2016 Football Roster
Roster
Sherrod, Gabe

Jersey Number 89
Gabe Sherrod
- Position:
- TR
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Perryville, Md.
- Prev School:
- Delaware State
Bio
Game-by-Game Statistics: 2016 Career Notes: Fifth-year graduate transfer from Delaware State is immediately eligible to play in 2016 . . . played in 31 games for the Hornets, including 14 starts (13 at defensive end, one at wide receiver) . . . in his two seasons on defense, recorded 110 tackles, including 32.5 for losses (155 yards) and 13 sacks (94 yards). 2015 SEASON (JUNIOR): Recorded career highs in tackles (64), tackles for loss (25 for 116 yards) and sacks (8 for 61 yards) in 11 games (all starts) . . . had two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries . . . blocked four kicks . . . named to the HBCU (Historically Black College and University) All-America Team . . . All-MEAC First Team selection . . . ranked second in the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) in tackles for loss (2.3 per game) and 17th in sacks (0.73 pg.) . . . posted at least one tackle for loss in 10 games, including at least three tackles for loss in five games . . . had a career-high 4.5 tackles for loss (25 yards) and tied career highs in tackles (7) and sacks (2.5) in season finale vs. Howard . . . posted three stops behind the line of scrimmage (12 games) at North Carolina AT&T . . . tied his career high with seven tackles, including 2.5 for losses and an 8-yard sack, at North Carolina Central . . . tallied seven tackles, with 3.5 resulting in losses (18 yards) and 1.5 sacks (11 yards), vs. South Carolina State . . . forced a fumble, had three tackles for loss with a 7-yard sack, and collected seven stops overall vs. Chowan . . . recorded seven tackles (3.5 for losses) in season opener at Liberty. 2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made the position switch from wide receiver to defensive end during spring practice . . . tallied 46 tackles, including 7.5 for losses (39 yards) and five sacks (33 yards), in 10 games (two starts) . . . also credited with an interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery . . . selected to the MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team for the second year in a row . . . tallied career-high seven tackles (three solo), including an 11-yard sack, and a 27-yard interception return vs. Hampton . . . collected five tackles and a fumble recovery vs. North Carolina AT&T . . . had six tackles, including 3.5 behind the line of scrimmage (14 yards) and 2.5 sacks (11 yards), in win over Savannah State. 2013 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Competed in 10 games and had six catches for 50 yards as a wide receiver . . . had a career-best two receptions for 17 yards in collegiate debut at Delaware. 2012 SEASON: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played quarterback and on defense at Perryville (Maryland) High School . . . first-team All-Cecil County and all-conference selection as a senior in 2011 . . . helped lead Perryville to Group A, Susquehanna and East Division Championships . . . accounted for more than 2,200 yards to rank fifth in total offense in Maryland . . . passed for 20 touchdowns during his senior season . . . also a 1,000-point scorer in basketball . . . son of Rosalind Allen and the late Richard Sherrod . . . born March 15, 1994 . . . graduated with a degree in mathematics from Delaware State in 2016 . . . currently pursuing a master's degree in youth development at Michigan State . . . father was a basketball standout at Georgia Southern . . . his uncle Anthony Sherrod played basketball at Georgia Tech.
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