Will Sherman

Will Sherman was signed by the New England Patriots to a futures contract on January 17, 2022 ... Originally drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round (197th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft ... Released by New England (8/31/21) ... Signed by the Patriots to the practice squad (9/1/21) ... Elevated to the active roster (10/9/21)... reverted back to the New England Patriots practice squad (10/11/21).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Will Sherman was signed by the New England Patriots to a futures contract on January 17, 2022 ... Originally drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round (197th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft ... Released by New England (8/31/21) ... Signed by the Patriots to the practice squad (9/1/21) ... Elevated to the active roster (10/9/21)... reverted back to the New England Patriots practice squad (10/11/21).

2021 (1/0, 0/0)

• Elevated to the active roster for the game at Houston (10/10) due to injuries and COVID reasons that affected all starting offensive linemen except David Andrews. Saw his first career snaps on special teams and used as a blocker on field goal and extra point units.

COLLEGE

• Played in 30 career games with 27 starts, including the 2020 Alamo Bowl. Ended his career with the most starts of those on the 2020 roster.
• Saw action for 1,955 snaps on offense in his career, with another 83 on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams.
• Played the most snaps of all offensive linemen (369 of a possible 375), and most snaps out of any player on the team in 2020. Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors across the board from the Associated Press, the Pac-12 Coaches, Bay Area News Group and Phil Steele's College Football.
• Started all 12 games at right tackle in 2019. Played in 836 of a possible 850 offensive plays, the most on the offense and second most on the team overall. Added 67 knockdown blocks.
• Played in all 12 games in 2018, starting the final nine game of the season. Played in 750 offensive plays for the Buffs, including every offensive snap of the final nine games.
• Redshirted as a freshman in 2017.

PERSONAL

• Played on the varsity team from his sophomore year on at Allen High School, helping the Eagles compile a 44-2 record, which included a 16-0 sophomore season when they won the Class 6A Division I state championship.
• His next two years his teams went 14- 1 and reached the semifinals of the state playoffs each season.
• Garnered honorable mention all-district honors as a junior.
• Majored in communications and minored in leadership studies at Colorado.

EXTRA POINTS

• The Patriots used their second sixth-round draft pick on OL Will Sherman from Colorado. The Patriots have now drafted at least one offensive lineman in eight consecutive drafts.
• The Patriots have drafted 29 underclassmen since 2000, after selecting QB Mac Jones, DL Christian Barmore, DL Ronnie Perkins, LB Cameron McGrone and OL William Sherman in the 2021 draft.