University of Connecticut Athletics
2024 Football Roster
TJ Sheffield
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Thompson's Station, TN
- High School:
- Independence HS
- Prev School:
- Purdue
Prior to UConn: Transfers to UConn and will have one year of eligibility remainingโฆComes to Storrs after playing at Purdue from 2019-23โฆAppeared in 46 career games for the Boilermakers, making 118 catches for 1209 yards and 11 touchdownsโฆHe averaged 10.2 yards per catch over his careerโฆAs a special teams players, had 29 career kick returns, averaging 17.4 yards per return and 32 career punt returns for 261 yards.ย In 2023, caught 32 passes for 381 yards and two scores in 11 games, posting a career-best 11.9 yards per catchโฆIn 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 receptionโฆHad four touchdown catches on the seasonโฆCaught a pair of touchdowns against Nebraska (10/15/22)โฆMade a season-high seven catches with a sore against LSU (1/2/23)โฆPlayed in 12 games in 2021 with three startsโฆHad 36 catches for 325 yards and five touchdowns while also leading the team in punt and kickoff return yardsโฆAveraged nine yards per catch, 10.7 yards per kickoff and 7.8 per punt return with 42.1 all-purpose yards per gameโฆCaught four passes for 27 yards and a touchdown against UConn (9/11/21)โฆHad a career-best eight receptions for 48 yards and a score against Iowa (10/16/21)โฆPlayed in six games in his r-freshman seasonโฆWas named Academic All-BIG TENโฆChose Purdue as a ranked four-star wide receiver by ESPNโฆWas a three-star wide receiver by 247Sports and by RivalsโฆA finalist for the Tennessee Titansโ Mr. Football as a senior.
