Will Sheppard

Will Sheppard
Colorado Buffaloes – No. 14
Position	Wide receiver
Class	Senior
Major	Medicine, Health and Society
Personal information
Born:	Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career history
College	Vanderbilt (2020–2023); Colorado (2024–present);
High school	Mandeville; (Mandeville, Louisiana)
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-SEC (2022);
	Stats at ESPN;

William Miles Sheppard is an American college football wide receiver who plays for the Colorado Buffaloes. He previously played for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Early life

Sheppard was born in Ruston, Louisiana, and attended Mandeville High School. In Sheppard's high school career, he hauled in 126 receptions for 2,252 yards, and 33 touchdowns.^[1] Sheppard committed to play college football at Vanderbilt.^[2]

College career

Vanderbilt

In Sheppard's first season in 2020, he caught two passes for 30 yards.^[3] In week 5 of the 2021 season, he racked up eight receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns in a 30–28 win over UConn.^[4] Sheppard took a step up in the 2021 season, finishing the year with 43 receptions for 577 yards and four touchdowns.^[3] In week 3 of the 2022 season, he tallied ten receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Northern Illinois.^[5] Sheppard finished his breakout 2022 season with 60 receptions for 776 yards and nine touchdowns, earning second-team all-SEC honors.^[6]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Sheppard was named preseason second-team all-SEC and a member of the Fred Biletnikoff Award watchlist.^[7]^[8] In the season opener, he hauled in six passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns in a 35–28 win over Hawaii.^[9] On December 3, 2023, Sheppard announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.^[10]

Colorado

On December 14, 2023, Sheppard announced that he would be transferring to Colorado.^[11]

References

^ "Will Sheppard". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ Pervel, Mike. "Mandeville trio, including Will Sheppard, signs to play college football". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Will Sheppard College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ Tallbot, Bowman. "From sidelines to stardom: the tremendous rise of Will Sheppard". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ McCarthy, Jack. "Freshman QB Swann leads Vanderbilt past Northern Illinois". AP News. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "Vanderbilt football: Will Sheppard stats a key to success in 2023". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "2023 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Team announced". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ Glennon, John. "Vanderbilt WR Will Sheppard earning national attention". Nashville Post. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "Swann throws for 3 TDs as Vanderbilt holds off Hawaii 35-28 in opener". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ Mago, Anish (December 3, 2023). "BREAKING: Vanderbilt wide receiver Will Sheppard enters transfer portal". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ Gerson, Aria (December 14, 2023). "Vanderbilt football's Will Sheppard transferring to Colorado". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

External links

[1] "Will Sheppard". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[2] Pervel, Mike. "Mandeville trio, including Will Sheppard, signs to play college football". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[SR-3] "Will Sheppard College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[4] Tallbot, Bowman. "From sidelines to stardom: the tremendous rise of Will Sheppard". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[5] McCarthy, Jack. "Freshman QB Swann leads Vanderbilt past Northern Illinois". AP News. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[6] "Vanderbilt football: Will Sheppard stats a key to success in 2023". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[7] "2023 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Team announced". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[8] Glennon, John. "Vanderbilt WR Will Sheppard earning national attention". Nashville Post. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[9] "Swann throws for 3 TDs as Vanderbilt holds off Hawaii 35-28 in opener". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[10] Mago, Anish (December 3, 2023). "BREAKING: Vanderbilt wide receiver Will Sheppard enters transfer portal". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[11] Gerson, Aria (December 14, 2023). "Vanderbilt football's Will Sheppard transferring to Colorado". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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