Former UConn wide receiver TJ Sheffield has signed with the Tennessee Titans, according to multiple reports.
Sheffield caught 54 passes for 545 yards and three touchdowns last season, his lone season at UConn. He spent the first five years of his college career at Purdue, where he was redshirted in 2019 and given an extra year of eligibility following COVID.
The speedy, 5-10, 190-pound receiver tried out for the team during its rookie minicamp over the weekend. He was invited to the Titans’ camp following the NFL Draft.
For his college career, Sheffield finished with 172 receptions for 1,714 yards and 14 touchdowns in 59 games.
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— UConn Football (@UConnFootball) May 12, 2025
Sheffield is a native of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee, a town of just over 8,500 people about 35 minutes south of Nashville. He was a three-star prospect coming out of Independence High School