Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard
Moves the chains on third down. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Clark Lea and Deion Sanders. One game to point at: 99 rec yds, 4 receptions against UCF — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado, 2,658 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr., and Deion Sanders. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado | 48 | 621 | 12.9 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 47 | 684 | 14.6 | 8 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 60 | 776 | 12.9 | 9 | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 43 | 577 | 13.4 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 198 | 2,658 | 13.4 | 27 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | 89 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | 42 | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | 131 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 31–26
vs North Dakota State
2 rec · 23 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Will Sheppard’s 2021 season.
Matches Will on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyndon Fuselier’s path through Lamar.
Matches Kyndon on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to De'Zhaun Stribling's graduate season at Ole Miss (2025).
Matches De'Zhaun on
Differs from De'Zhaun on
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#227
Heisman watch (#227) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2024+8%
Modest growth (8%) across the multi-season window.