Richard Sherman
CB
#25
Experience: 10 years
Height: 6-3
Age: 32
Weight: 205 lbs
College: Stanford
Biography
Golden Nuggets
- Was the 49ers 2019 Garry Niver Award winner, presented annually by the San Francisco Chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America to a 49ers player for his cooperation and professionalism in helping the pro football writers do their jobs.
- Named the 49ers representative for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2019, which recognizes an NFL player for his excellence on and off the field.
- In addition to finding success on the football field, Sherman has consistently excelled in the classroom. He became the first Dominguez HS student in 20 years to earn a scholarship from Stanford University after finishing high school with a 4.2 GPA. At Stanford, Sherman carried a 3.7 GPA and graduated with a degree in communications.
- Sherman also proved himself as a standout track & field athlete. In high school, he earned All-America honors from USA Today in the triple jump with a school and league-record jump of 50 feet, 8 inches. He later earned a spot on the Stanford track & field team and competed as a freshman, placing fifth in the triple jump at the Pac-10 Championships.
Awards & Honors
- 2011: PFWA All-Rookie Team
- 2012: AP All-Pro First Team, PFWA First-Team All-Pro, The Sporting News First-Team All-Pro, NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 10)
- 2013: NFC Pro Bowl, AP All-Pro First Team, PFWA FirstTeam All-Pro, The Sporting News First-Team AllPro, Two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Weeks 2 and 15)
- 2014: NFC Pro Bowl, AP First-Team All-Pro, PFWA FirstTeam All-Pro, The Sporting News First-Team AllPro, NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 13)
- 2015: NFC Pro Bowl, AP Second-Team All-Pro, PFWA's Good Guy Award
- 2016: NFC Pro Bowl
- 2018: Ed Block Courage Award
- 2019: 49ers Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Nominee, AP Second-Team All-Pro, PFWA All-NFC, NFC Pro Bowl, Garry Niver Award, NFLPA Community MVP (Week 11)
Latest Articles
Recent Games
WK | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Seahawks | L 23 - 26 | |||||||||||||
16 | @Cardinals | W 20 - 12 | |||||||||||||
15 | @Cowboys | L 33 - 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
14 | Football Team | L 15 - 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
13 | Bills | L 24 - 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
12 | @Rams | W 23 - 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | Cardinals | L 20 - 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 10 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 16 | 64 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
2013 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 16 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 16 | 56 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 16 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 16 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018 | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
2019 | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 15 | 59 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
TOTAL | 139 | 133 | 472 | 362 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 36 | 478 | 13.3 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 3 |