#20
Duke · 2026

Nate Sheppard

RBSophomore5' 10", 205 lbsMandeville, LA
Duke Blue Devils3-0 · TDC #21
Snap share
70%
3 of 3 started · likely 60–78%
Rush yards
528
1st of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.4
57th of 329 in FBS
Rush TD
5
7th of 476 in FBS
Receptions
9
226th of 1676 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.38
41st of 257 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

91 plays · +35.0 total EPA · 41st of 257 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.38
Passing+0.88
Rushing+0.32
1st down+0.14
2nd down+0.42
3rd down+0.80
Standard downs+0.36
Passing downs+0.45
SheppardRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays44%
Pass plays14%
Run plays62%
1st down47%
2nd down45%
3rd down38%
Standard downs45%
Passing downs42%
SheppardRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries81—
Success rate42.0%185th / 293
Explosive run rate23.5%41st / 293
Stuffed at the line12.3%111th / 293
First downs24—
Red-zone carries13—
Goal-line carries5—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share13.9%330th / 489
Catch rate80.0%82nd / 489
Success rate per target60.0%113th / 489
Yards per target5.9378th / 489
Explosive catches0.0%382nd / 489
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets4—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries82—
Yards5281st / 1194
Yards / carry6.457th / 329
Touchdowns57th / 476
Long47—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9226th / 1676
Yards62522nd / 1662
Yards / catch6.9451st / 499
Touchdowns315th / 527
Long13—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Tulane✓ RB76~55 (46–61)3972%
Wk 2 · Illinois✓ RB56~43 (36–48)3077%
Wk 3 · Stanford✓ RB71~45 (38–50)2463%
Season3 GS203143 (121–159)9370%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Duke roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
20Nate SheppardRBSO825286.459+0.38
0CJ Campbell Jr.RBSR27983.603+0.03
22Jayvian TanelusRBFR72131—-0.04
24Wilhelm Daal IIRBSR——————
26CJ GiversRBFR——————
28Cole DensonRBSO——————
83Paul Holyfield Jr.RBSR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Duke depth chart →