Sheldon Day was a formidable defensive lineman and even more cherished leader during his tenure at Notre Dame.
Back in the 2011-2012 recruiting cycle, Day was a four star prospect (per 247sports composite ranking), and was ranked the 111th best prospect in the country. Day was an early enrollee, which helped make him an early contributor in his freshman year where he saw action in all 13 games accounting for 23 tackles (13 solo) and 2 sacks.
In his sophomore season, Day played in 11 games (8 starts), contributed 33 tackles (21 solo), and 5.