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Kelvin Sheppard
LB · BUF/IND/MIA/NYG/DET · 2011–2018
Born January 2, 1988 · College LSU · Drafted 2011, round 3, pick 68 (BUF) · 6-2, 249 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | BUF | 15 | 70 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | BUF | 15 | 80 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | IND | 12 | 46 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 playoffs | IND | 2 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | MIA | 9 | 23 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | MIA | 16 | 105 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | NYG | 16 | 50 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYG | 7 | 49 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | DET | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | DET | 93 | 428 | 3.0 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NYG | 16 | – | – | 442 | 40.3 |
| 2016 playoffs | NYG | 1 | – | – | 7 | 10.0 |
| 2017 | NYG | 7 | – | – | 378 | 85.5 |
| 2018 | DET | 1 | – | – | 11 | 15.7 |
Game logs
2018 game log (3 games)
2017 game log (7 games)
2016 game log (16 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | @ DAL | W 20–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | vs NO | W 16–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs WAS | L 27–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-03 | @ MIN | L 10–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | @ GB | L 16–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | vs BAL | W 27–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ LA | W 17–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | vs PHI | W 28–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-14 | vs CIN | W 21–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | vs CHI | W 22–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-27 | @ CLE | W 27–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | @ PIT | L 14–24 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs DAL | W 10–7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | vs DET | W 17–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-22 | @ PHI | L 19–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ WAS | W 19–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (16 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ WAS | W 17–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | @ JAX | L 20–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | vs BUF | L 14–41 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | vs NYJ | L 14–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | @ TEN | W 38–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2015-10-25 | vs HOU | W 44–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-10-29 | @ NE | L 7–36 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | @ BUF | L 17–33 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | @ PHI | W 20–19 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | vs DAL | L 14–24 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | @ NYJ | L 20–38 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | vs BAL | W 15–13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-14 | vs NYG | L 24–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | @ LAC | L 14–30 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | vs IND | L 12–18 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | vs NE | W 20–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (9 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | @ BUF | L 10–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | vs KC | L 15–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2014-09-28 | @ LV | W 38–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | vs GB | L 24–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | @ JAX | W 27–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2014-11-02 | vs LAC | W 37–0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | vs BAL | L 13–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | @ NE | L 13–41 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | vs NYJ | L 24–37 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (14 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-09-08 | vs LV | W 21–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | vs MIA | L 20–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | @ SF | W 27–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2013-10-06 | vs SEA | W 34–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013-10-14 | @ LAC | L 9–19 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2013-11-10 | vs LA | L 8–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2013-11-24 | @ ARI | L 11–40 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-01 | vs TEN | W 22–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2013-12-08 | @ CIN | L 28–42 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | vs HOU | W 25–3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | @ KC | W 23–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | vs JAX | W 30–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2014-01-04 | vs KC | W 45–44 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2014-01-11 | @ NE | L 22–43 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 game log (15 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | @ NYJ | L 28–48 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | vs KC | W 35–17 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | @ CLE | W 24–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | vs NE | L 28–52 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | @ SF | L 3–45 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-14 | @ ARI | W 19–16 OT | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | vs TEN | L 34–35 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | @ HOU | L 9–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2012-11-15 | vs MIA | W 19–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | @ IND | L 13–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | vs JAX | W 34–18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | vs LA | L 12–15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | vs SEA | L 17–50 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | @ MIA | L 10–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | vs NYJ | W 28–9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (15 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | @ KC | W 41–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | vs LV | W 38–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | vs NE | W 34–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | vs PHI | W 31–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2011-10-16 | @ NYG | L 24–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2011-10-30 | vs WAS | W 23–0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | vs NYJ | L 11–27 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | @ DAL | L 7–44 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | @ MIA | L 8–35 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2011-11-27 | @ NYJ | L 24–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2011-12-04 | vs TEN | L 17–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | @ LAC | L 10–37 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-18 | vs MIA | L 23–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2011-12-24 | vs DEN | W 40–14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | @ NE | L 21–49 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |