Richard Sherman

He was ranked as the fourth best cornerback in the draft by The Sporting News, was ranked the 22nd best cornerback by USA Today, was ranked the 24th cornerback prospect by DraftScout.com, and was ranked the 30th best cornerback by Pro Football Weekly.

Richard Kevin Sherman (born March 30, 1988) is an American former football cornerback who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Sherman played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, beginning his career as a wide receiver before moving to cornerback as a junior.

As a senior in 2005, he accounted for 1,030 all-purpose yards, including 870 yards on 28 catches and three punt returns for touchdowns.

He also recorded 45 tackles, eight pass breakups and one interception as a defensive back, and helped Dominguez to a CIF Southern Section Division III title with a 41–14 victory over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School in the championship game.

As a member of the school's track team, Sherman was named a USA Today All-American after winning the California state title in the triple jump, with a mark of 15.44 meters, and was the 7th ranked triple jumper in California in 2005.

He made it to the finals of the state meet in the 110-meter hurdles, placing third with a time of 13.99 seconds, and also finished sixth in the long jump, with a mark of 7.25 meters.

He was also timed at 10.77 seconds in the 100 meters.

He graduated in 2006, when his classmates voted him the "Male student most likely to succeed".

A scholar-athlete, he was salutatorian (ranked second) in his high school class.

He graduated from high school with a 4.2 GPA.

After originally committing to UCLA, Sherman received an athletic scholarship to attend Stanford University, where he played for the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2006 to 2010 under head coaches Walt Harris and Jim Harbaugh.

He began his career at Stanford as a wide receiver and led the Cardinal in receiving as a freshman in 2006 while being named an honorable mention to the Freshman All-American Team by Sporting News.

In the 2006 season, he had 34 receptions for 581 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

He caught 47 passes over the next two years before suffering a season-ending knee injury after playing in the first four games in 2008, which became a redshirt year.

He was granted his request to switch to cornerback after his injury and made 112 tackles over his final two years, with six interceptions.

Sherman is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and graduated from Stanford University in 2010 with an undergraduate degree in communications.

He began work towards his master's degree when he returned for a fifth year during his final year of eligibility.

Sherman was born in Los Angeles, California, and he attended Dominguez High School, starring in football and track and field.

He was part of the 2010 Stanford Cardinal team that finished 12–1, a school record.

He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft.

On January 29, 2011, Sherman played in the 2011 Senior Bowl and deflected two passes as part of Marvin Lewis' North team that lost 24–10 to the South.

Sherman was added as a late replacement after Curtis Marsh Jr.. sustained a hamstring injury on the first day of practice.

His Senior Bowl performance was well received and was expected to raise his draft stock.

Sherman attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.

On March 17, 2011, Sherman participated at Stanford's pro day and attempted to improve on his combine performance.

He performed the 40-yard dash (4.53), 20-yard dash (2.56s), 10-yard dash (1.58s), vertical jump (37"), broad jump (11'0"), short shuttle (4.29s), and three-cone drill (6.72s).

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Sherman was projected to be selected anywhere from the fourth to sixth rounds by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts.

The Sporting News projected Sherman to be a second round pick and Fox Sports' Peter Schrager projected Sherman to be a fifth round pick.

The Seattle Seahawks selected Sherman in the fifth round (154th overall) of the 2011 NFL draft.

Sherman was the 25th cornerback drafted in 2011.

While watching the draft with his family at home, Sherman was "livid" about players he perceived as inferior getting drafted before him.

During his time with the Seahawks, they led the league in scoring defense for four straight years between 2012 and 2015, making them the first team to do so since the 1950s Cleveland Browns.

After playing with the Seahawks, he played for the San Francisco 49ers for three seasons, where he made his third Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl LIV, and spent one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Sherman attended Dominguez High School in Compton, California.

He was selected to the Pro Bowl five times and voted All-Pro five times, including three times to the first team, and led the NFL in interceptions in 2013, when he also helped the Seahawks win their first Super Bowl.

Sherman is regarded as one of the greatest cornerbacks of all time.

During his time as a member of the Seahawks, Sherman was part of the "Legion of Boom" defense, the secondary that led the NFL in pass defense in 2013 and 2014.

This unit helped the Seahawks win Super Bowl XLVIII; their 43–8 win over the Denver Broncos matched the third-largest margin of victory in the history of the Super Bowl.

The Seahawks made it to Super Bowl XLIX the following season, losing in a close game against the New England Patriots.