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Sheldon Day

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Sheldon Day recorded 71 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Washington Commanders, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

71

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sheldon Day's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LIV
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
FEB 2, 2020

San Francisco 49ers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl LIV · Feb 2, 2020

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2019
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 11, 2020

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2020

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2024
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 18, 2025

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Divisional Round · Jan 18, 2025

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2024
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 12, 2025

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2025

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
ATLANTAFALCONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 15, 2019

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2019

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sheldon Day's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2024
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NOV 10, 2024

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2024

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2019
ATLANTAFALCONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 15, 2019

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2019

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 tackles for loss · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2017
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 31, 2017

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sheldon Day's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2011–2016

01
JAXDAY—Sheldon Day
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2015–present

02
SFDAY—Sheldon Day
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2017–2018

03
JAXDAY—Sheldon Day
JAXRAMSEY20Jalen Ramsey
JAXCAMPBELL93Calais Campbell

An elite defense reaches the AFC title game

Jacksonville Jaguars · Sacksonville

Takeaways, pass rush and swagger carried Jacksonville within one fourth-quarter lead of the Super Bowl before the roster quickly fractured.

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Franchise era

2018–present

04
CLEDAY—Sheldon Day
CLEGARRETT95Myles Garrett
CLECHUBB24Nick Chubb

A playoff breakthrough opens another complicated chapter

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Cleveland ended its long playoff-win drought in 2020 and built an elite defense around Garrett, but quarterback decisions have kept the era unsettled.

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Franchise era

2019–present

05
INDDAY—Sheldon Day
INDTAYLOR28Jonathan Taylor
INDNELSON56Quenton Nelson

A strong roster searches for quarterback permanence

Indianapolis Colts · Life after Luck

Indianapolis cycled through veteran and young quarterbacks while retaining a physical offensive identity and rebuilding around its line and skill talent.

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Franchise era

2022–present

06
MINDAY—Sheldon Day
MINJEFFERSON18Justin Jefferson
MINHOCKENSON87T.J. Hockenson

An elite receiver leads a changing offense

Minnesota Vikings · The Jefferson transition

Jefferson's record pace and a season of improbable comebacks carried Minnesota into its post-Peterson, post-Zimmer transition.

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Franchise era

2023–present

07
WASDAY—Sheldon Day
WASDANIELS5Jayden Daniels
WASMCLAURIN17Terry McLaurin

Daniels accelerates the rebuild

Washington Commanders · A new ownership era

New ownership hired a modern front office, drafted Daniels and watched his poised rookie season return Washington to the NFC Championship Game.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons71 career games59 career solo tackles7 career sacksCollege: Notre DameDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 103Jersey: 984 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 18, 2016Most recent: Dec 25, 2025

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history