Sterling Shepard (WR) #87

ADP:	Round: 11, Pick: 6
Team:	NY Giants
Ht / Wt:	5'10" / 194 lb.
College:	Oklahoma
Age:	22
Born:	February 10, 1994
Drafted:	2016 / Rd. 2 (40)
Draft Team:	NYG

Injury Status - Week 17

Not on injury report

News

Sterling Shepard Not Practicing On Thursday

Thursday, December 28, 1:49 PM

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (neck) did not practice Thursday. Shepard also sat out Wednesday after picking up a neck injury late in the Week 16 loss. With Evan Engram and Tavarres King also questionable, the Giants could have an extremely thin pass-catching corps in the season finale.

Average Draft Position (ADP) Value

June 24, 2018

Sterling Shepard's fantasy value is measured by his average draft position (ADP) in fantasy football drafts. In recent drafts, Shepard's current ADP is 11.06, which indicates that his fantasy outlook is to be the 6th pick of the 11th round, and 125th selection overall.

Data from fantasy football 12-team standard scoring average draft position data, based off of the latest fantasy football mock drafts.

2016 Season Stats

Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	Ru Att	Ru Yds	Ru TD
65	683	8	3	31	0

Recent drafts with Sterling Shepard:

Draft #	Date	Format	Shepard's Draft Pick
4888192	6/25/2018	Standard	134th
4888177	6/25/2018	Standard	131st
4888148	6/25/2018	Standard	132nd
4888139	6/25/2018	Standard	136th
4888107	6/25/2018	Standard	133rd
4888105	6/25/2018	Standard	137th
4888102	6/25/2018	Standard	141st
4888074	6/25/2018	Standard	136th
4888067	6/25/2018	Standard	131st
4888061	6/25/2018	Standard	127th

Players drafted after Sterling Shepard:

Duke Johnson	RB	CLE	11.06
Mike Williams	WR	LAC	11.08
Jack Doyle	TE	IND	11.08
Martavis Bryant	WR	OAK	11.12
Jameis Winston	QB	TB	12.01
Marqise Lee	WR	JAX	12.01
Latavius Murray	RB	MIN	12.01
Chris Carson	RB	SEA	12.02
Marcus Mariota	QB	TEN	12.02
Kenny Stills	WR	MIA	12.02
Baltimore Defense	DEF	BAL	12.03
George Kittle	TE	SF	12.06
Dak Prescott	QB	DAL	12.08
Case Keenum	QB	DEN	12.12
Bilal Powell	RB	NYJ	13.01

Sterling Shepard Biography

Sterling Shepard just completed his rookie NFL season, and was a starter from the first game. He started along side Odell Beckham, and still managed to get 683 yards receiving and eight touchdowns. Shepard is from Oklahoma and played at the University of Oklahoma.

Childhood and High School

Shepard is the son of former Sooner and NFL player Derrick Shepard. He was born in 1993, and grew up in Oklahoma City. He attended Heritage Hall High School, where he was a standout receiver. Over his high school career he ran for 1,115 yards and had 2,335 yards receiving, and a total of 38 touchdowns. His senior year was by far his best, and he was selected to play in the Under Armour All American Game. He also participated in track and finished second in the state in the long jump.

High school highlights

College career

Since his father played at OU it was not very surprising that he chose Oklahoma. As a freshman he played in all 13 games and started four. He had 45 receptions for 621 yards and three touchdowns. He started as a sophomore all but one game, and had 51 receptions for 603 yards and seven touchdowns. He had 911 yards and five scores through seven games as a junior before an injury cut the season short. As a senior had had a highlights filled season with 86 receptions for 1,288 yards and 11 touchdowns.

NFL Draft

Shepard was taken with the 40th overall pick, in the second round by the New York Giants. In may after the draft he signed a four year contract worth $5.94 Million, which includes $3.24 Million guaranteed salary. At the combine he had a 40 time of 4.48, with a 20-yard split of 2.6. His vertical leap was 41 inches, and his broad jump ws 10 foot, three inches at the combine. Shepard is five-foot, 10-inches tall and weights 194 pounds. He was a USA Today All American his senior season.

College highlights

2016 NFL Season

Shepard got off to a good start in the NFL, named a starter before the first game. He had three receptions for 43 yards and caught his first professional touchdown pass in that game. His most productive game was the second game of the season where ce caught eight passes for 117 yards. Shepard ended the season with 65 receptions for 683 yards and eight touchdowns as he emerged as a promising receiver. Shepard was used mostly on short and intermediate routes, and he proved to be reliable there. His longest reception of the season was 32 yards. He ran the ball three times for 33 yards. After the season he was named to the Pro Football Writers Association All Rookie Team. Shepard is known for his quickness and precise route running, which makes him dangerous over the middle. He had only eight drops in his first NFL season, and was a quality blocker when needed.

NFL Season Highlights

Twitter handle: @sterl_shep3

Personal Life

Shepard's father, Derrick, played at Oklahoma from 1987 to 1991, and went on to play in the NFL. The elder Shepard passed away when Sterling was six. He had two uncles who also played at Oklahoma, Darrell (80-81), and Woodie (75-79). Shepard wears the number 3 in honor of his father, who wore that number when he played at Oklahoma.