Player Career

Sterling Shepard Career Story

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Player Story

Sterling Shepard story

Sterling Shepard built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Oklahoma City, OK wearing No. 3, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Sterling Shepard's career was his receiving role: 233 catches, 3,482 receiving yards, 26 touchdowns, and 109 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Oklahoma. 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 109 rushing yards and 225 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma.

The arc is straightforward: Sterling Shepard 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

    Oklahoma

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122012201320132014201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonOklahoma62183.512.9
2012 Regular SeasonOklahoma62183.512.90
2013 PostseasonOklahoma6037227.7-18
2013 Regular SeasonOklahoma6037227.70
2014 PostseasonOklahoma97095.129.1367
2014 Regular SeasonOklahoma97095.129.10
2015 PostseasonOklahoma1,28891.430.5318
2015 Regular SeasonOklahoma1,28891.430.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ TCU

Week 6 · L 33-37 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

215

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

215 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Kansas

Week 9 · W 62-7 · Conference game

183

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

183 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Tulsa

Week 3 · W 51-20

123

Receiving Yards

99.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Oklahoma State

Week 15 · W 33-24 · Conference game

112

Receiving Yards

97 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Kansas State

Week 4 · L 19-24 · Conference game

108

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Oklahoma

1,288 primary output · 91.4 efficiency · 30.5 usage

90.6

#2

2015 Regular Season · Oklahoma

90.6

1,288 primary · 91.4 efficiency · 30.5 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · Oklahoma

77.9

970 primary · 95.1 efficiency · 29.1 usage

Milestones

12

100+ receiving yards

8

8+ catch outings

5

2+ TD games