Jerry Sherk

Cleveland Browns 47th pick

DT · Oklahoma State · 1970

Draft Details

Year

1970

Round

Round 2

Pick

47th overall

Team

Cleveland Browns

Position

College

Oklahoma State

Jerry Sherk Career Stats

NFL Defensive Player of the Year (NEA) (1976)
First-team All-Pro (1976)
4× Pro Bowl (1973–1976)
Cleveland Browns Legends
First-team All-Big Eight (1969)

Career Totals

Games played	Fumbles recovered
147	12

Born: Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. · Height: 6-4 · Weight: 258 lb

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Jerry Sherk is a former defensive tackle out of Oklahoma State, selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 47th overall pick (round 2) in the 1970 NFL Draft.

More from the 1970 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	PIT	Terry Bradshaw	QB	Louisiana Tech
1	3	CLE	Mike Phipps	QB	Purdue
1	4	NE	Phil Olsen	DT	Utah State
1	5	BUF	Al Cowlings	DE	USC
1	6	PHI	Steve Zabel	LB	Oklahoma
1	8	ARI	Larry Stegent	RB	Texas A&M
1	9	SF	Cedrick Hardman	DE	North Texas
1	10	NO	Ken Burrough	WR	Texas Southern
1	11	DEN	Bobby Anderson	RB	Colorado
1	12	ATL	John Small	DT	Citadel

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