Russell Shepard

Retired

New York Giants · WR

Russell Shepard recorded 68 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Best highlights

12.5

rec yds/gm

0.4

rush yds/gm

playoff games

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Russell Shepard's most significant indexed performances.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2016

5 rec · 77 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Chicago Bears vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2018

2 rec · 59 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Carolina Panthers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2017

2 rec · 53 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2016

2 rec · 24 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2016

3 rec · 61 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Russell Shepard's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 77 receiving yards · 5 receptions

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2016

5 rec · 77 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

New York Giants vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2018

1 rec · 11 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 7 targets

Miami Dolphins vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2017

3 rec · 40 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Chicago Bears vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2018

2 rec · 59 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Russell Shepard's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2013

Russell Shepard

Ronde Barber

Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

Russell Shepard

Mike Evans

Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2011–2017

Russell Shepard

Cam Newton

Luke Kuechly

A 15–1 MVP season defines the peak

Carolina Panthers · Cam and Luke

Newton and Kuechly became the faces of a powerful, fast roster that won three straight division titles and reached Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2013–present

Russell Shepard

Odell Beckham Jr.

Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Russell Shepard

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Carolina Panthers · Cam and Luke

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

NFL appearances

Russell Shepard

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Carolina Panthers · Cam and Luke

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history