Player Bio: Justin Sherrod

Justin Sherrod

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Fayetteville, NC

High School:
Westover H.S.

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 190

Position:
Wide Receiver

Birthdate:
01/22/1986

2007: Appeared in six games for the Rams with no starts...Ranked seventh on the roster in rushing with 30 total yards on four carries for an average of 6.2 yards per carry...Caught three passes for 17 yards for an average of 5.7 yards per catch...Averaged 4.2 yards of total offense per game...Rushed one time at Howard (Sept. 29) and also made a tackle after a WSSU turnover...Caught one ball in the Rams' victory over Florida A&M in the 2007 Circle City Classic in Indianapolis, Ind. (Oct. 6)...Turned in his most impressive performance of the year at Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 20) where he carried the ball three times for 30 yards and caught one pass for 13 yards in a Rams' win...Caught one ball in the Rams' win over Hampton (Oct. 27).

2006: Played in five games with one start...Saw time against North Carolina A&T, South Carolina State, Howard, Bethune-Cookman and Savannah State...Completed four of eight passes with just one interception...Passed for 63 yards and a touchdown...Averaged 12.6 yards per game...Had his best individual game at Savannah State where he completed three of four passes for 38 yards...Recorded his first collegiate touchdown against South Carolina State completing a 25-yard TD pass to Brad Herring with 1:08 left in the game.

2005: Did not appear in any games for the Rams but was a part of the Rams' active roster...Dressed for all 10 of WSSU contests.

2004: Spent the 2004 season as a redshirt...Did not dress for, nor appear in, any games for the Rams...Was a member of the WSSU football practice squad.

Personal: The 2008 season will mark Sherrod's fourth and final active season with the Rams following successful 2006 and 2007 campaigns...A native of Fayetteville, N.C. he is a 2004 graduate of Westover High School where he was a Mid-Southeastern Conference Honorable-Mention selection at quarterback in 2002, 2003, and 2004...The son of John and Jackie Sherrod...Major at WSSU is sport management...Born in Fayetteville, N.C. on Jan. 22, 1986...Nicknamed "Jus."...A participant in the WSSU Department of Athletics' Leadership Academy.

Sherrod's Statistics:
Year	G/GS	Com	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Long	R/Att	Yds	TD
2007	6/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25	0
2006	5/1	8	1	63	1	1	25	4	-13	0
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Total	11/1	8	1	63	1	1	25	8	12	0

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