2007 Football Roster
Roster
Dezmond Sherrod
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Caledonia, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Caledonia
CAREER:
Has played in all 34 games of his Mississippi State career, earning nine starts at a tight end position . . . Has caught seven passes for 40 yards, a 5.7-yard average, and proven to be a strong blocker from his receiver position . . . Has also made three tackles on special teams . . . Sat out his initial season on campus as a true freshman redshirt . . . Came to MSU as an outstanding high school student-athlete from nearby Caledonia High School.
2006:
Played in all 12 games for Mississippi State as a reserve at tight end and on special teams . . . Earned five starts during his junior year . . . Earned the opening call in Week 3 game vs. Tulane, in three straight weeks at midseason (LSU, West Virginia, and Jacksonville State) and in Week 9 contest with Kentucky . . . Caught two passes for 14 yards on the year . . . Appeared on the stats sheet for the first time in Week 3 against Tulane . . . Had one catch for 10 yards against the Green Wave . . . Added another catch (4 yards) in Week 9 against Kentucky . . . Another solid spring kept him in the fight for playing time at tight end . . . Caught two passes for 14 yards in scrimmage situations.
2005:
Played in all 11 games during his sophomore season for the Bulldogs, earning two starts when the team opted to open the game in a multiple tight end formation . . . Opened Week 6 game at Florida and Week 9 contest vs. Alabama . . . Made one catch for 5 yards against LSU in Week 5 . . . Also credited with one tackle against the Tigers . . . Added another tackle in Week 10 contest at Arkansas . . . Returned primarily to the tight end position to open August two-a-day drills, but maintained a role as a possible H-back in State’s offensive alignment . . . Was slowed during August by a groin injury that limited his effectiveness once the season began . . . Made a pre-spring move from tight end to fullback, a transition that came off without a hitch . . . Ascended to the top of the depth chart at his new position due to his blocking and pass-catching abilities out of the backfield.
2004:
Played in all 11 games during his redshirt freshman season, earning two starting calls at a tight end position . . . Had four catches for 21 yards on the year . . . Earned starting assignments when the team opted to open in multiple tight end formations against Kentucky and Ole Miss . . . Worked as a reserve in the tight end rotation to open his redshirt freshman season . . . Played, but did not record statistics, in the Bulldogs’ first three games of the ’04 season . . . Made his first collegiate catch (3-yard gain) in Week 5 work at Vanderbilt . . . Essentially split the tight end work during the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Florida . . . Caught one pass (5 yards) in the 38-31 victory . . . Had another 5-yard reception at Alabama in Week 9 . . . Culminated his first season of activity with the Bulldogs with an 8-yard reception vs. Ole Miss . . . Took the opportunity in his first spring practice to move to second at the tight end position following that four-week session . . . Caught four passes for 19 yards during three spring scrimmages.
2003:
Sat out his true freshman season as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Listed as the No. 47 tight end prospect in the country coming out of high school by Rivals.com . . . He was listed No. 22 regardless of position among the top 30 players in the state of Mississippi by that recruiting service . . . Credited with running a 4.8 40-yard dash with a 35-inch vertical leap and a 270-pound bench press by Rivals . . . Ranked with the top 25 recruits in the state of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper . . . Caught 11 passes for 134 yards, a 12.2-yard average, and four touchdowns during his senior campaign . . . Also a starter for his prep team’s basketball squad . . . Had 24 catches for 425 yards, a 17.7-yard average, during his junior season.
PERSONAL:
Born Dezmond Allan Sherrod, 5-11-85, in Newport, R.I. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sherrod . . . National Honor Society high school student . . . Majored in risk management and insurance, and is currently enrolled in the master of business administration program.
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