Trent Sherfield

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Trent Sherfield
Minnesota Vikings
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-25) February 25, 1996 (age 28)
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
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:78
Receiving yards:930
Receiving touchdowns:5
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Trent Sherfield (born February 25, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Vanderbilt.

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College career

Sherfield finished his Vanderbilt career with 136 receptions for 1,869 yards, ranked eighth in school history for both. As a senior captain, he had 50 receptions for a team-leading and career high 729 yards and five touchdowns. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+14 in
(1.84 m)
203 lb
(92 kg)
31+78 in
(0.81 m)
9+58 in
(0.24 m)
4.45 s1.57 s2.53 s4.20 s6.90 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)
10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)
19 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

Arizona Cardinals

Sherfield signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2018. [3] 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. [4] 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, [5] and activated on December 2. [6]

San Francisco 49ers

Sherfield signed with the San Francisco 49ers on March 19, 2021. [7] 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. [8]

Miami Dolphins

Sherfield signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins on March 18, 2022. [9] During a game against the Buffalo Bills on September 25, 2022, a failed punt in the endzone from Thomas Morstead bounced off Sherfield's posterior and out of bounds, resulting in a safety. The play later became known as the "Butt Punt". Nonetheless, the Dolphins ultimately won the game 21-19, also Miami's first win over Buffalo since the 2018 season. [10]

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. [11]

Buffalo Bills

Sherfield signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on March 20, 2023. [12] 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. [13]

Minnesota Vikings

On March 14, 2024, Sherfield signed with the Minnesota Vikings. [14]

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