2017 Football Roster

Jay Metz
Jay Metz

17 Jordan Sherit

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 254
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Tampa, FL
  • Highschool Hillsborough

Biography

 
Announced his retirement from the game of football following the season due to his 2017 season ending hip injury… Finished his career with 89 tackles, 11.5 tackles-for-loss, 7.5 sacks, three pass breakups, and 11 quarterback hurries… Became the first UF player to seek Master’s Degree in International Business during his playing career... Over the summer of 2017 he spent time in Munich, Germany where he presented a case study to BMW on automatized cars to help fulfill his internship requirements to earn his Master’s in International Business… 2017: Appeared in six games and made four starts prior to sustaining a season-ending hip injury... Totaled 23 tackles, 5.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, one pass breakup and a team-best nine quarterback hurries… Tallied a career-high two sacks in the season opener against Michigan… Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… 2016: Appeared in 10 games and recorded seven starts… Battled a myriad of injuries throughout the season, which cause him to miss a few games… Totaled 38 tackles, 5.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries… Tallied a career-high eight tackles at Tennessee… Recorded a season-best 1.5 sacks against Kentucky… Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… 2016: Appeared in 10 games and recorded seven starts… Battled a myriad of injuries throughout the season, which cause him to miss a few games… Totaled 38 tackles, 5.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries… Tallied a career-high eight tackles at Tennessee… Recorded a season-best 1.5 sacks against Kentucky… Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… 2015: Played in 13 games, starting four at defensive end... Totaled 25 tackles and 1.5 sacks...Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... 2014: Played in nine games, missing time at the end of the season due to injury... Totaled three tackles and had a pass breakup on the year... Named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for Tennessee... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... 2013: Did not see game action after entering school with an injury from high school... Redshirted... Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
 
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Registered 6.5 sacks in the first 5 games of his senior year before tearing his ACL… Recorded 110 tackles and 14 sacks as a junior, his first playing on the defensive line… Played left tackle as a sophomore… Invited to The Opening, an all-star summer prospect camp held on the Nike Campus… Invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game… Chose the Gators over FSU, Notre Dame, Stanford among others… Coached by Earl Garcia.
 
CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 8 (Tennessee, 2016)
Sacks: 2 (Michigan, 2017)

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2013Freshman

    DL
    6'4" 247 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    DL
    6'4" 247 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    RUSH
    6'4" 250 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2016Redshirt Junior

    DL
    6'4" 254 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2017Redshirt Senior

    DL
    6'4" 254 lbs
    17