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Nate Sheppard vs ranked teams

Duke · AP Top 25 · 2025-2026 · regular season and postseason

Nate Sheppard has averaged 53.5 rushing yards in 4 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 105.0 in 18 games against everyone else (2025-2026, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
53.5
rushing yards per game · 4 games
Vs everyone else
105.0
rushing yards per game · 18 games
Difference
−51.5
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

Nate Sheppard per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesRush attRush ydsRush TDRec ydsPass ydsDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 25413.353.50.2518.00.0−51.5
Everyone else1817.8105.01.3328.71.6
2026AP Top 250–––––
Everyone else821.6121.51.7537.83.5
2025AP Top 25413.353.50.2518.00.0−38.3
Everyone else1014.791.81.0021.40.0

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2025 Week 15at No. 16 Virginia0 completions, 0 pass yds, 0 TD · 21 carries, 97 rush yds, 1 TD · 5 catches, 31 rec yds, 0 TD
  2. 2025 Week 12vs No. 20 Virginia0 completions, 0 pass yds, 0 TD · 12 carries, 43 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 9 rec yds, 0 TD
  3. 2025 Week 8vs No. 12 Georgia Tech0 completions, 0 pass yds, 0 TD · 15 carries, 50 rush yds, 0 TD · 4 catches, 30 rec yds, 0 TD
  4. 2025 Week 2vs No. 11 Illinois0 completions, 0 pass yds, 0 TD · 5 carries, 24 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 2 rec yds, 0 TD

What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.