Nathan Shepherd stats

Saints

Defensive Tackle · #93

Age 33 · 6' 4" · 315 lbs

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Nathan Shepherd recorded 12 tackles and 0.5 sacks in 4 games of 2026 for the New Orleans Saints. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
4
TOT
12
SOLO
3
AST
9
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0
Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2018NYJ16155100.0000
2019NYJ911652.0000
2020NYJ1417892.5000
2021NYJ172817110.0000
2022NYJ173316171.5000
2023NO175026243.0000
2024NO163716211.5000
2025NO164723243.0001
2026NO412390.5000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season

GP
126
TOT
250
SOLO
120
AST
130
SACK
14.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
1

Per game

GP
4
TOT
3
SOLO
0.8
AST
2.3
SACK
0.1
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2018NYJ160.90.30.60.0000.0
2019NYJ91.20.70.60.2000.0
2020NYJ141.20.60.60.2000.0
2021NYJ171.61.00.60.0000.0
2022NYJ171.90.910.1000.0
2023NO172.91.51.40.2000.0
2024NO162.31.01.30.1000.0
2025NO162.91.41.50.2000.1
2026NO43.00.82.30.1000.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
126
TOT
2.0
SOLO
1.0
AST
1.0
SACK
0.1
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0.0

Bio

Age
33 yearsOct 9, 1993
Height
6' 4"
Weight
315 lbs
Experience
9 yearsDebut 2018
Birthplace
Ajax, ON
Draft
2018Rd 3, Pk 72
College
Fort Hays
Salary
$4.77 million2026

Latest performance

Nathan Shepherd

Oct 05 · vs ATL · L 45-24

TOT
2
SOLO
1
AST
1
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

Snap counts, 2026

66% of his club's defensive snaps a game (175 in 4 games); 58% in week 4.

His defensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1DET5571%5
2BAL3967%4
3LV4869%5
4ATL3358%7

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

Nathan Shepherd has been on the NFL’s game-status report 2 weeks since 2026.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202602Hip

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2018 NFL combine

DT, 6'5", 315 lb · Fort Hays State

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash5.09s23rd
Vertical jump31"43rd
Broad jump9' 4"52nd
3-cone drill7.50s46th
20-yard shuttle4.53s47th

Percentile: the share of DTs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2018 combine

Games

All games

Next

vs CLESun, Nov 08

vs CLE since 2018

4
GP
7
TOT
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Mon, Oct 05vsATLL 45-242100
Sun, Sep 27vsLVL 35-273000
Sun, Sep 20atBALW 24-17410.50
Sun, Sep 13atDETL 31-30 OT3100
Sun, Dec 28atTENW 34-263200
Sun, Dec 21vsNYJW 29-63210

What are Nathan Shepherd's career stats?

Nathan Shepherd has played 9 seasons for the Jets and the Saints. He has recorded 250 tackles and 14 sacks. His best season so far is 2023: 50 tackles and 3.0 sacks.

Best single games

  • Tackles: 7 vs CAR on Dec 10, 2023, W 28-6
  • Sacks: 1 @ WSH on Nov 17, 2019, W 34-17
Nathan Shepherd's best game in each stat, by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
20263—
202551.0
202441.0
202371.0
202241.0
20215—
202041.0
201931.0
20185—

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2018.

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