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.

Darrius Shepherd
Shepherd at Packers training camp in 2019
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-11-01) November 1, 1995
Kansas City, Missouri
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
  • 3x FCS champion (2015, 2017–2018)
  • NCAA Division I Championship Game Most Outstanding Player (2019)
  • Second-team Phil Steele FCS All-America (2018, PR)
  • Third-team STATS FCS All-America (2018, PR)
  • First-team All-MVFC (2018, WR and RS)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2020
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:47
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com
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
Regular season statistics
YearTeamGamesReceivingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2019GB 60111.01011
2020GB 805469.219011
Total1426477.819022
Source: NFL.com

References
  1. "Darius Shepherd". 247Sports.com. April 24, 2020.
  2. "Player Stats-Darius Shepherd". The Washington Post. April 24, 2020.
  3. "Packers sign CB Chandon Sullivan and WR Darrius Shepherd". Packers.com. May 6, 2019.
  4. "Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – October 14th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. "Packers sign CB Tremon Smith to active roster". Packers.com. October 29, 2019.
  6. "Packers sign WR Darrius Shepherd & TE Evan Baylis to practice squad". Packers.com. October 31, 2019.
  7. "Packers sign 10 free agents". Packers.com. January 21, 2020.
  8. "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. September 5, 2020.
  9. "Packers sign 14 players to practice squad". Green Bay Packers. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  10. "Packers announce roster moves and injury update". Green Bay Packers. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  11. Simmons, Myles (December 1, 2020). "Packers cut Darrius Shepherd". Pro Football Talk. NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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