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Sterling Shepard
Jets logoNew York Jets

Sterling Shepard

WRposition#87jersey33age5' 10"height194lbs10 yrsexperienceOklahomacollege
At a glance

Sterling Shepard is a wide receiver for the New York Jets (No. 87). In 2 games of the 2026 season: 1 catch on 2 targets for 3 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns. Snap share in Week 4: 53% of offensive snaps.

Is Sterling Shepard playing this week?

Sterling Shepard is not on the current injury report. The New York Jets play next at home against the Buffalo Bills on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What are Sterling Shepard's stats this season?

In 2 games of the 2026 season, Sterling Shepard has 1 catch on 2 targets for 3 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns.

What team does Sterling Shepard play for?

Sterling Shepard plays wide receiver for the New York Jets, wearing No. 87. Sterling Shepard is 33 years old, 5' 10", 194 lbs. College: Oklahoma. League experience: 10 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Sterling Shepard 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/sterling-shepard (updated 2026-11-10).

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Sterling ShepardNew York Jets · #87
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · wide receivers

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades wide receivers with at least 23 targets this season. Shepard has 3, 20 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g1.5 tgt/g
  • Yds/g1.5 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt1.5
  • Catch %50%
  • EPA/tgt-0.20
  • TD0 TD
Small sample · 3 of 23 targetsMethod2 games3 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 89 qualified · min. 23 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 6 min agoGlossary →

Shepard is under the 23-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 89 qualified wide receivers.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 3-0.201EPA / target · total -0.633%success2.0air yds/tgt1.0YAC01st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

+0.8Wk 3
-1.4Wk 4

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
45%30 snapsWk 3 · DET
53%17 snapsWk 4 · CHI

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
3 Sep 27@ Lions logoDETL 24-3111303
4 Oct 4@ Bears logoCHIL 12-2301000
Season12303

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