Player Career

Will Sheppard Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Will Sheppard story

Will Sheppard built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Mandeville, LA wearing No. 14, spending time with Colorado and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Will Sheppard's career was his receiving role: 200 catches, 2,688 receiving yards, and 27 touchdowns across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 4 tackles and 131 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado and Vanderbilt.

The arc is straightforward: Will Sheppard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Vanderbilt

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Colorado

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonVanderbilt30705.6
2021 Regular SeasonVanderbilt57768.421.1547
2022 Regular SeasonVanderbilt77681.129.7199
2023 Regular SeasonVanderbilt68479.822.7-92
2024 PostseasonColorado62171.312.8-63
2024 Regular SeasonColorado62171.312.80

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Vanderbilt to ColoradoP4 to P486.3Dec 4, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northern Illinois

Week 3 · W 38-28

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

171

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

171 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs UConn

Week 5 · W 30-28

119

Receiving Yards

99 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

119 receiving yards with a 99.2 efficiency score.

#3

@ South Carolina

Week 7 · L 20-21 · Conference game

120

Receiving Yards

97 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ UNLV

Week 3 · L 37-40

97

Receiving Yards

94.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

97 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Tennessee

Week 13 · L 21-45 · Conference game

98

Receiving Yards

93.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

776 primary output · 81.1 efficiency · 29.7 usage

83.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

76.3

684 primary · 79.8 efficiency · 22.7 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

66.8

577 primary · 68.4 efficiency · 21.1 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

6

8+ catch outings

8

2+ TD games