 Sherritt with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2024 | |
| Edmonton Elks | |
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator Linebackers coach |
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| Born: | (1988-05-02)May 2, 1988 (age 36) Truckee, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Pullman |
| College: | Eastern Washington |
| Undrafted: | 2011 |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
John Cody Sherritt[1] (born May 2, 1988) is thedefensive coordinator andlinebackers coach for theEdmonton Elks of theCanadian Football League (CFL). He is a formerCanadian footballlinebacker who played in eight seasons for theEdmonton Eskimos and won oneGrey Cup championship in2015. Sherritt played his college football atEastern Washington and was the 2010 recipient of theBuck Buchanan Award.
In 2006 Sherritt graduated fromPullman High School inPullman, Washington, where he played linebacker and running back, helping lead his team to a perfect 14–0 record and the State 2A Championship. Sherritt received an offer to walk on atWashington State, but Sherritt decided to attendEastern Washington, which gave him his only Division I scholarship offer.
Sherritt played 49 games over four seasons for theEastern Washington Eagles. As a senior, he finished the regular season ranked 10th in theFCS with 11.36 tackles per game. Sherritt also became the first player in school history with more than 400 career tackles and helped lead Eastern Washington to the 2010 FCS National Championship. He was named theBig Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year and won theBuck Buchanan Award as the FCS' top defensive player of the year. Sherritt led the FCS with 170 tackles in 2009, and he ranked third in 2010 with 150 (11.5 per game).
Sherritt went undrafted in the2011 NFL draft, but signed afree agent contract on April 20, 2011, with theEdmonton Eskimos of theCanadian Football League (CFL). In his first year in the league (2011) Sherritt became a key component of theEskimos defense. He amassed 72 tackles, 13 special teams tackles, and 3 quarterback sacks. JC Sherritt had an even better year in his second season in the CFL. Sherritt finished the2012 CFL season with a CFL record 130 tackles; despite missing 1 game due to injury. He surpassed the previous record of 129 tackles byCalvin Tiggle from 1994. He was named a CFL West All-Star, CFL All-Star, and also named the CFL'sMost Outstanding Defensive Player. After his outstanding 2012 season, Sherritt was rewarded with a three-year contract extension by the Eskimos.
Sherritt suffered a broken thumb in Week 6 of the2013 CFL season, he underwent surgery on it during the following bye week. At the time of his injury he had 37 tackles through 6 games. Sherritt missed 4 games following his surgery to repair his broken thumb. In Week 15, he re-fractured the same thumb and was listed as out-indefinitely. Sherritt continued to be an important contributor on the Eskimos defense over the next three seasons, totaling 70 tackles in2015 and 77 in2016. In the first game of the2017 season Sherritt left the game after suffering an apparent Achilles injury.[2] On June 26, 2017 it was announced that Sherritt would miss the remainder of the season with aruptured Achilles.[3] Despite missing almost the entire 2017 season Sherritt and the Eskimos agreed to a two-year contract extension on February 9, 2018.[4] In 2018, he played in all 18 games and recorded 100 defensive tackles, three sacks, and two interceptions. On January 16, 2019, he announced his retirement.[5]
On January 28, 2019, it was announced that Sherritt had been hired by theCalgary Stampeders to be theirlinebackers coach.[6]
In January 2020, Sherritt was hired by new head coachBeau Baldwin atCal Poly originally as thelinebackers coach and co-special teams coordinator,[7] but was later announced as thedefensive coordinator in February 2020.[8]
On January 15, 2024, it was announced that Sherritt had been named thelinebackers coach and pass game coordinator for theSaskatchewan Roughriders.[9] He served in that capacity for one season, but did not return in 2025 amid reports that he had joined the coaching staff for theEdmonton Elks.[10][11]
On January 10, 2025, theEdmonton Elks announced that Sherritt was hired as the team'sdefensive coordinator andlinebackers coach.[12]
