Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Oklahoma
Sterling Shepard
WR • 5'10" • Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Sterling Shepard reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 40
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Sterling Shepard, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Oklahoma. Sterling Shepard reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,482
- Receptions
- 233
- Touchdowns
- 27
Quick Answers
Sterling Shepard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,482
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Heritage Hall · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Heritage Hall · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 2 · Pick 9 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 1,288 receiving yards · WR 13th (top 2%) · Big 12 3rd (top 2%) · National 13th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Oklahoma | 12 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 60.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 12 | 41 | 578 | 3 | 60.1 |
| 2013 Postseason | Oklahoma | 12 | 7 | 63 | 2 | 65.2 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 12 | 44 | 540 | 6 | 65.2 |
| 2014 Postseason | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 77.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 11 | 50 | 957 | 5 | 77.9 |
| 2015 Postseason | Oklahoma | 13 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 90.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 13 | 79 | 1,201 | 11 | 90.6 |
Related Context
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Sterling Shepard played WR for Oklahoma. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sterling Shepard recorded 109 rushing yards, 3,482 receiving yards, and 27 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Oklahoma.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 1,288 primary output with 91.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 91.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2015 Postseason · Oklahoma
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
99.1
Efficiency
91.4
Usage
30.5
Consistency
71.2
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 87. Akron: 68. Tennessee: 74. Tulsa: 144. West Virginia: 35. Texas: 95. Kansas State: 83. Texas Tech: 50. Kansas: 183. Iowa State: 94. Baylor: 177. TCU: 111. Oklahoma State: 87
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 7 by 82.9. Akron: 3 by 100. Tennessee: 7 by 70.5. Tulsa: 8 by 100. West Virginia: 2 by 100. Texas: 6 by 100. Kansas State: 4 by 100. Texas Tech: 2 by 100. Kansas: 11 by 100. Iowa State: 4 by 100. Baylor: 14 by 84.3. TCU: 8 by 92.5. Oklahoma State: 10 by 58
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins100.5 · Games = 11 · +9.5 vs Losses
Losses91 · Games = 2 · -9.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | @ Clemson | L 17-37 | — | 7 | 87 | 11.5 | 12.40 | 0 | 27 |
| Sun 11/29 | @ Oklahoma StateHigh volume | W 58-23 | — | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 1 | 17 |
| Sun 11/22 | vs TCU100 receiving yards · High volume | W 30-29 | — | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 13.90 | 1 | 32 |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Baylor100 receiving yards · High volume | W 44-34 | — | 14 | 177 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 2 | 39 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Iowa State | W 52-16 | — | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 1 | 74 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Kansas100 receiving yards · High volume | W 62-7 | — | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 1 | 41 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Texas Tech | W 63-27 | — | 2 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Kansas State2+ TD | W 55-0 | — | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 2 | 28 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Texas | L 17-24 | — | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 0 | 50 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs West Virginia | W 44-24 | — | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Tulsa100 receiving yards · High volume | W 52-38 | — | 8 | 144 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 44 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Tennessee2+ TD | W 31-24 | — | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 2 | 19 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Akron | W 41-3 | — | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 0 | 38 |
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
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Oklahoma
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122012201320132014201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Oklahoma | 621 | 83.5 | 12.9 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 621 | 83.5 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Oklahoma | 603 | 72 | 27.7 | -18 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 603 | 72 | 27.7 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Oklahoma | 970 | 95.1 | 29.1 | 367 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 970 | 95.1 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Oklahoma | 1,288 | 91.4 | 30.5 | 318 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1,288 | 91.4 | 30.5 | 0 |
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
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#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
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