RUSSELL SHEPARDShepard, Russell Oliver, IIIHeight: 6-1 Weight: 196 Born: September 17, 1990 Houston, TX High School: Cypress Ridge (Harris County, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 2010 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 2011 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 2012 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 89 | WR | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 89 | WR | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 89 | WR | 13 | 2 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 89 | WR | 14 | 4 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 19 | WR | 15 | 3 |
| 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL | 81 | WR | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 81 | WR | 3 | 0 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 87 | 9 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/10/2013 | 2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2013 | 2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/1/2013 | 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/17/2013 | 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 3/9/2016 | 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL |
| Signed | 4/11/2016 | 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL |
| Signed | 3/11/2017 | 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL |
| Released | 5/14/2018 | 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 5/22/2018 | 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2019 | 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 4/15/2019 | 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/27/2019 | 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/18/2020 | 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 275 | 32 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 243 | 53.4 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 437 | 154 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 283 | 64.9 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 432 | 209 | 19.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 223 | 49.9 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 588 | 434 | 38.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 154 | 35.1 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 625 | 482 | 44.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 143 | 32.5 |
| 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL | 386 | 183 | 17.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 203 | 44.2 |
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 112 | 76 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 7.8 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2855 | 1570 | 0 | 1285 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 63 | 15.8 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 341 | 14.8 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 202 | 11.9 | 40t | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 188 | 18.8 | 49t | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 116 | 60 | 64.7 | 847 | 14.1 | 49t | 6 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 3 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 47 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers2017 CAR NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
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