Sheffield enters his first season with the Scarlet Knights after racking up 190 receptions for 2,670 yards and 35 receiving touchdowns so far at the FBS and junior college levels over 41 games. Most recently, he collected honorable mention All-America and First Team All-American Athletic Conference at North Texas in 2024, recording 66 receptions for 822 yards and 11 touchdowns. The touchdowns number led the conference and ranked seventh nationally, as the wide receiver posted four games with at least 100 receiving yards.
Sheffield also contributed as a returner in totaling 20 plays gaining at least 25 yards (11 receptions, five kick returns, three punt returns, one rush). The Corinth, Mississippi, native is in graduate school at Rutgers in the adult and continuing education program. He previously was named to the Paul Hornung Award watch list.
The Scarlet Knights are coming off a second straight winning season, posting a program-high points per game in the Big Ten era. The 2025 campaign, which starts Aug. 28 versus Ohio, opens with four consecutive games at SHI Stadium for the first time since hosting five in a row to begin 2007.
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