During his career at Heritage Hall, Sterling Shepard rushed for 1,115 yards and caught 133 passes for 2335 yards and 38 touchdowns. As a senior, he carried the ball 28 times for 303 yards and eight touchdowns and caught 73 passes for 1,243 yards and 17 touchdowns. Following his senior season, he was selected to the Under Armour All-American Game. Shepard also competed in basketball and track while at Heritage Hall. As a senior, he placed second in the long jump at the State Meet with a leap of 6.69 meters (21'11.5").

Shepard was a consensus four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, 247sports.com and Scout.com. He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football. 

As a true freshman at Oklahoma in 2012, Shepard played in all 13 games with four starts and had 45 receptions for 621 yards and three touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2013, he started 12 of 13 games, recording 51 receptions for 603 yards and seven touchdowns. Shepard started 12 of 13 games as a junior in 2014. After recording 49 receptions for 911 yards and five touchdowns through the first seven games of the season, he suffered a groin injury that kept him out of action for most of the remaining games. As a senior in 2015 he played in all 14 games and had 86 receptions for 1,288 yards and 11 touchdowns. For his Sooners career, Sterling had 233 receptions for 3,482 yards and 26 touchdowns.

The New York Giants selected Shepard with the 40th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team following his rookie season. Follow Sterling's professional career on the New York Giants Web site.

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