Player·
Nathan Shepherd
Nathan Shepherd
DT · NO
32 yrs
Fort Hays State
Description
Position
DT
Team
NO
Status
ACT
Born
1993-10-09
Age
32
Height
6'4"
Weight
315 lb
College
Fort Hays State
Draft
2018 · R3 · Pick 8 · NYJ
Rookie yr
2018
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$4.3M/yr
Total
$8.5M
Guaranteed
$4.6M
% of cap
1.5%
Term
2025–2027 (2y)
Value#89/432
8.69DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
8 seasons
Seasons8 2018–2025
Games104
Tackles216
Sacks13.5
TFL22
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.251.501.00-0.75
QB Hits5.0110.021.113.0-2.96
Sacks0.192.004.433.00-1.00
Solo Tackles13.421.829.722.0-0.20
Tackles for Loss2.274.128.724.00+0.12
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025NO162224463.01340010014321.4%24.1%
2024NO161521361.563000009416.7%25.1%
2023NO161924433.0830000011427.3%35.7%
2022NYJ131017271.563000007121.4%38.3%
2021NYJ151211230.080000001240.0%39.7%
2020NYJ969152.583000009127.8%15.6%
2019NYJ765112.065000006033.3%00.0%
2018NYJ12510150.05100000510.0%316.7%
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks13.5492nd
Solo Tkl951378th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.265
QBH/g
0.883
TFL/g
0.349
FF/g
0.175
Solo/g
1.462
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles72023 Wk14 vs CAR46'25
Sacks12019 Wk10 vs NYG3'23
TFL32019 Wk10 vs NYG5'19
INT02018 Wk2 vs MIA0'18
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity