Sterling Shepard

WRNew York Jets · #87 · Age 33 · 5'10" 194 lbs · Oklahoma · 11th season

Drafted 2016, round 2, pick 40 overall by NYG

2026 finishWR1623.3 pts · 2 games

Points per game1.6not enough games

Dynasty value589WR198 · #558 overall · +2% this week

Player archetype

Reliable hands74% catch rate, top 7% of WRs
Separator3.3 yards of separation when targeted, top 18% of WRs

From his 2025 season, compared with other WRs with a real workload. Stats: nflverse (Pro Football Reference, NFL Next Gen Stats).

News

Injury reportNo injury designation.Source: Sleeper

Shepard reverted to the Jets' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.2026-10-06 · RotoWire via ESPN
The Jets elevated Shepard from their practice squad to their active roster Saturday.2026-10-03 · RotoWire via ESPN
Shepard reverted to the Jets' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.2026-09-29 · RotoWire via ESPN
The Jets elevated Shepard from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.2026-09-26 · RotoWire via ESPN

Season finishes

Team	G	Finish	Pts	PPG	PPG rank	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
NYJ	2	WR162	3.3	1.6	–	2	1	3	0
TB	13	WR80	82.0	6.3	WR68	53	39	371	1
TB	13	WR92	80.3	6.2	WR85	51	32	334	1
NYG	10	WR153	22.3	2.2	WR133	22	10	57	1
NYG	3	WR130	34.4	11.5	–	24	13	154	1
NYG	7	WR97	77.7	11.1	–	53	36	366	1
NYG	12	WR43	162.5	13.5	WR34	90	66	656	3
NYG	10	WR48	141.8	14.2	WR25	83	57	576	3
NYG	16	WR30	182.5	11.4	WR37	107	66	872	4
NYG	11	WR42	144.5	13.1	WR21	84	59	731	2
NYG	16	WR36	184.4	11.5	WR42	105	65	683	8

Click a season for its game log. Regular season only. Finish = rank among all WRs by total fantasy points; PPG rank counts players who played at least half the games.

Stats from nflverse, updated 2026-10-26. Injury report and photo from Sleeper; headlines link to ESPN. Dynasty value is FFBGM's (Superflex, PPR) from real Sleeper trades: see all rankings.