Sheldon Day

Sheldon Day
No. 92Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994
Place of birth: Indianapolis, Indiana
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school: Indianapolis (IN) Warren Central
College: Notre Dame
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2016
Total tackles: 4
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

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
Sheldon Day
DT
Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (IN) Warren Central 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Aug 3, 2011 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 (DT), 50 (national)   Rivals: 244 (national)  ESPN: 14 (DT), 12 (regional), 2 (IN)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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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

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 293 lb32 58 in9 58 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

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