Jamien Sherwood
American football player (born 2000)
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Jamien Sherwood (born January 12, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.
Jensen Beach, Florida, U.S.
| No. 44 – New York Jets | |||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Born | January 12, 2000 Jensen Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Jensen Beach | ||||||||||
| College | Auburn (2018–2020) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 5th round, 146th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Early life
Sherwood attended Jensen Beach High School in Jensen Beach, Florida. He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[1][2][3]
College career
Sherwood played in 13 games his true freshman season at Auburn in 2018 and recorded 23 tackles, one interception and 1.5 sacks.[4][5] As a sophomore in 2019, he had 43 tackles in 13 games. As a junior in 2020, Sherwood became a starter for the first time.[6][7] He finished the 2020 season with 75 tackles and one sack.[8]
Professional career
| 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 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.74 s | 1.64 s | 2.82 s | 4.36 s | 7.15 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 15 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Sherwood was selected in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft by the New York Jets.[12] Sherwood started in his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers.[13] In Week 7, Sherwood suffered a torn Achilles and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 26, 2021.[14] As a rookie, he started in four of the five games he played in. He finished with 15 total tackles.[13]
Sherwood returned from his injury for the 2022 season. He appeared in all 17 games. He recorded 16 total tackles and mainly played special teams.[15] In the 2023 season, he had 46 tackles, one pass defended, and one forced fumble in 17 games and three starts.[16]
On March 12, 2025, Sherwood signed a three-year, $45 million contract extension with the Jets.[17][18]
NFL career statistics
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| Led the league | |
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2021 | NYJ | 5 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 17 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYJ | 17 | 3 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NYJ | 17 | 16 | 158 | 98 | 60 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NYJ | 17 | 16 | 154 | 71 | 83 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 73 | 39 | 389 | 217 | 172 | 4.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life
Sherwood and his girlfriend Megan Lauren are expecting a baby girl, due to arrive in May 2026.[19]