Jaylyn Sherrod

Jaylyn Sherrod (born October 21, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes.

Early life Sherrod was born on October 21, 2001, in Birmingham, Alabama. An only child, she played basketball when young with neighbors. After her mother saw her talent in the sport, she signed Sherrod up for a local league, and later signed her up for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).

Sherrod lettered three years at Ramsay and averaged 11.0 points, 4.0 assists and 3.8 steals per game as a junior; she missed the much of her senior season. The team had won two games in 2018–19, and improved to five in Sherrod's freshman year, with her playing 30 games that season, being second on the team with 9.9 points per game and being chosen to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team. As a sophomore, she only played 12 games, averaging 10.4 points, missing most of the year due to a hip injury that required surgery.

In 2021–22, Sherrod led the Buffaloes to their first NCAA Tournament since 2013, starting all 31 games while averaging 8.1 points and 3.8 assists and being third in the Pac-12 in steals (55). The following year, she helped Colorado to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament before a narrow loss to Iowa, the program's best finish in 20 years. She was a key player for the 2023–24 team that had their best start since 1992–93 and reached a ranking of No. 3 nationally. She averaged a career-high 12.8 points per game and was named first-team All-Pac-12 and to the Pac-12 All-Defensive team; she also broke the Colorado record for NCAA Tournament assists in her last game. She ended second in team history with 645 career assists, fifth with 274 steals, and 14th with 1,483 points scored. She played a total of 140 games which placed second in program history, and her 133 starts set a record. She also placed third in Colorado history in average assists (4.61) and average steals (1.96). She graduated with three degrees from Colorado, including a bachelor's degree in sociology and master's degrees in criminology and organizational leadership. She won the 2022 Byron R. White Leadership and Initiative Award for those "who have exhibited outstanding initiative and demonstrated a strong commitment to service to the CU and Boulder communities" and was named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team. She was a standout in training camp and preseason, averaging 6.0 points and recording four steals in two preseason games, but ultimately was waived on May 13, 2024. She returned to the team on July 6, signing a 7-day contract. She made her WNBA debut on July 11 against the Chicago Sky, recording no statistics in one minute of playing time. She signed another 7-day contract on July 13 and a third on August 17. The Liberty signed Sherrod to an end-of-season contract on August 26. The Liberty went on to win the 2024 WNBA championship.

Sherrod made the Liberty's roster for the 2025 season. However, on August 1, she was waived to make room for Emma Meesseman.

Minnesota Lynx (2025–2026) On August 9, 2025, Sherrod signed with the Minnesota Lynx. On May 6, 2026, she was waived by the Lynx prior to the start of the 2026 season.

Atlanta Dream (2026-present) On June 29, 2026, Sherrod signed a player development contract with the Atlanta Dream.

Career statistics + Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game TO Turnovers per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high ° League leader ‡ WNBA record †Denotes season(s) in which Sherrod won a WNBA championship WNBA Regular season Stats current through end of 2025 season

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