Sheldon Day

Sheldon Day (born July 1, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.

Early years
Day attended Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 18th best defensive tackle prospect of his class. On August 4, 2011, he committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.

College career
As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2012, Day appeared in all 13 games and had 23 tackles and two sacks. As a sophomore, he played in 11 games and made eight starts. He recorded 33 tackles and a half sack. As an 11-game starter his junior year, Day had 40 tackles and one sack. Following the end of the season, Sheldon Day announced that he would return for his senior season, foregoing the 2015 NFL Draft. In his senior season, starting all 13 games, Day set a career high in tackles (45), tackles for loss (15.5) and sacks (4), earning himself second-team All-American honors by the Associated Press.

Jacksonville Jaguars
Day was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Day played only 126 snaps during his one and a half seasons for the Jaguars.

On November 18, 2017, Day was waived by the Jaguars.

San Francisco 49ers
On November 20, 2017, Day was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers. Familiar to defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, Day was immediately a part of the defensive line rotation. He served as a reserve and played in six games, netting 12 solo tackles, 4 assisted tackles, and a sack.