2022 Football Roster

Gather Lacefield
Jared Thomas
Justin Ford
Justin Ford
Mississippi Delta Community College

4 D.T. Sheffield

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Corinth, Miss.

Biography

***received extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.

2021 [Freshman***]:
Helped Northwest to a 9-3 overall record, the MACCC Championship and an appearance in the inaugural NJCAA Division I Football Playoffs...played in all 12 games last season, totaling 1,089 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on 57 receptions...had three games with 100 or more receiving yards, including a career-high 171 yards and two touchdowns on four catches against Hinds in the MACCC Championship...also recorded 11 catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns in a loss against East Mississippi on September 30...was once again a main component of the special teams unit, logging 166 punt return yards on 15 attempts and 169 kick return yards on nine attempts...scored his only career punt return touchdown on a 47-yard return in a 38-14 victory at Mississippi Gulf Coast on October 14...named First Team All-MACCC and NJCAA First Team All-American.

2020 [Freshman]: Played in all six games for Northwest, helping the Rangers to the National Community College Football Championship...caught 20 passes for 358 yards and five touchdowns...totaled a season-best 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns on three receptions in a road win at Holmes on November 12...also posted 105 yards on five kick returns and 91 punt return yards...recognized as a Mississippi Gridiron MACCC All-Gridiron performer.

High School: Played for coach Todd Lowery at Corinth...helped the Warriors to a 14-1 record and the MHSAA Class 4A state championship as a senior...played multiple positions on offense...completed 66 of 109 passes for 1,386 yards and 20 touchdowns during his senior campaign...also rushed for 981 yards and 16 touchdowns on 96 carries in 2019...finished 5-of-6 for 164 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 217 yards and three additional scores, earning Most Valuable Player honors in the Warriors’ 55-21 victory against Poplarville in the Class 4A championship game...selected by the Mississippi Association of Coaches as the Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year and as a quarterback on the North squad in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic...earned first team nods to the WCBI All-End Zone team...selected to the 2019 Clarion-Ledger All-State second team...also selected to the Mississippi Association of Coaches 4A All-State second team as a kick returner during his junior season in 2018...received interest from UT Martin, MTSU, Samford and multiple MACCC schools.

Personal: Son of Lashunly Sheffield and Greg Chappell...has a brother, Kentayvious (19)...cousin, Calvin Jones plays football at Northeast...hobbies include working out, fishing and hunting...studying pedagogy...born February 25, 2001.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 165 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 165 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    4