Jamien Sherwood (born January 12, 2000) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early years

Sherwood attended

Jensen Beach High School Jensen Beach High School (JBHS) is a public high school in Jensen Beach, Florida. History JBHS opened in August 2004 with an enrollment of 1100 students in grades 9 through 11. A senior class was added the following year. It was an open choice sc ...

in Jensen Beach, Florida. He committed to

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to play college football.

College career

Sherwood played in 13 games his true freshman season at Auburn in 2018 and recorded 23 tackles, one interception and 1.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 2019, he had 43 tackles in 13 games. As a junior in 2020, Sherwood became a starter for the first time. He finished the 2020 season with 75 tackles and one sack.

Professional career

Sherwood was selected in the fifth round (146th overall) of the

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by the

. Sherwood started in his NFL debut in Week 1 against the

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. In Week 7, Sherwood suffered a torn Achilles and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 26, 2021. As a rookie, he started in four of the five games he played in. He finished with 15 total tackles. Sherwood returned from his injury for the 2022 season. He appeared in all 17 games. He recorded 16 total tackles and mainly played special teams.

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New York Jets bioAuburn Tigers bio
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