Rick Sherrod
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Charleston, West Virginia
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| Position | Defensive back |
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| Born | January 19, 1979 Charleston, West Virginia |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
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| College | West Virginia |
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Rick Sherrod (born January 19, 1979) is an American former football free safety for the Columbus Destroyers and collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He also played in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Dallas Cowboys.
Rick Sherrod enrolled at West Virginia University in 1998. He played sparingly his freshman season, totaling only one tackle.
As a sophomore, 1999, Sherrod totaled 24 tackles on the season. He also tied a career-high two pass break-ups against Rutgers.
In 2000, as a junior, Sherrod started at free safety beside strong safety Shawn Shawn Hackett under defensive backs coach David Lockwood. Sherrod totaled 104 tackles and a career-high 3 interceptions. He also recorded two fumble recoveries and 12 pass break-ups. His best game came against Idaho, when he recorded a career-high 13 solo tackles.
In 2001, as a senior, Rick Sherrod totaled a career-high 156 tackles and an interception. He also forced two fumbles and recovered a fumble to go along with his 5 tackles for a loss. Sherrod also had a career-high 18 tackles against Virginia Tech. His 15.6 tackles-per-game average set the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) single-season record which stood until 2011 when it was broken by Luke Kuechly.[1] He was named second-team All-Big East at the conclusion of the season.
Sherrod finished his career with 287 tackles, four interceptions and 17 pass deflections, which is tenth on the school's all-time career list. Sherrod also made at least ten tackles in 13 of his 25 starts.