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TJ Sheffield Season 2020

#24
PositionWR
Weight185 lbs
Height5-11
YearRedshirt Freshman
HometownThompson's Station, Tenn.
2022 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Appeared in all 14 games with 12 starts
• Finished third on the team in 840 receiving yards on 46 receptions
• Racked up four touchdowns through the air, also good for third on the team
• Averaged 10.4 yards per catch and 34.3 receiving yards per game
• Ran the ball four times for a total of 12 yards
• Hauled in first touchdown of the year against FAU (Sept. 24)
• Recorded a career-high two touchdowns against Nebraska (Oct. 15)
• Caught a season-long 34-yard reception in season-high 72-yard game at Illinois (Nov. 12)
• Recorded a season-high seven receptions with a touchdown against LSU (Jan. 2)
• Named a captain for the game against Wisconsin (Oct. 22)

2021 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Appeared in 12 games with three starts
• Caught 36 passes for 325 yards and five touchdowns
• Led the team in punt and kickoff return yards
• Had seven kickoff returns for 75 total yards
• Returned 14 punts for 109 yards
• Averaged nine yards per catch, 10.7 yards per kickoff and 7.8 per punt return with 42.1 all-purpose yards per game
• Caught four passes for 27 yards and a touchdown against UConn (Sept. 11)
• Finished with 44 yards on four receptions, including the game-winning touchdown, against Illinois (Sept. 25)
• Had eight receptions for 48 yards and a score against Iowa (Oct. 16)
• Snagged three passes for 31 yards and a touchdown against Indiana (Nov. 27)
• Added a touchdown from three catches and 61 yards receiving against Tennessee (Dec. 30)

2020 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all six games
• Caught two passes for 11 yards
• Returned 19 kickoffs for 397 yards (20.9 ypr)
• Long kickoff return of 41 yards came against Nebraska on Dec. 5
• Tallied 412 all-purpose yards in 2020

2019 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in three games as a reserve
• Caught two passes for 12 yards against Minnesota on Sept. 28

HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-star wide receiver by ESPN
• Three-star wide receiver by 247Sports
• Three-star wide receiver by Rivals
• Finalist for the Tennessee Titans’ Mr. Football as a senior
• According to MaxPreps, had 75 receptions 1,550 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior in 2018
• Also had 26 carries for 130 yards and four touchdowns in 2018
• Team advanced to the Division I 6A second record in the Tennessee state playoffs in 2018
• Had 56 receptions for 840 yards and five touchdowns as a junior in 2017
 
PERSONAL
• Parent(s): James and Clorissa Johnson
• Birthdate: December 14, 2000
• Major: Selling and Sales Management
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Redshirt Senior
2023

WR
5-11 / 190 lbs
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Redshirt Junior
2022

WR
5-11 / 190 lbs
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Sophomore
2021

WR
5-11 / 190 lbs
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Freshman
2019

WR
5-11 / 180 lbs