Sterling Shepard stats

Jets

Wide Receiver · #87

Age 33 · 5' 10" · 194 lbs

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Sterling Shepard recorded 1 reception, 3 receiving yards and 0 receiving touchdowns in 2 games of 2026 for the New York Jets. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
2
REC
1
TGTS
2
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0
LNG
3
FD
0

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2016NYG166510568310.583242
2017NYG11598473112.427736
2018NYG166610787213.245847
2019NYG10578357610.133629
2020NYG1266906569.932937
2021NYG7365336610.213719
2022NYG3132415411.81654
2023NYG151022575.71134
2024TB14325133410.413016
2025TB1339533719.513618
2026NYJ21233.0030

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season

GP
119
REC
444
TGTS
674
YDS
4,803
AVG
10.8
TD
25
LNG
77
FD
252

Career Postseason

GP
1
REC
4
TGTS
9
YDS
63
AVG
15.8
TD
0
LNG
26
FD
4

Per game

GP
2
REC
0.5
TGTS
1
YDS
1.5
AVG
3.0
TD
0
LNG
3
FD
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.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2016NYG164.16.642.710.50.5322.6
2017NYG115.47.666.512.40.2773.3
2018NYG164.16.754.513.20.3582.9
2019NYG105.78.357.610.10.3362.9
2020NYG125.57.554.79.90.3293.1
2021NYG75.17.652.310.20.1372.7
2022NYG34.38.051.311.80.3651.3
2023NYG150.71.53.85.70.1130.3
2024TB142.33.623.910.40.1301.1
2025TB133.04.128.59.50.1361.4
2026NYJ20.51.01.53.00.030.0

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season, Per game

GP
119
REC
3.7
TGTS
5.7
YDS
40.4
AVG
10.8
TD
0.2
LNG
77
FD
2.1

Fantasy

GP
2
PPR
3.3
HALF
2.8
STD
2.3
PPG
1.7

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2016NYG16184.4151.9119.411.5
2017NYG11144.5115.085.513.1
2018NYG16182.5149.5116.511.4
2019NYG10141.8113.384.814.2
2020NYG12162.5129.596.513.5
2021NYG777.759.741.711.1
2022NYG334.427.921.411.5
2023NYG1522.317.312.31.5
2024TB1480.364.348.35.7
2025TB1382.062.543.06.3
2026NYJ23.32.82.31.7

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
119
PPR
1,115.7
HALF
893.7
STD
671.7
PPG
9.4

Bio

Age
33 yearsFeb 10, 1993
Height
5' 10"
Weight
194 lbs
Experience
10 yearsDebut 2016
Birthplace
Oklahoma City, OK
Draft
2016Rd 2, Pk 40
College
Oklahoma
Salary
$1.3 million2026

Latest performance

Sterling Shepard

Oct 04 · @ CHI · L 23-12

REC
0
TGTS
1
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
LNG
0

Snap counts, 2026

49% of his club's offensive snaps a game (47 in 2 games); 53% in week 4.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
3DET3045%0
4CHI1753%0

NFL snap counts, every player

2016 NFL combine

WR, 5'10", 194 lb · Oklahoma

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.48s58th
Vertical jump41"95th
Broad jump10' 3"58th
Bench press (225 lb)20 reps87th
3-cone drill7.00s43rd
20-yard shuttle4.35s20th

Percentile: the share of WRs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2016 combine

Games

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at KCSun, Nov 08

vs KC since 2021

2
GP
8
REC
73
YDS
0
TD
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sun, Oct 04atCHIL 23-12000
Sun, Sep 27atDETL 31-24130
Sun, Dec 07vsNOL 24-20150
Sun, Nov 30vsARIW 20-17150
Sun, Nov 23atLARL 34-73120
Sun, Nov 16atBUFL 44-324540

What are Sterling Shepard's career stats?

Sterling Shepard has played 11 seasons for the Giants, the Buccaneers and the Jets. He has 444 receptions for 4,803 yards and 25 receiving touchdowns. His best season so far is 2018: 66 receptions, 872 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns.

Milestones within reach

  • 197 more receiving yards for 5,000 — 4,803 now, 371 in his best season of the last two
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League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 1 postseason, 2016 to 2026

Sterling Shepard finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 271st in receiving yards (4,803)
  • 209th in receptions (444)

Among the 3,727 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Sterling Shepard college stats

Sterling Shepard played 4 seasons at Oklahoma Sooners (2012 to 2015): 233 catches for 3,482 yards and 26 touchdowns.

rushing

Sterling Shepard's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2012Oklahoma Sooners2199.5013
2013Oklahoma Sooners6447.3124
2014Oklahoma Sooners8415.1031
2015Oklahoma Sooners15505

receiving

Sterling Shepard's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2012Oklahoma Sooners4562113.8352
2013Oklahoma Sooners5160311.8757
2014Oklahoma Sooners5197019575
2015Oklahoma Sooners861,288151174

defensive

Sterling Shepard's college defensive by season
SeasonSchoolTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLOSOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.ASTAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PDPD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FFFF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2013Oklahoma Sooners110000000

scoring

Sterling Shepard's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2012Oklahoma Sooners0030300018
2013Oklahoma Sooners0170810050
2014Oklahoma Sooners0050500030
2015Oklahoma Sooners001101100066

returning

Sterling Shepard's college returning by season
YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2014Oklahoma Sooners140141404
2015Oklahoma Sooners000000000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Sterling Shepard played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.

Sterling Shepard's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2024WSHL 23-20000
2016GBL 38-130630

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.