Darrius Shepherd Explained

Darrius Shepherd
Current Team:St. Louis Battlehawks
Number:11
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:1 November 1995
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:186
High School:Blue Springs (MO)
College:North Dakota State
Undraftedyear:2019
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
  • XFL Special Teams Player of the Year (2023)
  • All-XFL Team (2023)
  • 3× FCS champion (2015, 2017, 2018)
  • NCAA Division I Championship Game Most Outstanding Player (2019)
  • Third-team STATS FCS All-America (2018, PR)
  • First-team All-MVFC (2018, WR and RS)
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:6
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:47
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue3:0
Pfr:ShepDa00

Darrius Allen Shepherd (born November 1, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at North Dakota State, and was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Early life

Shepherd was born one of three children to Amy Shepherd. His brother is named Xavier and his sister is named Cheyenne. Shepherd's father Louis, played college football for Missouri and his grandfather played college basketball for Missouri State and was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1968.[1]

High school career

Shepherd attended Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri. Shepherd committed to North Dakota State over an offer from Valparaiso.[2]

College career

Shepherd finished his college career with the Bison recording 188 receptions for 2,841 yards and 20 touchdowns.[3] Shepherd graduated in May 2018 from North Dakota State with a bachelor's degree in university studies while minoring in psychology.[4]

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

On May 6, 2019, Shepherd was signed by the Green Bay Packers after being invited to rookie camp.[5] He recorded his first NFL catch, a 1-yard reception from Aaron Rodgers, during a Week 6 win over the Detroit Lions on October 14, 2019.[6] He was waived on October 29 and re-signed to the practice squad.[7] [8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 21, 2020.[9]

Shepherd was waived on September 5, 2020,[10] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2020.[12] He was waived on December 1, 2020.[13]

Kansas City Chiefs

On June 17, 2021, Shepherd signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[14] He was released on August 31, 2021.[15]

Arizona Cardinals

On November 10, 2021, Shepherd was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[16] He was released on November 15, 2021.[17]

Minnesota Vikings

On December 15, 2021, Shepherd was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad.[18] He was released on December 21, 2021.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On December 30, 2021, Shepherd was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[19] He was released on January 3, 2022.

New Jersey Generals

On February 23, 2022, Shepherd was drafted by the New Jersey Generals.[20]

Denver Broncos

On August 4, 2022, Shepherd signed with the Denver Broncos.[21] He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[22] [23] He was released on October 11.

St. Louis Battlehawks

Shepherd was drafted by the St. Louis Battlehawks on November 18, 2022.[24] Shepherd started 8 games, catching 36 Passes for 363 Yards, and 4 Touchdowns. Shepherd also returned 27 Kicks for 701 Yards, with his longest return being 80 Yards.[25] Shepherd won the 2023 XFL Special Teams Player of the Year on May 3, 2023.[26] He was released from his contract on June 1.[27]

Los Angeles Chargers

On June 1, 2023, Shepherd signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.[28] He was released on August 29, 2023.[29]

St. Louis Battlehawks (second stint)

On January 19, 2024, Shepherd re-signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks.[30]

Career statistics

Year! rowspan="2"
TeamLeagueGamesReceivingRushingKickoff Returns
NFL6 0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 147 16.3 0 21
NFL8 0 5 46 9.2 0 19 0 0 0 0 11 227 20.6 0 30
USFL8 6 27 323 12.0 1 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
XFL8 8 36 363 10.1 4 30T 0 0 0 0 27 701 26.0 0 80

External links

Notes and References

  1. Darrius Shepherd's Web site: North Dakota State Bison Profile. May 13, 2022.
  2. Web site: Darius Shepherd. 247Sports.com. April 24, 2020.
  3. News: Player Stats-Darius Shepherd. The Washington Post. April 24, 2020.
  4. Darrius Shepherd's Web site: North Dakota State Bison Profile. May 13, 2022.
  5. Web site: Packers sign CB Chandon Sullivan and WR Darrius Shepherd. Packers.com. May 6, 2019.
  6. Web site: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – October 14th, 2019 . July 2, 2020 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  7. Web site: Packers sign CB Tremon Smith to active roster. Packers.com. October 29, 2019.
  8. Web site: Packers sign WR Darrius Shepherd & TE Evan Baylis to practice squad. Packers.com. October 31, 2019.
  9. Web site: Packers sign 10 free agents. Packers.com. January 21, 2020.
  10. Web site: Packers announce roster moves. September 5, 2020. packers.com.
  11. Web site: Packers sign 14 players to practice squad . Green Bay Packers . September 6, 2020 . September 6, 2020.
  12. Web site: Packers announce roster moves and injury update. Green Bay Packers . September 26, 2020 . September 26, 2020.
  13. Web site: Simmons . Myles . Packers cut Darrius Shepherd . Pro Football Talk . NBCSports.com . December 8, 2020 . December 1, 2020.
  14. Web site: Report: Chiefs are signing Darrius Shepherd. Williams, Charean. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. June 17, 2021.
  15. Web site: Chiefs Announce Roster Moves to Meet NFL-Mandated 53 Players . Chiefs.com.
  16. Web site: Demetrius Harris Activated From Covid List. Urban, Darren. AZCardinals.com. November 10, 2021.
  17. Web site: Cardinals Release Running Back Tavien Feaster. Urban, Darren. AZCardinals.com. November 15, 2021.
  18. Web site: Vikings Sign 2 Receivers to Practice Squad. Peters, Craig. Vikings.com. December 15, 2021. December 16, 2021. December 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211216173725/https://www.vikings.com/news/darrius-shepherd-damion-ratley-practice-squad-roster. dead.
  19. Web site: Steelers make multiple roster moves. Steelers.com. December 30, 2021.
  20. Web site: Darrius Shepherd drafted by USFL's Generals. 247Sports.com. August 4, 2022. February 23, 2022.
  21. Web site: Broncos sign WR Darrius Shepherd. DenverBroncos.com. August 4, 2022. August 4, 2022.
  22. Web site: Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-player limit. DiLalla, Aric. DenverBroncos.com. August 30, 2022.
  23. Web site: Josh Johnson, Kendall Hinton among 13 players signed to Broncos' practice squad. DiLalla, Aric. DenverBroncos.com. August 31, 2022.
  24. Web site: 2022-11-18 . Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed . 2023-05-03 . ESPN.com . en.
  25. Web site: XFL Player Stats . 2023-05-03 . www.xfl.com . en.
  26. Web site: XFL Special Teams Player of the Year - Darrius Shepherd . 2023-05-03 . www.xfl.com . en.
  27. Web site: XFL Transactions . XFL.com . June 15, 2023.
  28. Web site: Los Angeles Chargers Sign Darrius Shepherd . 2023-06-01 . Chargers.com .
  29. Web site: Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players. Chargers.com. August 29, 2023.
  30. News: The UFL Agree to Terms with 42 Players . UFLBoard.com . January 19, 2024 . January 20, 2024.

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