Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 2 | 43 | Season-high 108 yds |
| Total | 15 | 272 | 18.1 | 2 | 43 |
Junior Sherrill
Senior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Nashville, TN · Lipscomb Academy
CFB Index 74 · #57 of 485 WRsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
272
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 6 rec · 91 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% receiving TDs game.
The play that turned itSwung Vanderbilt from 9% to 50% to win.NC State at Vanderbilt · 35-31
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2023.
Junior Sherrill
Beats you over the top. He has spent four seasons in the Vanderbilt receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 108 rec yds, 6 receptions against NC State, Week 3, 2026.
272 REC YDS · 15 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 64 yds at Florida.Florida · L 14-382023
202312 games
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Lipscomb Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 272 | 18.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 54 | 784 | 14.5 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 29 | 411 | 14.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 20 | 293 | 14.7 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 118 | 1,760 | 14.9 | 15 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 65 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 16 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 16 | 427 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 29 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 64 | 492 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Junior Sherrill's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 35–31
vs NC State
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · NC State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +4.29Junior Sherrill 43 Yd pass from Jared Curtis (Brock Taylor Kick)
- Week 2 · Delaware · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA -4.12(07:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short right to #0 J.Sherrill caught at DEL19, for 1 yard to the DEL18 (#18 J.Kolagbodi), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 2 · Delaware · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.04(13:40) Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete deep left to #0 J.Sherrill caught at DEL35, for 35 yards to the DEL35 (#18 J.Kolagbodi), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · NC State · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +3.89(14:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete deep right to #0 J.Sherrill caught at NCS41, for 38 yards to the NCS38 (#14 J.Sensabaugh), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 2&12 · Q2 · EPA +2.55(10:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Berlowitz pass complete deep right to #0 J.Sherrill caught at VU33, for 31 yards to the VU41 (#3 M.Redding; #4 C.Merritt), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · NC State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.53(00:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short right to #0 J.Sherrill caught at NCS00, for 12 yards to the NCS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:12, 1ST DOWN #88 B.Taylor kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Ebel, LS: #54 K.Schickel)
- Week 2 · Delaware · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.66(09:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete deep left to #0 J.Sherrill caught at DEL27, for 32 yards to the DEL27, out of bounds at DEL27, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.12(01:06) Shotgun #1 B.Berlowitz pass complete short left to #0 J.Sherrill caught at APSU46, for 27 yards to the APSU23 (#22 T.Hardy), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Delaware · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.93(01:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Berlowitz pass complete short middle to #0 J.Sherrill caught at Vandy35, for 11 yards to the Vandy36 (#8 J.Alexander; #35 G.Moul), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · NC State · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +0.73(01:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short left to #0 J.Sherrill caught at NCS40, for 8 yards to the NCS35 (#14 J.Sensabaugh)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +108 receiving yards, +6 catches, +2 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Clark Lea — 22-19 over that span.
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt3-0HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (93rd percentile). Strength: explosive rate (92nd percentile). Concern: rush yards (27th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
89th → 51st percentile
Explosive rate
93rd → 92nd percentile
Catch rate
60th → 32nd percentile
TD rate
91st → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
81st → 93rd percentile
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
15 of 15 receptions matched to play-by-play
23 of 24 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2427% of team targetsCatch rate
62%15 of 24 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
52% of targets (12)
67%catch rate
Air 4.7 · YAC 5.6 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
13% of targets (3)
67%catch rate
Air 11.3 · YAC 0.5 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
35% of targets (8)
50%catch rate
Air 32.8 · YAC 2.8 avg
62% catch rate on 24 targets · 27% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.0 | 90.7 | 18.1 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 90.7 | 18.1 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
48.4%
90 pass / 96 run
Plays / game
62.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #9 of 58 SEC WRs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,293 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the SEC as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Line Latu’s 2018 season.
Matches Line on
Height
TD rate
Yards / reception
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Avery Davis’s path through Notre Dame.
98%match
#2
Grahm Goering
97%
#5
Blayne Taylor
91%
Matches Avery on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Braylon Sanders's senior season at Ole Miss (2021).
78%match
Matches Braylon on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Junior Sherrill
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #170
Peaked at #170 this season.
The receiver room · Vanderbilt
- Junior Sherrill784 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Ja'Cory Thomas714 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Tristen Brown137 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Cole Adams71 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Brycen Coleman67 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology