| Jamie Sheriff | |
| Current Team: | Seattle Seahawks |
| Number: | 44 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 254 |
| High School: | Terry (Terry, Mississippi) |
| College: | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (2018–2019) South Alabama (2020–2023) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2024 |
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| Status: | Practice squad |
| Pfr: | SherJa01 |
Jamie Lee Sheriff II (born August 18, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs and South Alabama Jaguars and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in .
Sheriff was born on August 18, 2000, in Jackson, Mississippi.[1] He grew up in Terry, Mississippi, a small town with a population of about 1,300.[2] He attended Terry High School and played for the football team, recording 60 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss (TFLs), five sacks and three safeties as a senior.[1] He received little attention as a recruit and walk-on to play college football for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs, a junior college team.[2]
Sheriff recorded 26 tackles and six sacks as a freshman at Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2018.[1] In 2019, he helped the school compile an undefeated 12–0 record while winning the national championship.[1] He made 50 stops, 12 TFLs and eight sacks, being named second-team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) while being ranked a three-star junior college prospect and a top 25 strongside defensive end nationally.[1]
Sheriff transferred to the South Alabama Jaguars for the rest of his collegiate career.[3] In his first season with the Jaguars, 2020, he appeared in all 11 games, six as a starter, and recorded 21 tackles and a sack.[1] He missed the entire 2021 season due to injury.[4] He returned in 2022 and appeared in 13 games, posting 34 tackles, 7.5 TFLs and six sacks.[1] Using an extra year of eligibility granted to all players due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sheriff opted to return for a final season in 2023.[2] In his last season, Sheriff totaled 45 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and three sacks; he was named the Defensive MVP in his final game, as he helped South Alabama to a win in the 2023 68 Ventures Bowl, the program's first-ever bowl game win.[5]
After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Sheriff attended the rookie minicamp of the Seattle Seahawks, but was not signed.[2] While a free agent, he worked as a beer deliveryman in Ridgeland, Mississippi.[2] He quit his job on August 4, and on August 6, he signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent.[2] [6] Although signed late into the offseason, Sheriff was a standout in preseason, recording eight tackles, three sacks and five quarterback hits in three preseason games.[7] He was waived on August 27.[8]
On August 28, 2024, one day after being waived by the Seahawks, Sheriff was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers.[9] Sheriff played 17 snaps in the Panthers’ 47-10 week one loss to the New Orleans Saints. He was waived to make room for veteran pass rusher Charles Harris on September 10.[10]
On September 13, 2024, Sheriff was signed to the Seahawks practice squad.[11]