Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Shaun Jolly was born October 17, 1998, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He is a defensive back in the NFL.

Jolly was rated as a two-star cornerback by Scout.com and chose to attend Appalachian State University. Jolly redshirted his freshman year and never played a down that season. In his next year, Jolly played in eleven games in defensive and special teams roles, including playing in the New Orleans Bowl against Middle Tennessee. Jolly was highly rated in his sophomore year, being named a second-team All-American and first-team all Sun Belt for having five interceptions on the year and two interceptions returned for touchdowns. In Jolly's junior year he was named an honorable All-American and started all twelve games with 41 tackles and six pass breakups. In Jolly's senior and final year, he started all nine of the games he appeared in and was first-team All-Sun Belt.

After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft, Jolly was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns. Jolly did not make the active roster but was signed to the practice squad.

On September 23, 2022, Jolly was signed from the practice squad of the Browns to the active roster of the Los Angeles Rams.

On March 15, 2023, Jolly was tendered by the Los Angeles Rams. He was re-signed on April 17, 2023.