WR · New York Jets
Sterling Shepard fantasy stats and usage
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Next: Week 5 vs CLE, Sun 1:00 PM ET; Jets implied for 21 points
Usage by week
Snap share
53%▲82026 avg 49% · 2025 56%
Target share
7%▲42026 avg 5% · 2025 13%
Carry share
0%2026 avg 0% · 2025 1%
Air-yards share
2%▲22026 avg 1% · 2025 13%
2026 season2025 season
Share of team dropbacks he was on the field for. nflverse participation data stops after 2025, so 2026 is blank.
Carries / team rush attempts.
2026: 2 targets, 0 carries, 1 red-zone opportunities and 0 goal-line carries in 2 games.
Breakout outlook and route depth
50 = no change. 60+ rising, 75+ surging; 40 and under cooling, 25 and under falling.
Cooling Expected points 6.7 → 2.6 a game; 17% chance of a top-24 week in the next 3. All breakout candidates
Route share (est.)
58%
2025: 71%
Targets per route (est.)
0.05
2025: 0.14
Yards per route (est.)
0.08
2025: 1.00
aDOT
2.0
air yards per target
Air-yards share
1%
2025: 13%
Routes (est.)
37
2 targets in 2 games
Estimates: nflverse participation data stops after 2025, so 2026 route share comes from his snap share, a position adjustment and his 2025 rate (typical error about 4 points over a season). Pass blockers count as on the field.
Separation
3.6 yd
at the catch or incompletion
Cushion
5.5 yd
at the snap
YAC over expected
-0.0
per catch
Next Gen Stats via nflverse, 2025, 6 qualifying weeks (33 targets), target-weighted.
Sterling Shepard
Projection
Rest of 2026 season · Fantasy Nerds projection
12.4 PPR pts
- Targets
- 8
- Rec
- 5
- Rec yds
- 62
- Carries
- 0
- Rush yds
- 0
- Scrimmage TD
- 0.2
Third-party projection from Fantasy Nerds, shown because our model has no projection for Sterling Shepard this week. Points are re-scored in your format from their stat projection.
Latest news
No recent headlines tagged to Sterling Shepard.
Game log
Regular season. Fantasy points are calculated from the box score in the scoring format you pick above.
- Games
- 2
- Total (PPR)
- 3.3
- Per game
- 1.6
| Opp | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | @ DET | 45% | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 4 | @ CHI | 53% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Splits
Fantasy points per game at home vs away, and against defenses grouped by how many points they allowed to WRs that season (simple season averages, not adjusted for schedule). Early in the season these groups rest on a handful of games each.
2026: home vs away
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 0 | – | – |
| Away | 2 | 1.6 | +0.0 |
2026: by opponent defense vs WR
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough defenses (ranks 1–8) | 1 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Middle defenses (9–24) | 0 | – | – |
| Soft defenses (25–32) | 1 | 3.3 | +1.6 |
2025: home vs away
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Away | 7 | 7.1 | +0.8 |
2025: by opponent defense vs WR
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough defenses (ranks 1–8) | 4 | 8.3 | +2.0 |
| Middle defenses (9–24) | 8 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| Soft defenses (25–32) | 1 | 7.5 | +1.2 |
How this works
Snap share is the share of the Jets’ offensive snaps he played. Target share and air-yards share are his share of the team’s targets and air yards; carry share is his carries divided by team rush attempts. Red-zone opportunities count targets and carries inside the opponent’s 20; goal-line carries are inside the 5.
The “what changed” line compares the average of his last two games with the up to four games before them and only appears when snap share moves 10 points, target share 5 points or carry share 10 points. Route participation is approximated by the share of team dropbacks he was on the field for (nflverse participation data, available through 2025).
Sources: nflverse, Fantasy Nerds (news, adds/drops, interim projections, depth)Updated through Week 4 2026
Frequently asked questions
How many fantasy points does Sterling Shepard score per game in 2026?
Sterling Shepard averages 1.7 PPR points per game over 2 games in 2026 (1.4 in half-PPR, 1.2 in standard scoring).
What is Sterling Shepard’s snap share and role?
Sterling Shepard has played 49% of the New York Jets’ offensive snaps on average in 2026, with a 5% target share. He has 1 red-zone opportunities (targets plus carries) this season.
When is Sterling Shepard’s bye week?
The New York Jets have their bye in Week 13, so Sterling Shepard won’t play that week.