TJ Sheffield - Professional Football Player WR

Prior to UConn: Transfers to UConn and will have one year of eligibility remaining…Comes to Storrs after playing at Purdue from 2019-23…Appeared in 46 career games for the Boilermakers, making 118 catches for 1209 yards and 11 touchdowns…He averaged 10.2 yards per catch over his career…As a special teams players, had 29 career kick returns, averaging 17.4 yards per return and 32 career punt returns for 261 yards.  In 2023, caught 32 passes for 381 yards and two scores in 11 games, posting a career-best 11.9 yards per catch…In 2022 he appeared in all 14 games with 12 starts, finishing third on the team in 840 yards receiving on 46 catches, averaging 10.4 yards per reception…Had four touchdown catches on the season…Caught a pair of touchdowns against Nebraska (10/15/22)…Made a season-high seven catches with a sore against LSU (1/2/23)…Played in 12 games in 2021 with three starts…Had 36 catches for 325 yards and five touchdowns while also leading the team in punt and kickoff return 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 (9/11/21)…Had a career-best eight receptions for 48 yards and a score against Iowa (10/16/21)…Played in six games in his r-freshman season…Was named Academic All-BIG TEN…Chose Purdue as a ranked four-star wide receiver by ESPN…Was a three-star wide receiver by 247Sports and by Rivals…A finalist for the Tennessee Titans’ Mr. Football as a senior.