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2019 Football Roster
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Nov 27 (Thu)
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Jersey Number 11
Sheldon Layman
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 186
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- Prev School:
- McGill-Toolen Catholic HS
Career
Has four years of eligibility remaining after redshirting in 2019.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2019 AAC All-Academic Team ... Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2019 fall semester.Â
2019 (Freshman)
Redshirted ... Member of the 2019 squad that finished with a 12-2 overall record and American Athletic Conference Championship.Â
High School
Four-year varsity member of the McGill-Toolen Catholic High School ... Played for head coach Earnest Hill his final two seasons ... In his four years, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 49-6 record and made four-straight Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 7A state playoffs, including three championship game appearances (2015-17) ... Member of the McGill-Toolen 2015 state title squad ... First season as the starting signal caller was in 2017 ... Led the Yellow Jackets to the state title game and the Region 1-7A crown ... Team went 13-1 overall and 8-0 in regional action ... Directed an offense that averaged more than 30 ppg ... Threw for 1,942 yards on 149-of-236 passing and 21 TDs ... Also ran for 426 yards and three TDs ... Named to the AL.com All-Coastal Alabama second team ... Missed six games due to a kneecap injury in his senior campaign ... Returned to lead McGill-Toolen to a 10-3 record and an AHSAA Class 7A state playoff quarterfinal appearance.
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Personal
Son of Steve and Sara Layman ... Birthday is April 13 ... Management major.
Has four years of eligibility remaining after redshirting in 2019.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2019 AAC All-Academic Team ... Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2019 fall semester.Â
2019 (Freshman)
Redshirted ... Member of the 2019 squad that finished with a 12-2 overall record and American Athletic Conference Championship.Â
High School
Four-year varsity member of the McGill-Toolen Catholic High School ... Played for head coach Earnest Hill his final two seasons ... In his four years, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 49-6 record and made four-straight Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 7A state playoffs, including three championship game appearances (2015-17) ... Member of the McGill-Toolen 2015 state title squad ... First season as the starting signal caller was in 2017 ... Led the Yellow Jackets to the state title game and the Region 1-7A crown ... Team went 13-1 overall and 8-0 in regional action ... Directed an offense that averaged more than 30 ppg ... Threw for 1,942 yards on 149-of-236 passing and 21 TDs ... Also ran for 426 yards and three TDs ... Named to the AL.com All-Coastal Alabama second team ... Missed six games due to a kneecap injury in his senior campaign ... Returned to lead McGill-Toolen to a 10-3 record and an AHSAA Class 7A state playoff quarterfinal appearance.
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Personal
Son of Steve and Sara Layman ... Birthday is April 13 ... Management major.
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