Russell Shepard
| No. 19 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 17, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Houston (TX) Cypress Ridge | ||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 30 |
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| Receiving yards: | 432 |
| Touchdowns: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Russell Shepard (born September 17, 1990) is an American football wide receiver and special teamer for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles. Shepard has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Shepard attended Cypress Ridge High School in Harris County, Texas. He started his high school career as quarterback.
Although Shepard was heavily recruited by Texas and received interests from Florida, Michigan, and USC, he announced his decision to accept a scholarship from Louisiana State University on March 3, 2008. He committed to LSU since he believed he would get the best chance at playing quarterback there. Texas told Shepard that if he didn't win the starting job at quarterback, then he could play other positions. USC likewise found him to be a Reggie Bush-type player in their offense.
He graduated high school in December 2008 to start his college career a semester early. Shepard stated that he intended to learn the team's football system during LSU's spring practices that year.
He played in the 2009 Under Armour All-America Game on January 4, 2009. As of March 2009, he was ranked as the #3 Athlete on ESPN150 for the high school class of 2009.
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