| No. 5 – Denver Broncos | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 25, 1996 Danville, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Danville | ||||||||
| College: | Vanderbilt (2014–2017) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Trent Nyrell Sherfield Sr. (born February 25, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously played in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, and Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Vanderbilt.
Sherfield excelled as a two-way player at Danville High School. He was a three-year starter, starring as a dual threat quarterback and a defensive back. Rivals ranked him as a 4-star safety recruit. He committed to play college football for Vanderbilt over offers from Illinois, Illinois State, Indiana, Northern Illinois, and Purdue. [1]
Upon arriving to Vanderbilt, Sherfield switched positions to wide receiver. In his Vanderbilt career, Sherfield played in 48 games with 27 starts over four seasons. As a senior captain, he had 50 receptions for a team-leading and career high 729 yards and five touchdowns. [2] Sherfield finished his Vanderbilt career with 136 receptions for 1,869 yards, ranked eighth in school history for both, along with nine touchdown catches. [3]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.45 s | 1.57 s | 2.53 s | 4.20 s | 6.90 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 19 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [4] | ||||||||||||
Sherfield signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2018. [5] On August 23, 2018, during a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sherfield recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown. A week later, in a game against the Denver Broncos, he caught two passes for 44 yards. [6] Sherfield played in 13 games with two starts as a rookie, finishing with 19 receptions for 210 yards and one touchdown.
Sherfield was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Cardinals on November 27, 2020, [7] and activated on December 2. [8]
Sherfield signed with the San Francisco 49ers on March 19, 2021. [9] After his preseason performance of 5 receptions for 156 yards and a touchdown over 3 games, Sherfield was officially listed on the 49ers 53-man roster going into the 2021 season. [10]
Sherfield signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins on March 18, 2022. [11]
Overall, Sherfield surpassed his career highs in several categories, which were set in his rookie season, during his lone season in Miami. He caught 30 passes for 417 yards and 2 touchdowns. [12]
Sherfield signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on March 20, 2023. [13] Sherfield caught his first touchdown with the Bills against his old team, the Miami Dolphins, in week 18, off a deflected pass. The Bills would go on to win 21–14 to clinch the division title. [14]
On March 14, 2024, Sherfield signed with the Minnesota Vikings. [15]
On March 13, 2025, the Denver Broncos signed Sherfield to a two-year, $8 million contract. [16] [17]