63 Eli Shepherd
63 - Eli Shepherd
Height: 6-0
Weight: 210
Hometown: Greeneville, Tenn.
Position: K
Year: So.
High School: Greeneville HS
Major: Business
gp 4
tk 0.0
sac -
int -
ffum -

Career: 62 career points kicking (8th in TU history)... 8 career field goals made (10th in TU history)... .615 (8-13) field goal percentage (5th in TU history)... .927 (38-41) extra-point percentage (3rd in TU history)... 38 career extra points made (8th in TU history)... 41 career extra point attempts (8th in TU history).

2020: Tied for second on the team with 24 points going 24-of-25 in extra points... Went 8-for-8 in PAT in road win at Mars Hill (Mar. 12)... Eight PAT tied for fourth-most in TU history while the eight PAT tries are tied for fifth... Went 7-of-7 in PAT vs Limestone (Apr. 3) and named SAC Special Teams Player of the Week... 0-for-3 in field goal tries.

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... Future plans: Work for Nashville Dental, Inc. selling dental supplies... Hobbies: Fishing, golfing, hanging out with friends... Favorite book: "Old Yeller"; Favorite class at Tusculum: Environmental Science; Favorite midnight snack: Cheetos; Favorite movie: "Facing the Giants"; Favorite musical artist: Future; Favorite sports team: Philadelphia Eagles, Clemson Tigers; Favorite athlete: Sebastian Janokowski; Most thrilling moment in sports: "Never give up, you can do it"; Advice to kids: "Don't give up"; Favorite color: Orange; Eli can't go a week without: Football; Favorite food: Mac & Cheese; Person Eli most admires: His father; Most famous person Eli has ever met: Tony Stewart; When he was a kid, Eli tried to be like: Peyton Manning.

Recent Games
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6 - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6 - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6 - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20 0 1 0 8 8 8
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7 - - - 5 6 5
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17 0 2 0 7 7 7
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23 - - - 4 4 4
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6 - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17 - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6 - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20 1 - - - - 0
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7 1 - - - - 0
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17 1 - - - - 0
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20 8 - - - - - - 8 0 - 0 0
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7 5 - - - - - - 5 - - 0 0
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17 7 - - - - - - 7 0 - 0 0
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23 4 - - - - - - 4 - - 0 0
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Mar 6 at Newberry L, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Mars Hill W, 58-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Erskine W, 47-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Limestone W, 49-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 28-23 - - 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 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
March 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
April 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
-
March 2 - - - - - - - -
April 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 4 - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 1 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - -
-
March 2 - - - - - - -
April 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 4 0 3 0% 0 24 25 96% 24
Conference 2 0 3 0% 0 15 15 100% 15
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 1 0 2 0% 0 7 7 100% 7
Away 3 0 1 0% 0 17 18 94% 17
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 0 3 0% 0 24 25 96% 24
Losses - - - - - - - - 0
-
March 2 0 1 0% 0 13 14 93% 13
April 2 0 2 0% 0 11 11 100% 11
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
-
March 2 - - - - - - - -
April 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
March - - - - - - - - - -
April - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 4 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 2 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 1 - - - - 0 .0
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses - - - - - 0 -
-
March 2 - - - - 0 .0
April 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 24 6.0 - - - - - - 24 0 0 0
Conference 15 7.5 - - - - - - 15 0 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 7 7.0 - - - - - - 7 0 0 0
Away 17 5.7 - - - - - - 17 0 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 24 6.0 - - - - - - 24 0 0 0
Losses 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
March 13 6.5 - - - - - - 13 0 0 0
April 11 5.5 - - - - - - 11 0 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
March 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
April 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -