Nate Sheppard
Duke Blue Devils
89
Great

Nate Sheppard

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Projected Starter

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Nate Sheppard is the projected starter at RB for Duke Blue Devils.

Sophomore · #20 · 5'10", 205 lbs

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Depth at RB · Duke Blue Devils

  1. 12089Nate SheppardStarter
  2. 2069CJ Campbell
  3. 32258Jayvian Tanelus

Duke Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Workhorse

A 4-star recruit out of Mandeville, ranked #439 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1,132 rushing yards, 11 rush TD. That's 58% of the team's production at his spot and 96th-percentile production nationally — good for a 89 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #439 NatlTeam Share58%Percentile96th
Mandeville, LA
Jersey
#20
Class
SO
Height
5'10"
Weight
205 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
2025113211

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8925
National Rank
#439
High School
Mandeville
Hometown
Mandeville, LA

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated offense; 96th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 89.

Team offense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 96% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LGTYDS 99
CAR
27
YDS
99
AVG
3.7
TD
2
REC
7
YDS
91
AVG
13.0
TD
0

Final L 28-25

Sep 26WW&MYDS 116
CAR
9
YDS
116
AVG
12.9
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final W 62-7

Sep 19WSTANYDS 154
CAR
23
YDS
154
AVG
6.7
TD
2
REC
1
YDS
2
AVG
2.0
TD
1

Final W 35-7

Sep 12WILLYDS 147
CAR
24
YDS
147
AVG
6.1
TD
1
REC
5
YDS
41
AVG
8.2
TD
2

Final W 31-27

Sep 5WTULNYDS 227
CAR
35
YDS
227
AVG
6.5
TD
2
REC
3
YDS
19
AVG
6.3
TD
0

Final W 17-3

Nate Sheppard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
1132 rush yds · 11 TD · 45% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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