Day DT |
Indianapolis, Indiana | Indianapolis (IN) Warren Central | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Aug 3, 2011 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 (DT), 50 (national) Rivals: 244 (national) ESPN: 14 (DT), 12 (regional), 2 (IN) | ||||||
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College career
As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2012, Day appeared in all 13 games and had 23 tackles and two sacks. As a sophomore, he played in 11 games and made eight starts. He recorded 33 tackles and a half sack.[3][4] As an 11-game starter his junior year, Day had 40 tackles and one sack.[5][6] Following the end of the season, Sheldon Day announced that he would return for his senior season, foregoing the 2015 NFL Draft.[7] In his senior season, starting all 13 games, Day set a career high in tackles (45), tackles for loss (15.5) and sacks (4), earning himself second-team All-American honors by the Associated Press.[8]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 1 in | 293 lb | 32 5⁄8 in | 9 5⁄8 in | 5.07 s | 4.50 s | 7.44 s | 30 in | 8 ft 6 in | 21 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine,[9] | |||||||||||||||||||
Day was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[10]
References
- ↑ "Sheldon Day". yahoo.com.
- ↑ "Warren Central tackle Sheldon Day commits to Notre Dame". MaxPreps.com.
- ↑ "Day expected to be impact guy". South Bend Tribune.
- ↑ "Notre Dame DT Sheldon Day eager to supply leadership to defensive line". Notre Dame Insider.
- ↑ "Sheldon Day wanted to attend LSU, but he'll face the Tigers with Notre Dame". theadvocate.com.
- ↑ "Sheldon Day embracing leadership role for Notre Dame". Notre Dame Insider.
- ↑ "Sheldon Day to return to Notre Dame". Indianapolis Star. January 10, 2015.
- ↑ Notre Dame's Sheldon Day, Will Fuller, Jaylon Smith named All-Americans
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Sheldon Day". National Football League.
- ↑ Jaguars add depth behind Sen'Derrick Marks with DT Sheldon Day