Nate Sheppard

RB · #20 · Duke · SO · 5'10" · 205 · Mandeville, LA

Projected RB starter

820 2026 rush yards
12 2026 total TDs
48% Team touch share
29 Explosive plays
20 Career games (16 starts)
Heisman odds (#31 board)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Duke66138 820 5.9 28 259 12
2025 Duke1410200 1,132 5.7 37 286 12

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 136.7 99
Yards per carry 5.9 76
Receiving yards per game 43.2 100
Total TDs 12 99

Around Nate

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Walker Eget QB · 1,229 pass yds · 6g
WR-X Jared Richardson WR · 166 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Jayden Moore WR · 111 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Jonah Burton WR · 230 rec yds · 6g
TE Jeremiah Hasley TE · 250 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Duke 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.0% 78
Red zone TD rate 67.6% 32
Line yards per carry 3.1 89
Sack rate allowed 1.3% 98

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 TULN35 227 2 4 3 19 0 4
W2 @ ILL24 147 1 6 5 41 2 7
W3 STAN23 154 2 1 1 2 1 6
W4William & Mary Tribe9 116 1 1 1 8 0 1
W6 @ GT27 99 2 8 7 91 0 5
W7 UNC20 77 0 12 11 98 1 8

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#437 Travis Buhake DL · Mansfield Summit HOU
#438 Shedrick Sarratt Jr. OT · Gaffney SCAR
#439 Nate Sheppard RB · Mandeville DUKE
#447 Charles House III DL · North Mecklenburg TENN
#448 Cortez Harris EDGE · Riverdale Baptist PSU
RBs in the class
#31 Jeffrey Overton Jr. Hayfield VT
#32 Tikey Hayes Aliquippa PSU
#33 Nate Sheppard Mandeville DUKE
#35 Dramekco Green Conroe SMU
#36 Greg Ard McKinney North BSU
2026 · 99th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 86th pctile of class