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Derrick Sherman returned the Georgia Southern football staff in January of 2021 after three seasons at Samford University. Sherman serves as the wide receivers coach for the Eagles.

Sherman spent his first two seasons at Samford working specifically with the team’s wide receivers. In 2019, wide receiver A.J. Toney was named to the Southern Conference’s All-Freshman team. He was elevated to the offensive coordinator and running backs coach for the Bulldogs for the 2020 season, but that season never happened due to COVID-19.

Under Sherman’s tutelage in 2018, senior wide receiver Kelvin McKnight caught 100 passes for a school-record 1,453 yards and nine touchdowns. McKnight was named first-team All-SoCon and an All-American.

Sherman came to Samford after spending two seasons as an offensive analyst at Tulane. 

Prior to Tulane, Sherman made coaching stops at Pittsburg State as the wide receivers coach in 2015 and Georgia Southern University where he served as an offensive graduate assistant coach in 2014. Prior to his time at Georgia Southern, Sherman served as wide receivers coach at Southwest Baptist University in 2012 and West Virginia State University in 2013.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Sherman played two seasons at Purdue University (2007-08), before finishing his collegiate career at Morgan State University (2009-11). He served as a team captain at MSU during his senior season. 

Sherman earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Morgan State in May 2012 and his master’s degree in education from Georgia Southern in 2015.

Sherman is married to the former Sadie Clark. The couple has a son, Xayden.

THE SHERMAN FILE
Personal
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Born: Nov. 26, 1988 in Columbus, Ohio
College: Morgan State (2012); Georgia Southern (2015)
Family: wife, Sadie; son, Xayden

Playing Experience
Purdue (2007-2008)
Morgan State (2009-2011)

Coaching Experience
2021- Georgia Southern (wide receivers)
2020 Samford (offensive coordinator/running backs)
2018-19 Samford (wide receivers)
2016-17 Tulane (offensive analyst)
2015 Pittsburg State (wide receivers)
2014 Georgia Southern (graduate assistant)
2013 West Virginia State (wide receivers)
2012 Southwest Baptist (wide receivers)

College Bowl/Postseason Experience
Player
2007 Motor City (Purdue vs. Central Michigan)

Prominent Pupils
Levi Copelin (WR): Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kelvin McKnight (WR): Denver Broncos
Darnell Mooney (WR): Chicago Bears
Montrell Washington (WR): 2019 FCS All-American