Edell Shepherd
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | May 18, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Susan Miller Dorsey (Los Angeles) | ||||||||
| College | San Jose State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2002: undrafted | ||||||||
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Edell Eugene Shepherd (born May 18, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football for the San José State Spartans.
Shepherd was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans and Detroit Lions.
Growing up in the South Central region of his birthplace Los Angeles, California,[1] Shepherd attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, and was a letterman in football, track and field, and tennis. In football, as a senior, he made 39 receptions for 635 yards (16.28 yards per reception avg.) and five touchdowns. Edell Shepherd graduated from Dorsey High School in 1999.[2]
College career
Shepherd attended West Los Angeles College for two years. As a sophomore, he won JC All-American honors.[2] At San Jose State University, in his junior year (2000), Shepherd made 42 catches for 707 yards and 4 touchdowns.[3] In his senior season (2001) with the Spartans, Shepherd set records for single-game receiving yardage, single-season touchdowns (17), and most touchdown receptions in a game. He had more receptions than four Biletnikoff Award candidates.[4] He was a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection in 2001.[2]