Nathan Shepherd is listed at DE on the New Orleans Saints roster checked September 20, 2026. The official source lists the roster status as Active roster (ACT).
The details below are dated roster facts. Roster status, practice participation, and game-day availability are different; this profile does not turn one into another.
Selected report: New Orleans Saints · Active roster · Season 2026
| Observation window | Record date | Team | Roster status | Effective date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2026 · Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | New Orleans Saints | Active roster | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Season 2026 · Week 3 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | New Orleans Saints | Active roster | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Season 2026 · Week 2 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | New Orleans Saints | Active roster | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Season 2026 · Week 1 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | New Orleans Saints | Active roster | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Dated observation | Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT Observed | New Orleans Saints | Active roster | Not supplied | Dated roster |
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2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · Only recorded categories appear.
| Tackles | Solo tackles | Defensive sacks |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 | 0.5 |
These are recorded player totals for the stated season. An absent category is not a zero. Games played and career totals are not inferred. Browse player statistics
Most recent recorded game2026 Week 3 vs LV (L 27–35) 3 tackles
2026 regular season (weeks 1–3) · 3 supplied game records
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Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.
| Season | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NYJ | 16 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | NYJ | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | NYJ | 14 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 17 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 17 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | NO | 17 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | NO | 16 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | NO | 16 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | NO | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recorded total | 2 known teams | 125 | 248 | 119 | 129 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 1 |
| Split | Tackles | Sacks |
|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 0.5 |
| 1st half | 6 | 0 |
| 2nd half | 4 | 0.5 |
| 4th quarter | 2 | 0 |
| Close games, 4th quarter | 1 | 0 |
| Wins/ties | 4 | 0.5 |
| Losses | 6 | 0 |
Checked Oct 5, 2026. Rows with no recorded production are omitted.
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2026
Report date: 2026-10-10
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The No. 8 overall pick is still working with trainers, and the earliest reported return is Week 7 in Paris, with the bye making Week 9 against Cleveland a likelier target.
Atlanta ran for five touchdowns to tie a club record and moved into a share of first place in the NFC South, but lost Za’Darius Smith and Jake Matthews to injuries.
The former Saints first-round pass rusher asked Chicago to release him from its practice squad after playing 12 snaps against the Jets, ending a nine-season career with 25 sacks.
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X@NathanDShepherd4 source-linked posts · Dated snapshot
Source checked Sep 20, 2026, 10:08 am EDT
Nathan Shepherd says Jets House 2020 was a smash knockout, posts gameday, quotes Paulo Coelho on storms, and reposts the Jets on Andre Roberts's punt-return touchdown.
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text · Jan 27, 2020, 2:00 pm EST
He says fans agree Jets House 2020 was a total smash and complete knockout, tagging Spin.
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text · Oct 28, 2018, 10:38 am EDT
He posts gameday for the New York Jets.
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text · Sep 25, 2018, 12:24 am EDT
He quotes Paulo Coelho that many storms caught him by surprise, so he learned patience and respect for nature's fury rather than controlling the weather.
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text · Sep 11, 2018, 4:02 pm EDT
He reposts the Jets calling the reaction to Andre Roberts's punt-return touchdown lit, from Detroit Lions Stadium.
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