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Sheldon Day
DT · JAX/SF/IND/CLE/MIN/WAS · 2016–2025
Born July 1, 1994 · College Notre Dame · Drafted 2016, round 4, pick 103 (JAX) · 6-1, 294 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | JAX | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | SF | 9 | 19 | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | SF | 10 | 11 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | SF | 12 | 15 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 playoffs | SF | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | IND | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | CLE | 7 | 21 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | MIN | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | WAS | 9 | 24 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 playoffs | WAS | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | WAS | 6 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | WAS | 69 | 121 | 7.0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | JAX | 16 | – | – | 195 | 18.5 |
| 2017 | JAX/SF | 12 | – | – | 318 | 40.1 |
| 2018 | SF | 12 | – | – | 268 | 34.9 |
| 2019 | SF | 16 | 1 | 1.6 | 320 | 31.5 |
| 2019 playoffs | SF | 3 | – | – | 80 | 44.7 |
| 2020 | IND | 4 | – | – | 62 | 23.8 |
| 2021 | CLE | 7 | – | – | 225 | 44.8 |
| 2023 | MIN | 6 | – | – | 117 | 29.8 |
| 2024 | WAS | 12 | – | – | 266 | 34.9 |
| 2024 playoffs | WAS | 3 | – | – | 64 | 35.4 |
| 2025 | WAS | 10 | – | – | 196 | 29.5 |
Game logs
2025 game log (6 games)
2024 game log (11 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ TB | L 20–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | vs CAR | W 40–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ NYG | W 27–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs PIT | L 27–28 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-14 | @ PHI | L 18–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | vs DAL | L 26–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ NO | W 20–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs PHI | W 36–33 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | vs ATL | W 30–24 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2025-01-12 | @ TB | W 23–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2025-01-18 | @ DET | W 45–31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (5 games)
2021 game log (7 games)
2020 game log (3 games)
2019 game log (14 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | @ TB | W 31–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ CIN | W 41–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs PIT | W 24–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-07 | vs CLE | W 31–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | @ WAS | W 9–0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | vs CAR | W 51–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs GB | W 37–8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-12-01 | @ BAL | L 17–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | @ NO | W 48–46 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | vs ATL | L 22–29 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-21 | vs LA | W 34–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | @ SEA | W 26–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2020-01-11 | vs MIN | W 27–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2020-02-02 | @ KC | L 20–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (10 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ MIN | L 16–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | vs DET | W 30–27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ KC | L 27–38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ LAC | L 27–29 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-15 | @ GB | L 30–33 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | vs LA | L 10–39 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | @ ARI | L 15–18 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-01 | vs LV | W 34–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | @ TB | L 9–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ SEA | L 16–43 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (9 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | @ HOU | W 29–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ NYJ | L 20–23 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ IND | W 27–0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | vs SEA | L 13–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | @ CHI | W 15–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | @ HOU | W 26–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | vs TEN | W 25–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs JAX | W 44–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ LA | W 34–13 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (8 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ LAC | L 14–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs BAL | L 17–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | vs IND | W 30–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-27 | @ TEN | L 22–36 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs MIN | L 16–25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ HOU | L 20–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | vs TEN | W 38–17 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ IND | L 20–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |