Jaylyn Sherrod

Personal: Jaylyn Sherrod is the daughter of Tamika Williams and Micheal Sherrod. She earned her undergraduate degree in sociology from Colorado in 2022. She also received a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Colorado in 2023 and plans on finishing a master’s degree in criminal justice in 2025.

Other Professional Experience: Sherrod appeared in 10 games as a reserve for the New York Liberty during the 2024 WNBA season. She averaged 1.9 points and 0.3 rebounds per game while helping New York win the WNBA title. She scored a season-high eight points against Atlanta on September 19, 2024, and also contributed five points against Dallas on September 12, 2024.

International Experience: Sherrod was one of 13 athletes selected to participate in 2024 USA Basketball 3x3 Women’s National Team development camp.

At Colorado: Jaylyn Sherrod was a five-year letter winner at Colorado who ranks second in school history by playing in 140 games from 2019 to 2024. She holds the school record by starting 133 career contests. She was an Honorable Mention All-America pick by Associated Press and WBCA following the 2023-2024 season. Sherrod was a two-time All-Pac-12 Conference honoree by the league’s coaches and also claimed a pair of All-Pac-12 commendations from the league’s media members. She was a three-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree from the league’s coaches and also received a pair of All-Defensive Team citations from the league’s media. She was a member of the 2019-20 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and a top-10 finalist for the 2023 Nancy Lieberman Award. She was named the 2023-24 Sportswomen of Colorado College Basketball Player of the Year. She was eighth on the Buffaloes’ all-time ledger with 3,892 minutes played.

Sherrod was one of three players in program history with 1,000 career points and 600 career assists. She ranks 14th in Colorado history with 1,483 career points. She dished out 645 career assists, which was good for second place on Colorado’s all-time chart. She led Colorado in assists in each of her final three seasons. Sherrod owned fourth place on the program’s career free throws made list with 441, while ranking third with 650 free throw attempts. She was fifth in school history with 274 career steals and the first-ever Alabama native to play for Colorado.

As a graduate student, she started in all 34 games and averaged a career-best of 12.8 points and 5.1 assists per game. She ranked third in the Pac-12 with 172 assists while adding 73 steals. Sherrod scored in double figures 21 times, including three games with 20 or more points. She led the Pac-12 by averaging 5.1 assists per game during her senior season in 2022-23. She also led the league with 78 total steals and netted her 1,000th point of her college career against Washington State during the Pac-12 Tournament on March 3, 2023. As a junior, she started in all 31 games and ranked third in the Pac-12 with 55 steals. She averaged 8.1 points per game while adding 3.8 assists per outing. Sherrod appeared in just 12 games as a sophomore after starting 23 of 30 games during her rookie campaign in 2019-20. She contributed 9.9 points per game as a freshman.