WR
Sterling Shepard
gsis_id 00-0032385
HOU
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.45 yd
- Cushion
- 5.58 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.16
- Avg YAC
- 4.07
- Share of intended air yards
- 16.5%
- Catch rate
- 74.8%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 2
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 87.2
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 2
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 53 | 39 | 371 | 1 | -2.8 | 0.127 | 0.28 | 19 | 82.0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 51 | 32 | 334 | 1 | 15.6 | 0.117 | 0.29 | 69 | 80.3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 57 | 1 | -11.1 | 0.077 | 0.17 | 6 | 22.3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 154 | 1 | -3.1 | 0.272 | 0.67 | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 366 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.205 | 0.44 | -9 | 77.7 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'10"
- Weight
- 194 lb
- College
- Oklahoma (Big Twelve Conference)
- Draft
- 2016 · Rd 2 · Pk 40 · NYG
- Rookie season
- 2016
- Experience
- 11 yr
- Status
- CUT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 13 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · TB
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
59 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
JuJu Smith-SchusterWR · KC · distance 0.33
- Separation
- 3.46
- Cushion
- 6.03
- YAC over expected
- 0.03
- Share of air yards
- 5.5
- Catch rate
- 73.3
Ryan FlournoyWR · DAL · distance 0.37
- Separation
- 3.04
- Cushion
- 6.30
- YAC over expected
- 0.65
- Share of air yards
- 9.7
- Catch rate
- 71.4
Rashee RiceWR · KC · distance 0.56
- Separation
- 3.60
- Cushion
- 6.31
- YAC over expected
- 0.62
- Share of air yards
- 8.4
- Catch rate
- 67.9
Deebo SamuelWR · WAS · distance 0.63
- Separation
- 3.54
- Cushion
- 6.29
- YAC over expected
- 1.09
- Share of air yards
- 14.0
- Catch rate
- 72.7
Malik WashingtonWR · MIA · distance 0.63
- Separation
- 3.65
- Cushion
- 6.43
- YAC over expected
- 0.90
- Share of air yards
- 10.6
- Catch rate
- 70.8
Sterling Shepard baseline
- Separation
- 3.21
- Cushion
- 6.03
- YAC over expected
- 0.22
- Share of air yards
- 10.6
- Catch rate
- 73.6