NYJ · WR · #87
Sterling Shepard
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The New York Jets play next in Week 6, on the road against the New England Patriots on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Sterling Shepard is not yet slotted on the depth chart at WR going into that game.
Sterling Shepard's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: L 12-23 at CHI (Oct 4); L 24-31 at DET (Sep 27).
Sterling Shepard wears No. 87, is 33 years old, is listed at 5' 10", 194 lbs, has 10 years of NFL experience, came out of Oklahoma.
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TB | 13 | 39 | 53 | 371 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | TB | 13 | 32 | 51 | 334 | 1 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYG | 10 | 10 | 22 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYG | 3 | 13 | 24 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYG | 7 | 36 | 53 | 366 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 0 |
| 2020 | NYG | 12 | 66 | 90 | 656 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 1 |
| 2019 | NYG | 10 | 57 | 83 | 576 | 3 | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| 2018 | NYG | 16 | 66 | 107 | 872 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYG | 11 | 59 | 84 | 731 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | NYG | 16 | 65 | 105 | 683 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Career | 11 yrs | 113 | 444 | 674 | 4803 | 25 | 36 | 274 | 1 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#165 of 204 at WR in Receiving Yards (2026)
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| Season | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR | Rushing First Downs | Rushing EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -0.60 | 0.75 | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 453 | 149 | 18 | -2.83 | 0.82 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 0.22 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 2024 | 473 | 99 | 16 | 15.62 | 0.71 | 9.1% | 11.9% | 0.22 | 4 | 2.70 |
| 2023 | 160 | 33 | 4 | -11.14 | 0.36 | 4.5% | 4.2% | 0.10 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 2022 | 225 | 55 | 4 | -3.13 | 0.68 | 4.9% | 6.7% | 0.12 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 404 | 111 | 19 | 1.82 | 0.91 | 9.4% | 9.3% | 0.21 | 0 | -1.44 |
| 2020 | 746 | 204 | 37 | 25.97 | 0.88 | 18.0% | 18.7% | 0.40 | 2 | 4.31 |
| 2019 | 822 | 179 | 29 | 7.50 | 0.70 | 14.1% | 16.8% | 0.33 | 3 | 3.47 |
| 2018 | 1082 | 309 | 47 | 35.71 | 0.81 | 18.6% | 24.7% | 0.45 | 1 | 1.58 |
| 2017 | 750 | 295 | 36 | 29.80 | 0.97 | 13.9% | 17.1% | 0.33 | 1 | -2.49 |
| 2016 | 972 | 257 | 42 | 21.27 | 0.70 | 17.6% | 20.7% | 0.41 | 1 | 1.44 |
| Career | 6091 | 1692 | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
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Home / Road Split
Home · 0 games
Road · 2 games
2026 Game Log
Oct 4L@ CHIYDS 0
- REC
- 0
- TGT
- 1
- YDS
- 0
- TD
- 0
Final L 12-23
Sep 27L@ DETYDS 3
- REC
- 1
- TGT
- 1
- YDS
- 3
- TD
- 0
Final L 24-31
| OPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | L@ CHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | L@ DET | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Sterling Shepard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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