| KELVIN SHEPPARDSheppard, Kelvin AnthonyHeight: 6-2 Weight: 250 Born: January 2, 1988 Atlanta, GA High School: Stephenson (Stone Mountain, GA) | 
| Year | College | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Louisiana State | Redshirted | 
| 2007 | Louisiana State | Lettered | 
| 2008 | Louisiana State | Lettered | 
| 2009 | Louisiana State | Lettered | 
| 2010 | Louisiana State | Lettered | 
| Draft: 3rd round (68th overall) 2011 Buffalo Bills | 
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 55 | MLB-WLB | 16 | 9 | 
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 55 | MLB | 16 | 15 | 
| 2013 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2013 IND NFL | 52 | MLB | 15 | 7 | 
| 2014 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2014 MIA NFL | 97 | MLB | 14 | 1 | 
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 52 | MLB | 16 | 13 | 
| 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 91 | MLB | 16 | 11 | 
| 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL | 47 | MLB-WLB | 7 | 6 | 
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 51 | LLB-RLB | 7 | 1 | 
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 107 | 63 | 
| Transaction | Date | Team | 
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/2011 | 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 
| Signed | 7/30/2011 | 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 
| Traded | 4/29/2013 | 2013 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2013 IND NFL | 
| Released | 8/30/2014 | 2014 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2014 IND NFL | 
| Signed | 9/8/2014 | 2014 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2014 MIA NFL | 
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2016 | 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 
| Signed | 4/11/2016 | 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 
| Signed | 8/18/2017 | 2017 Chicago Bears (NFL)2017 CHIB NFL | 
| Released | 9/2/2017 | 2017 Chicago Bears (NFL)2017 CHIB NFL | 
| Signed | 11/8/2017 | 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL | 
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL | 
| Signed | 10/31/2018 | 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2019 | 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 678 | 0 | 0.0 | 504 | 46.4 | 174 | 37.6 | 
| 2013 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2013 IND NFL | 509 | 0 | 0.0 | 333 | 31.5 | 176 | 38.0 | 
| 2014 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2014 MIA NFL | 271 | 0 | 0.0 | 119 | 11.2 | 152 | 33.7 | 
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 884 | 0 | 0.0 | 709 | 61.4 | 175 | 38.0 | 
| 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 609 | 0 | 0.0 | 453 | 40.8 | 156 | 34.3 | 
| 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL | 391 | 0 | 0.0 | 388 | 35.1 | 3 | 0.7 | 
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 119 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.1 | 108 | 24.9 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3461 | 0 | 2517 | 944 | 
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| SACKS | NO | YDS | 
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 2.0 | 17.0 | 
| 2013 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2013 IND NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3.0 | 26.0 | 
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 70 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 80 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2013 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2013 IND NFL | 46 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2014 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2014 MIA NFL | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 105 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 50 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 429 | 400 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2013 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2013 IND NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2014 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2014 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
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