Sterling Shepard is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Shepard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Shepard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Sterling Shepard

Top 21% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2017Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight194 lb

BornFeb 10, 1993

Age33

CollegeOklahoma See College Stats

ConferenceBig Twelve

Rookie yr2016

Draft2016 · Rd 2, Pick 40 · NYG

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 94 · #1223 · High-Value

Worth 94 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 27% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.8

Avg surplus

peak +20

8 seasons × ~11.8 surplus ≈ VORP 94

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2016	—	NYG	16	—	105	65	683	8	61.9%	10.5	6.5	—	42	3	31	0	10.3	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,006	94.8%	—	0.0%	2	3.5%
2016	—	BAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	NYG	11	—	84	59	731	2	70.2%	12.4	8.7	—	36	4	4	0	1.0	0.0	1	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	687	90.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2017	—	PHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NYG	16	—	107	66	872	4	61.7%	13.2	8.1	—	47	3	33	0	11.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	934	91.1%	—	0.0%	9	3.9%
2018	—	PHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	NYG	10	—	83	57	576	3	68.7%	10.1	6.9	—	29	6	72	0	12.0	0.0	3	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	602	90.7%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2019	—	MIA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	NYG	12	—	90	66	656	3	73.3%	9.9	7.3	—	37	6	49	1	8.2	16.7	2	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	561	71.9%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2020	—	DAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	NYG	7	—	53	36	366	1	67.9%	10.2	6.9	—	19	1	-9	0	-9.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	344	73.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2021	—	DAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	NYG	3	—	24	13	154	1	54.2%	11.8	6.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	165	80.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2023	—	NYG	10	—	22	10	57	1	45.5%	5.7	2.6	—	4	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	142	15.2%	—	0.0%	7	24.0%
2023	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	TB	13	—	51	32	334	1	62.7%	10.4	6.5	—	16	8	69	0	8.6	0.0	4	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	509	53.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2025	—	TB	13	—	53	39	371	1	73.6%	9.5	7.0	—	18	4	19	0	4.8	0.0	1	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	495	56.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	124	—	672	443	4,800	25	65.9%	10.8	7.1	—	252	36	274	1	7.6	2.8	13	36.1	0	14	13	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	5,445	71.7%	—	0.0%	20	7.5%

Career EPA130.2·10 rushing · 120 receiving·14.5/season