Nathan Shepherd

DL · NO · Active

Age 32College Fort Hays; Simon FraserDepth NT #2

Cumulative season CFI32.1#111 of 126 · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 239.7#78 of 112 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI · vs LV43.7Week 3 · experimental projection · low confidence

How this is estimated

Experimental DT projection: qualified current-season grades from the previous four weeks, weighted by snaps and recency and regressed toward 50. Opponent unit pass and run performance adjusts the estimate by at most four points. Limited game history; low confidence.

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 3

Home · 2026-09-27 · 4:25 PMNO vs LVCaesars Superdome · Indoors

Matchup rank#11#1 is the easiest opposing offense by EPA/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

Nathan ShepherdC.J. Okoye · comparableChris McClellan · comparableB.J. Hill · comparable

C.J. OkoyeNYG · 32.1 CFI Chris McClellanGB · 31.7 CFI B.J. HillCIN · 30.7 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
1	26.7	#85	94	55
2	39.7	#78	112	39

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Performance · 2026

Advanced efficiency

defense

Pressure rate: 9.09%
Pass rush win rate: 3.7%
Run stop rate: 5.56%
Sacks / pass rush: 1.82%
Hits / pass rush: 1.82%
Hurries / pass rush: 5.45%
Missed tackle rate: 28.57%
Defensive grade: 33.07
Pass rush grade: 59.9
Run defense grade: 29.17
Pressures: 5
Charted sacks: 1
Charted QB hits: 1
QB hurries: 3
Batted passes: 0
Run stops: 2
Charted solo tackles: 5
Charted assists: 0
Missed tackles: 2
Defensive snaps: 94
Pass rush snaps: 55
Run defense snaps: 39

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #111 of 12632.1

Same-position rank: #111 of 126. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

Weekly game log

Week	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
1	1	3	0	1	6.7%	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	4	0.5	1	12%	0	0	0	0	0

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
AwaySmall sample	2	2	7	0.5	2	9.1%	0	0	0	0	0

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
IndoorSmall sample	1	1	3	0	1	6.7%	0	0	0	0	0
OutdoorSmall sample	1	1	4	0.5	1	12%	0	0	0	0	0

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
70°F and aboveSmall sample	1	1	4	0.5	1	12%	0	0	0	0	0

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
10 mph and aboveSmall sample	1	1	4	0.5	1	12%	0	0	0	0	0

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended	Last meeting
DET	4	4	11	0	1	6.7%	0	0	0	0	0	2026-09-13
MIA	10	3	13	0	4	—	0	0	0	0	0	2025-11-30
CLE	4	2	7	1	2	—	0	0	0	1	0	2024-11-17
JAX	4	5	8	0	2	—	0	0	0	2	0	2023-10-19
DEN	4	3	6	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2024-10-17
IND	4	0	4	0.5	3	—	0	0	0	0	0	2023-10-29
MIN	3	2	6	0	2	—	0	0	0	0	0	2023-11-12
CHI	4	4	12	0.5	2	—	0	0	0	0	0	2025-10-19
BUF	10	6	21	0	4	—	0	0	0	1	0	2025-09-28
NE	10	7	16	1	7	—	0	0	0	1	0	2025-10-12
TEN	4	4	6	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2025-12-28
HOU	3	1	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	0	2023-10-15
GB	3	0	3	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2023-09-24
NYG	4	8	12	1	1	—	0	0	0	3	0	2025-10-05
WASSmall sample	2	2	5	1	1	—	0	0	0	1	0	2024-12-15
LV	3	2	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	2024-12-29
CIN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2022-09-25
BAL	3	2	5	0.5	2	12%	0	0	0	0	0	2026-09-20
PITSmall sample	2	0	2	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2022-10-02
SFSmall sample	2	0	2	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2025-09-14
ARISmall sample	2	1	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	2025-09-07
KCSmall sample	2	1	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	2024-10-07
LACSmall sample	2	0	2	0.5	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2024-10-27
SEA	3	4	11	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	0	2025-09-21
LA	4	4	10	2	5	—	0	0	0	3	0	2025-11-02
CAR	7	10	21	3	8	—	0	0	0	3	0	2025-12-14
ATL	6	5	13	1	5	—	0	0	0	1	0	2025-11-23
PHISmall sample	2	4	6	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2024-09-22
NOSmall sample	1	0	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	2021-12-12
TB	7	10	19	1	4	—	0	0	0	3	0	2025-12-07
DALSmall sample	1	1	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	2024-09-15
NYJSmall sample	1	2	3	1	2	—	0	1	0	1	0	2025-12-21

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2026	1	DET	Away	Indoor	1	3	0	1	6.7%	0	0	0	0	0
2026	2	BAL	Away	Outdoor · 79°	1	4	0.5	1	12%	0	0	0	0	0

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Forced fumbles	Tackles for loss
2018	NYJ	16	5	15	0	5	—	0	1
2019	NYJ	9	6	11	2	6	—	0	5
2020	NYJ	14	6	17	2.5	8	—	0	3
2021	NYJ	17	12	28	0	8	—	0	0
2022	NYJ	17	10	33	1.5	6	—	0	3
2023	NO	17	19	50	3	8	—	0	3
2024	NO	16	15	37	1.5	6	—	0	3
2025	NO	16	22	47	3	13	—	1	4
2026	NO	2	2	7	0.5	2	9.1%	0	0
Career	All teams	124	97	245	14	62	9.1%	1	22

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.