63 Eli Shepherd
63 - Eli Shepherd
Height: 6-0
Weight: 220
Year: RFr.
Hometown: Greeneville, Tenn.
High School: Greeneville HS
Position: K
Major: Business
fg 8-10
pat 25-27
pts 49

Career: 49 career points kicking (10th in TU history)... 8 career field goals made (10th in TU history)... .800 (8-10) field goal percentage (1st in TU history)... .926 (25-27) extra-point percentage (3rd in TU history).

2019: Led the team with 49 points (10th in TU history) going 25-of-27 in extra points and 8-of-10 in field goals... Eight field goals made (T8th in TU history)... Was perfect on his five total special teams kicks going 3-for-3 in field goals connecting on kicks from 18, 35 and a season-long 45 yards in a 23-20 home win over UNC Pembroke (Oct. 26)... His final FG broke a 20-20 tie vs UNCP... Named SAC Special Teams Player of the Week...Followed a week later with 12 kicking points in victory over Catawba (Nov. 2)... Went 3-for-4 in field goals and 3-of-3 on extra points in the 32-14 win over the Catawba Indians... 12 points are tied for the fifth most by a kicker in a TU game... Tallied eight points going 5-of-5 in extra points and made a 44-yard field goal in TU's 38-10 win at Limestone (Sep. 21).

2018: Redshirt.

High School: Graduated from Greeneville (Tenn.) HS... Member of 2017 State championship team... Coached by Caine Ballard... All-Conference and All-County kicker... 2016 Offensive Player of the Week... Made 96 of 98 extra points and went 3-of-6 on field goals.

Personal: Full name is Elijah Shepherd... Born Nov. 13, 1999 in Greeneville, Tenn... Son of Craig and Natalie Shepherd... Sibling: Ali Shepherd... Majoring in business with a minor in optometry... Future plans: Optometrist or business manager... Hobbies: Football, fishing, being with friends and family... Favorite book: "Old Yeller"; Favorite class at Tusculum: Business; Favorite midnight snack: Pizza; Favorite movie: "Anchorman"; Favorite musical artist: Future; Favorite sports team: Denver Broncos; Favorite athete: Adam Vinetari; Most thrilling moment in sports: Auburn returning a missed Alabama field goal for a touchdown for the game-winning score; Advice to kids: "Don't give up"; Favorite color: Orange; Favorite food: Burgers; Person Eli most admires: His father; Most famous person Eli has ever met: Peyton Manning; When he was a kid, Eli tried to be like: Sebastian Janokowski.

Recent Games
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13
Statistics category Overall Conf
Field goals made 8 5
Field goal attempts 10 7
Field goal % 80% 71%
Field goal long 45 44
P-A-T made 25 22
P-A-T attempts 27 24
P-A-T % 93% 92%
Points 49 37
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 at Delta St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 #20 West Alabama L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Limestone W, 38-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Newberry L, 30-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 #16 Wingate L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Delta St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 #20 West Alabama L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Limestone W, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Newberry L, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 #16 Wingate L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Delta St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 #20 West Alabama L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Limestone W, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Newberry L, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 #16 Wingate L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 at Delta St. L, 24-10 - - - - - -
Sep 14 #20 West Alabama L, 47-14 - - - 1 1 1
Sep 21 at Limestone W, 38-10 1 1 44 5 5 8
Sep 28 at Newberry L, 30-20 - - - 2 3 2
Oct 5 #16 Wingate L, 28-21 - - - 3 3 3
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14 - - - 2 2 2
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19 0 1 0 3 3 3
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20 3 3 45 2 2 11
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14 3 4 35 3 3 12
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7 1 1 21 3 3 6
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13 - - - 1 2 1
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 at Delta St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 #20 West Alabama L, 47-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Limestone W, 38-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Newberry L, 30-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 #16 Wingate L, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 at Delta St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 #20 West Alabama L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Limestone W, 38-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Newberry L, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 #16 Wingate L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 at Delta St. L, 24-10 - - - - - -
Sep 14 #20 West Alabama L, 47-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Limestone W, 38-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Newberry L, 30-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 #16 Wingate L, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 at Delta St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 #20 West Alabama L, 47-14 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Sep 21 at Limestone W, 38-10 8 - - - - - - 5 1 - 0 0
Sep 28 at Newberry L, 30-20 2 - - - - - - 2 - - 0 0
Oct 5 #16 Wingate L, 28-21 3 - - - - - - 3 - - 0 0
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14 2 - - - - - - 2 - - 0 0
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19 3 - - - - - - 3 0 - 0 -
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20 11 - - - - - - 2 3 - 0 0
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14 12 - - - - - - 3 3 - 0 0
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7 6 - - - - - - 3 1 - 0 0
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 at Delta St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 #20 West Alabama L, 47-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Limestone W, 38-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Newberry L, 30-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 #16 Wingate L, 28-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 #8 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at UVA Wise W, 21-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 UNC Pembroke W, 23-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Catawba W, 32-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mars Hill W, 24-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Carson-Newman L, 49-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 19 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 8 10 80% 45 25 27 93% 49
2020-21 4 0 3 0% 0 24 25 96% 24
2021-22 5 4 7 57% 38 14 16 88% 26
Total 19 12 20 60% 45 63 68 93% 99
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 - - - - - 0 -
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 4 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 5 - - - - 0 .0
Total 19 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 49 4.9 - - - - - - 25 8 0 0
2020-21 24 6.0 - - - - - - 24 0 0 0
2021-22 26 5.2 - - - - - - 14 4 0 0
Total 99 5.2 - - - - - - 63 12 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 8 10 80% 45 25 27 93% 49
Conference 8 5 7 71% 44 22 24 92% 37
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 6 7 8 88% 45 14 14 100% 35
Away 4 1 2 50% 44 11 13 85% 14
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 8 10 80% 45 16 16 100% 40
Losses 5 - - - - 9 11 82% 9
-
September 3 1 1 100% 44 8 9 89% 11
October 4 3 4 75% 45 10 10 100% 19
November 3 4 5 80% 35 7 8 88% 19
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 49 4.9 - - - - - - 25 8 0 0
Conference 37 4.6 - - - - - - 22 5 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 35 5.8 - - - - - - 14 7 0 0
Away 14 3.5 - - - - - - 11 1 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 40 8.0 - - - - - - 16 8 0 0
Losses 9 1.8 - - - - - - 9 - 0 0
-
September 11 3.7 - - - - - - 8 1 0 0
October 19 4.8 - - - - - - 10 3 0 0
November 19 6.3 - - - - - - 7 4 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -