Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 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 | Season-high 94 yds |
| Total | 9 | 164 | 18.1 | 0 | 35 |
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Junior Sherrill
Senior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Nashville, TN · Lipscomb Academy
CFB Index 74 · #57 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Vanderbilt for 2026
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
164
receiving yards · 2026
9 catches · 18.2 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 6 rec · 91 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% receiving TDs game. -- Best game: 5 rec, 94 yds, vs Delaware
Swing playSwung Vanderbilt from 13% to 40% to win.Auburn at Vanderbilt · 45-38
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2023.
Junior Sherrill
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He has spent four seasons in the Vanderbilt receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 94 rec yds, 5 receptions against Delaware, Week 2, 2026.
164 REC YDS · 9 REC · 0 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.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Clark Lea — 21-19 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
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceAscending
Elite: yards / catch (89th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 REC/g, 82.0 YDS/g, 18.1 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 164 | 18.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 54 | 784 | 14.5 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 29 | 411 | 14.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 20 | 293 | 14.7 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 112 | 1,652 | 14.8 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 65 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 16 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 16 | 427 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 29 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 64 | 492 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
3 rush yds (1 car)
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- 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 2 · Delaware · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA -3.61(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 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 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 2 · Delaware · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.35(13:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short right to #0 J.Sherrill caught at DEL32, for 15 yards to the DEL20 (#29 G.Mullins), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.34(06:57) Shotgun #1 B.Berlowitz pass complete short right to #0 J.Sherrill caught at APSU20, for 7 yards to the APSU20 (#15 T.Royal)
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.28(05:09) Shotgun #0 J.Sherrill rush right for 3 yards gain to the VU27 (#22 T.Hardy), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.08(10:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short left to #0 J.Sherrill caught at APSU33, for 5 yards to the APSU32 (#3 M.Redding)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevin Concepcion’s 2025 season.
80%match
Matches Kevin on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Reception volume
Differs from Kevin on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kevin Concepcion's junior season at Texas A&M (2025).
84%match
All-ACC
Matches Kevin on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Yards / reception
Differs from Kevin on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Junior Sherrill
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