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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Washington, D.C., U.S. | November 3, 1969||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Gwynn Park | ||||||||
College: | Temple | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 1992 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Leslie Glenard Shepherd (born November 3, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League. He played seven years, the first five with the Washington Redskins, and one apiece for the Cleveland Browns and the Miami Dolphins. Arguably his best season came in 1998, when he had nine touchdowns, eight receiving and one rushing.
Shepherd attended Forestville High School in Forestville, Maryland, where he led the football team to an undefeated regular season and the first state playoffs berth in school history in 1986 before earning Parade All-American honors the following year. [1] [2] He had 77 catches for 1,700 yards and 22 touchdowns in his career and was considered one of the top wide receiver recruits in the country. [3] Shepherd committed to play college football for the Miami Hurricanes on National Signing Day in February 1988, [3] but failed to qualify academically under Proposition 48 guidelines and was released from his scholarship. [4] [5] He subsequently signed with the Temple Owls, where he caught 45 passes in three seasons, including 26 receptions as a senior. [5]
He now coaches at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Maryland.
He is the father of 5th year UVA football player Khalek Shepherd and Chaudlier Shepherd of Concord University.
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1994 | WAS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
1995 | WAS | 14 | 4 | 29 | 486 | 16.8 | 73 | 2 |
1996 | WAS | 12 | 6 | 23 | 344 | 15.0 | 52 | 3 |
1997 | WAS | 11 | 9 | 29 | 562 | 19.4 | 48 | 5 |
1998 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 43 | 712 | 16.6 | 43 | 8 |
1999 | CLE | 9 | 8 | 23 | 274 | 11.9 | 36 | 0 |
2000 | MIA | 13 | 11 | 35 | 446 | 12.7 | 46 | 4 |
78 | 54 | 183 | 2,832 | 15.5 | 73 | 22 |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2000 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
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