- On Wednesday, New York Giants receiver Sterling Shepard was carted off at practice with a leg injury. He earned a 73.7 overall grade in his rookie year of 2016.
- Shepard is just a year removed from being the second highest graded receiver in the nation at 91.7. His 3.19 yards per route run from the slot was also third in the entire country.
- In 2016, the Giants used over 90 percent 11 personnel (1 HB, 1 TE) and that left Shepard in the slot for the most part – 82.4 percent of his snaps – where he dominated catching eight touchdowns to lead the league.
- The injury may open an opportunity for more reps to go to first-round pick Evan Engram. Engram led the TE class with both seven TDs and 2.61 yards per route run out of the slot. He ran 73.2 percent of his routes from the slot.
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