 Sheffield with the Atlanta Falcons in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 27 –New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | (1996-05-30)May 30, 1996 (age 28) Missouri City, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Thurgood Marshall(Missouri City, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: |
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| NFL draft: | 2019: 4th round, 111th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Kendall Sheffield (born May 30, 1996) is an American professionalfootballcornerback for theNew York Jets of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football atOhio State, and selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the fourth round in the2019 NFL draft.
Sheffield attendedThurgood Marshall High School inMissouri City, Texas, where he played football and was a high-caliber track athlete.[1] A first-team all-state pick, Sheffield had 39tackles, three blocked field goals, seven pass break-ups, twointerception, threefumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and onetouchdown during his senior season for the Buffs.
Also an accomplished track athlete, Sheffield finished second in the 110 metres hurdle at the 2013University Interscholastic League Class 4A state championship, behind onlyBeaumont Ozen'sTony Brown.[2] In 2014, he won the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter intermediate hurdles at the Class 4A state meet, and was named theGatorade Texas Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year.[3]
Considered a five-star recruit byESPN.com, Sheffield was listed as the No. 3cornerback in the nation in 2015,[4] behind onlyIman Marshall andKevin Toliver. Sheffield committed toAlabama at the 2015Under Armour All-America Game.[5] Sheffield arrived at Alabama as a five-star recruit but transferred after his freshman season.
Sheffieldredshirted his initial year at Alabama.[6] He decided to transfer toBlinn College, where he spent the 2016 season. In January 2017, Sheffield committed toOhio State.[7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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| 5 ft11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.06 s | 6.69 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | |||||
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9][10] | ||||||||||||
Sheffield was drafted by theAtlanta Falcons with the 111th overall pick in the fourth round of the2019 NFL draft.[11] In Week 2 against thePhiladelphia Eagles, Sheffield recorded his first professional tackle and forced a fumble in the 24–20 win.
On September 8, 2021, Sheffield was placed oninjured reserve to start the season.[12] He was activated on October 9.[13]
On May 13, 2022, Sheffield was released by the Falcons.[14]
On May 17, 2022, Sheffield was claimed off waivers by theHouston Texans.[15] He waswaived/injured on August 30 and placed on injured reserve.[16] He was released on October 11, 2022.[17]
On October 25, 2022, theDallas Cowboys signed Sheffield to theirpractice squad.[18] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 22, 2023.
On March 3, 2023, the Texans signed Sheffield.[19] He was activated from thephysically unable to perform list on July 30, 2023.[20] He was released on August 13, 2023.[21]
On September 27, 2023, theSan Francisco 49ers signed Sheffield to their practice squad.[22] He was released by the 49ers on October 31.[23]
On December 26, 2023, Sheffield was signed to theTennessee Titans practice squad.[24] His contract expired when the teams season ended January 7, 2024.
On July 27, 2024, Sheffield signed with theNew York Jets.[25] He was released on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.[26][27] He was promoted to the active roster on December 14.[28]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
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| G | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | Int | Yds | TDs | PD | FF | FR | ||
| 2019 | ATL | 16 | 11 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | ATL | 13 | 9 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 20 | 101 | 72 | 29 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
