Nathan Shepherd
Nathan Daniel Shepherd
Born: October 9, 1993
Ajax, Canada
Position: DT
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 315
College: Fort Hays St.
High School: J. Clarke Richardson (Ajax, ON)
Career: 2018-2026
Drafted: 2018 in Round 3, #72 overall by the New York Jets
Nathan Shepherd has played from 2018 to 2026 during his career with the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. Shepherd has recorded 14.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 2019 | NFL New York Jets | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2020 | NFL New York Jets | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2022 | NFL New York Jets | 1.5 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 2023 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3.5 | 21.5 | 6.1 | 2024 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.5 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 2025 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3.0 | 28.0 | 9.3 | 2026 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0.5 | 6 | 12.0 |
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| Totals | 14.5 | 77.5 | 5.3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | TFL | TFLY | Brup | QBH | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2018 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2019 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2020 | NFL New York Jets | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2021 | NFL New York Jets | 17 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2022 | NFL New York Jets | 16 | 17 | 0 | 2023 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 27 | 23 | 0 | 2024 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 16 | 21 | 0 | 2025 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2026 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7.5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 185.5 | 121 | 129 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2018 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 5 | 2019 | NFL | New York Jets | 9 | 0 | 2020 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 3 | 2021 | NFL | New York Jets | 17 | 1 | 2022 | NFL | New York Jets | 17 | 2 | 2023 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 17 | 2024 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 13 | 2025 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2026 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 |
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