Nathan Shepherd
Career · 2018 to 2025
95Solo tackles
13.5Sacks
0INT
104 regular season games
At a glance
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Sun, Dec 28, 2025
W at Titans 34 - 26 · Week 173 tkl Sun, Dec 21, 2025
W vs Jets 29 - 6 · Week 163 tkl, 1 sk Sun, Dec 14, 2025
W vs Panthers 20 - 17 · Week 152 tkl Sun, Dec 7, 2025
W at Buccaneers 24 - 20 · Week 145 tkl Sun, Nov 30, 2025
L at Dolphins 17 - 21 · Week 133 tkl Sun, Nov 23, 2025
L vs Falcons 10 - 24 · Week 122 tkl 
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2018 to 2025 · 104 games.
Defense
95solo tackles
13.5sacks
0INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
8 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New York Jets | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | New York Jets | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New York Jets | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Jets | 15 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 13 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 19 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 22 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · New Orleans Saints
Most recent results for the franchise while Nathan Shepherd was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
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17, 19 @ Falcons
2025-18 · Jan 4, 2026 · REGULAR
W
34, 26 @ Titans
2025-17 · Dec 28, 2025 · REGULAR
W
29, 6 vs Jets
2025-16 · Dec 21, 2025 · REGULAR
W
20, 17 vs Panthers
2025-15 · Dec 14, 2025 · REGULAR
W
24, 20 @ Buccaneers
2025-14 · Dec 7, 2025 · REGULAR
L
17, 21 @ Dolphins
2025-13 · Nov 30, 2025 · REGULAR
L
10, 24 vs Falcons
2025-12 · Nov 23, 2025 · REGULAR
W
17, 7 @ Panthers
2025-10 · Nov 9, 2025 · REGULAR
Other "Shepherd" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname, ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Active player
Fort Hays alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Fort Hays.
2018 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#65
#66
#67
#68
#69
#70
#71
#73
#74
#75
#76
#77
Brandon Parker
OT · OAK
#66
Lorenzo Carter
LB · NYG
#67
Chad Thomas
DE · CLE
#68
Justin Reid
S · HOU
#69
B.J. Hill
DE · NYG
#70
Fred Warner
MLB · SFO
#71
Royce Freeman
RB · DEN
#73
Jerome Baker
OLB · MIA
#74
Geron Christian
OT · WAS
#75
Derrick Nnadi
NT · KAN
#76
Mason Rudolph
QB · PIT
#77
Sam Hubbard
DE · CIN
DE peers of the era
Other DEs who debuted within five seasons of Nathan Shepherd.
Born on October 9
Martin Imhof
1949 · Denver Broncos
Ron Crews
1956 · Cleveland Browns
Mike Singletary
1958 · Chicago Bears
Clayton Weishuhn
1959 · Green Bay Packers
Mike Weddington
1960 · Green Bay Packers
Jeff Jackson
1961 · Los Angeles Chargers
Trevor Matich
1961 · Washington Commanders
John Hendy
1962 · Los Angeles Chargers