Dashed line: 100 yards.
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
How Beech's Jeramy Laster Jr. followed after cousin, Vanderbilt WR Junior Sherrill
The Tennessean Oct 17
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 18, middle 10, right 20.
Junior Sherrill
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Four seasons in the Vanderbilt receiving corps to date. On tape: 108 receiving yards and 6 receptions against NC State, Week 3, 2026.
706 receiving yards · 49 catches · 4 receiving TD
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
How Beech's Jeramy Laster Jr. followed after cousin, Vanderbilt WR Junior Sherrill
The Tennessean Oct 17 · 1 outlet
from 7 outlets
How Beech's Jeramy Laster Jr. followed after cousin, Vanderbilt WR Junior Sherrill
The Tennessean Oct 17 · 1 outlet
Southeastern ConferenceJunior Sherrill details how Vandy turns the page from NC State winSep 24
Sports IllustratedJared Curtis Notebook: Connection with Junior Sherrill, Building Chemistry With Team, Looking for First SEC WinOct 20The Tennessean
Yahoo Sports
Vanderbilt Commodores
247SportsThe TennesseanEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 49 | 706 | 14.4 | 4 | 60 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 54 | 784 | 14.5 | 7 | 46 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 29 | 411 | 14.2 | 3 | 43 |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 20 | 293 | 14.7 | 3 | 52 |
| Career | 152 | 2,194 | 14.4 | 17 | 60 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 5 | 143 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 16 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 16 | 427 |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 29 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 66 | 570 |
Last game (Wk 8): 78 receiving yards, 8 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 |
| Wk 4 | L 15-21@ Auburn | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38@ No. 2 Georgia | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 1 | 60 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-52vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-31vs Arkansas | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ No. 12 Kentucky | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 49 | 706 | 14.4 | 4 | 60 |
Oct. 24 · L 17-34 at Kentucky, play by play
8 catches for 78 yards. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
16-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 27-17.
8 catches for 99 yards and a touchdown.
24-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 14-7.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Fourth quarter, down 28-21. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 55 yards. 47 of the 55 came before halftime.
17-yard catch. Second quarter, down 28-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 107 yards and a touchdown. 73 of the 107 came before halftime.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by Georgia’s Q. Johnson.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. First quarter, down 7-0.
60-yard touchdown on 3rd and 9. First quarter, made it 7-7.
2-yard catch on 4th and 1. Third quarter, down 28-14. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 95 yards. 68 of the 95 came before halftime.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 14. First quarter, down 7-3.
39-yard catch. Second quarter, down 14-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns.
1-yard catch on 3rd and 2. First quarter, down 7-0.
43-yard touchdown. Fourth quarter, cut it to 31-28.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 94 yards. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0.
1-yard catch on 4th and 2. Second quarter, up 14-3. Turnover on downs.
35-yard catch on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, down 17-14. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 70 yards. 58 of the 70 came before halftime.
31-yard catch. Second quarter, up 8-6.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 5 · 2026
L 14-38
at Georgia
7 rec · 107 yds · 1 TD
With B. Berlowitz — 190 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.2 · 37 rush yds (8 car) · T. Ebel — 39.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
20th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
6728% of team targetsCatch rate
73%49 of 67 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
73% catch rate on 67 targets · 28% of the team's targets · 57% catch rate on 14 deep targets (20+ air yds).
4 seasons under Clark Lea — 22-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.6 | 85.2 | 15.5 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 7.0 | 93.3 | 13.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 89.7 | 15.5 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 78.0 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
49 catches and 2 carries in 8 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.
Surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-3% reception volume, top-3% overall receiving production.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #20 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #9 of 58 SEC WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,293 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the SEC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clark Lea.
