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Will Sheppard Miami Dolphins · #82

Wide Receiver · 6' 3", 196 lbs · Madisonville, LA · Age 24

Will Sheppard is a Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing.

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Miami Dolphins · #82 · Wide Receiver
Will Sheppard
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Career avg— · career line pending
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Scouting report

Will Sheppard — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Will Sheppard is a Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Will Sheppard stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
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Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1964 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
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Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Will Sheppard — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Will Sheppard

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 24 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Will Sheppard career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Closest comps
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Context

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

46–36proj record
#7conf seed
+2.1net rtg
115.8off rtg
113.6def rtg
76%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: AJ Henning, Amari Gainer.
How his role moves
Projected 46–36, 7th in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Will Sheppard

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-02-11

The beginning

Will Sheppard is a Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins, in his 1st NFL season.

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Will Sheppard is a Miami Dolphins wide receiver, an undrafted find.

Chapter

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Sheppard goes from here.

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Sheppard's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
196 lbs
Born
Madisonville, LA
Age
24
Jersey
#82
Background

Will Sheppard is from Madisonville, LA and is 24 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays wide receiver at 6' 3", 196 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Sheppard is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Will Sheppard is a depth receiver who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career catches, 0 yards, 0 touchdowns.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Will Sheppard — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Will Sheppard, answered.

What position does Will Sheppard play?
Will Sheppard is a Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins.
When was Will Sheppard drafted?
Will Sheppard entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Will Sheppard played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Will Sheppard's career stats?
He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Will Sheppard career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR8
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LV
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
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avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
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Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LVW2 @ SFW3 vs KCW4 @ MINW5 vs CINW6 · BYEW7 @ NYJW8 vs NEW9 vs DETW10 @ INDW11 @ BUFW12 vs NYJW13 @ DENW14 vs CHIW15 @ GBW16 vs LACW17 vs BUFW18 @ NE

Each week grades Will Sheppard's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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