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 5
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... 2017 Specialist of the Year.

Personal: Full name is Elijah Shepherd... Born Nov. 13, 1999 in Greeneville, Tenn... Son of Craig and Natalie Shepherd... Sibling: Ali Shepherd (22)... Majoring in business... Future plans: Dental sales representative... 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 song: "Maybach"... Favorite sports team: 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
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13
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
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 1 2 38 6 7 9
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 1 1 26 5 5 8
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 2 2 34 - - 6
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 0 1 0 1 2 1
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 0 1 0 2 2 2
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 9 - - - - - - 6 1 - 0 0
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 8 - - - - - - 5 1 - 0 0
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 6 - - - - - - - 2 - 0 -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 1 - - - - - - 1 0 - 0 0
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 2 - - - - - - 2 0 - 0 0
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 5 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 5 4 7 57% 38 14 16 88% 26
Conference 3 2 4 50% 34 3 4 75% 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 3 3 4 75% 34 6 7 86% 15
Away 2 1 3 33% 38 8 9 89% 11
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 2 3 4 75% 38 6 7 86% 15
Losses 3 1 3 33% 26 8 9 89% 11
-
September 4 4 6 67% 38 12 14 86% 24
October 1 0 1 0% 0 2 2 100% 2
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 5 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 3 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 3 - - - - 0 .0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 1 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 26 5.2 - - - - - - 14 4 0 0
Conference 9 3.0 - - - - - - 3 2 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 15 5.0 - - - - - - 6 3 0 0
Away 11 5.5 - - - - - - 8 1 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 15 7.5 - - - - - - 6 3 0 0
Losses 11 3.7 - - - - - - 8 1 0 0
-
September 24 6.0 - - - - - - 12 4 0 0
October 2 2.0 - - - - - - 2 0 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -