Brandon Sheperd

#7 · WR · Oklahoma State6′1″ · St. Louis, MO · Parkway Central

Brandon Sheperd: WR · Oklahoma State · #7.

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Brandon Sheperd

WR · Oklahoma State · #7

Moves the chains on third down. Second year in the Oklahoma State receiving corps. On tape: 56 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Kansas State, Week 5, 2015.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Oklahoma State in the news

OSU coach calls out penaltyThe New York Times Nov 1
Carson Kolb out for Iowa State gameSports Illustrated Oct 29
Sanchez extends contract with Oklahoma StateOklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
Mose Phillips III out for seasonThe Oklahoman Oct 22

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Oklahoma State	23	323	14.0	3	47
2014	Oklahoma State	39	737	18.9	5	87
Career		62	1,060	17.1	8	87

Season	Team
2015	Oklahoma State	7	39	103	17
2014	Oklahoma State	4	69	128	7
Career		11	108	231	24

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-13@ Central Michigan	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 2	W 32-8vs Central Arkansas	2	32	16.0	0	26
Wk 3	W 69-14vs UTSA	1	38	38.0	0	38
Wk 4	W 30-27@ Texas	5	43	8.6	1	25
Wk 5	W 36-34vs Kansas State	3	56	18.7	1	47	Season-high 56 yds
Wk 6	W 33-26@ West Virginia	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Wk 9	W 70-53@ Texas Tech	2	54	27.0	1	31
Wk 11	W 35-31@ Iowa State	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 12	L 35-45vs No. 10 Baylor	2	17	8.5	0	12
Wk 13	L 23-58vs No. 5 Oklahoma	2	23	11.5	0	13
Bowl	L 20-48vs No. 16 Ole Miss	3	35	11.7	0	33
Total		23	323	14.0	3	47

Signature game

Week 4 · 2015

W 30-27

at Texas

5 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD · 13 rush yds (2 car)

A close one, won by 3 on the road.

With M. Rudolph — 290 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 52.2 · Z. Sinor — 38.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 44 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Kansas State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.91Mason Rudolph pass complete to Brandon Sheperd for 47 yds to the KanSt 31 for a
Week 4 · Texas · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.20Mason Rudolph pass complete to Brandon Sheperd for 17 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Week 1 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.14Mason Rudolph pass complete to Brandon Sheperd for 18 yds to the CMich 35 for a
Week 9 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.93Rudolph to Sheperd: a 31-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · UTSA · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Mason Rudolph pass complete to Brandon Sheperd for 38 yds to the TexSA 6 for a
Week 9 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.81Mason Rudolph pass complete to Brandon Sheperd for 23 yds to the TexTc 39 for a

4 more plays

Week 4 · Texas · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.58Mason Rudolph pass complete to Brandon Sheperd for 25 yds to the OKSt 30 for a
Week 2 · Central Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.49Mason Rudolph pass complete to Brandon Sheperd for 26 yds to the CArk 29 for a
Week 5 · Kansas State · 1st and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.46Mason Rudolph pass complete to Brandon Sheperd for 3 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Week 2 · Central Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25Brandon Sheperd run for 14 yds to the OKSt 40 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Mike Gundy — 17-9 over that span.

2014Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning

2015Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2015 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (8th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#195 / 684 · 71st pct

14.6%

Yards / catch#246 / 684 · 64th pct

13.3

TD rate#277 / 684 · 59th pct

4.9%

EPA / target#486 / 684 · 29th pct

0.34

Catch rate#627 / 684 · 8th pct

53.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#73 / 247 · 70th pct

Yards / catch#191 / 521 · 63rd pct

14.0

Rec TDs#203 / 521 · 54th pct

Long catch#269 / 521 · 48th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 247 · 39th pct

Rec yards#324 / 521 · 38th pct

323

Receptions#349 / 521 · 32nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

88th → 29th percentile

Explosive rate

81st → 71st percentile

Catch rate

26th → 8th percentile

TD rate

71st → 59th percentile

Yards / catch

94th → 64th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2015. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.0	33.2	18.5	0.2
Road5g	2.0	24.4	12.1	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.3	31.6	15.7	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	25.5	13.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Mike Gundy

Pass share

53.4%

516 pass / 450 run

Plays / game

74.3

13 games

Team sack rate

5.9%

556 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

23 catches and 7 carries in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Brandon Sheperd

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Style of play

Fans

Oklahoma State in the news

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

23 catches and 7 carries in 11 games

Four seasons at Oklahoma State

2012