Darrius Shepherd
Darrius Allen Shepherd (born November 1, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at North Dakota State, and was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
![]() Shepherd at Packers training camp in 2019 | |||||||||
Free agent | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Kansas City, Missouri | November 1, 1995||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Blue Springs High School | ||||||||
College: | North Dakota State | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2020 | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
High school career
Shepherd attended Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri. Shepherd committed to North Dakota State over an offer from Valparaiso.[1]
College career
Shepherd finished his college career with the Bison recording 188 receptions for 2,841 yards and 20 touchdowns.[2]
Professional career
On May 6, 2019, Shepherd was signed by the Green Bay Packers after being invited to rookie camp.[3] He recorded his first NFL catch, a 1-yard reception from Aaron Rodgers, during a Week 6 win over the Detroit Lions on October 14, 2019.[4] He was waived on October 29 and re-signed to the practice squad.[5][6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 21, 2020.[7]
Shepherd was waived on September 5, 2020,[8] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2020.[10] He was waived on December 1, 2020..[11]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
2019 | GB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | GB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 14 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Source: NFL.com |
References
- "Darius Shepherd". 247Sports.com. April 24, 2020.
- "Player Stats-Darius Shepherd". The Washington Post. April 24, 2020.
- "Packers sign CB Chandon Sullivan and WR Darrius Shepherd". Packers.com. May 6, 2019.
- "Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – October 14th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- "Packers sign CB Tremon Smith to active roster". Packers.com. October 29, 2019.
- "Packers sign WR Darrius Shepherd & TE Evan Baylis to practice squad". Packers.com. October 31, 2019.
- "Packers sign 10 free agents". Packers.com. January 21, 2020.
- "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. September 5, 2020.
- "Packers sign 14 players to practice squad". Green Bay Packers. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- "Packers announce roster moves and injury update". Green Bay Packers. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- Simmons, Myles (December 1, 2020). "Packers cut Darrius Shepherd". Pro Football Talk. NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.