Linebacker, Nebraska (from Georgia), 2020–24
M.J. Sherman
- Number
- No. 48
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Baltimore, MD
M.J. Sherman played linebacker at Georgia (2020–22) and Nebraska (2023–24).
Team titles: National champions, 2021 and 2022 (Georgia); SEC champions, 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia | 48 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia | 48 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Georgia | 48 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Nebraska | 48 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Nebraska | 48 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 245 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Nebraska 12 games, 29 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UTEP | W 40–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Colorado | W 28–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 34–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Illinois | L 24–31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Purdue | W 28–10 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Rutgers | W 14–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Ohio State | L 17–21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. UCLA | L 20–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at USC | L 20–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Wisconsin | W 44–25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Iowa | L 10–13 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Boston College | W 20–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Nebraska 9 games, 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Minnesota | L 10–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atColorado | L 14–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 35–11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Michigan | L 7–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atIllinois | W 20–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Northwestern | W 17–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Purdue | W 31–14 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Michigan State | L 17–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atWisconsin | L 17–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Georgia 4 games, 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at South Carolina | W 48–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kent State | W 39–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Florida | W 42–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 37–14 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2021 Georgia 7 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. UAB | W 56–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.South Carolina | W 40–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Vanderbilt | W 62–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Florida | W 34–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Tennessee | W 41–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 56–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atGeorgia Tech | W 45–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Georgia 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs.Tennessee | W 44–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atSouth Carolina | W 45–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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