This one comes straight from Bucs GM Jason Licht, himself. Shepard caught 32-of-49 targets for 334 yards and one touchdown. He will not be a fantasy factor in 2025 but he serves as a trusted target for Baker Mayfield.

The 31-year-old ended the season by catching 32-of-51 targets for 334 receiving yards and one touchdown. He had some solid games in Tampa Bay and will now hit free agency hoping to have shown enough that another team will give him a chance as a veteran presence in a receiving corps. The Bucs could also opt to bring him back since he was more reliable than Trey Palmer at the end of the season. Regardless of where he ends up, Shepard figures to be off fantasy radars unless there are injuries in front of him.

The veteran wideout got a light workload in practice this week but was a full-go for the final session. With Cade Otton on the right side of questionable and Jalen McMillan dominating as the team’s No. 2 receiver, Shepard isn’t on the fantasy radar this weekend, even with a limited number of games to choose from.

Shepard has been limited in both practices this week. The veteran receiver has seen an increased role with Chris Godwin out for the season but caught only seven passes for the Buccaneers over the final month of the season. Even if active, Shepard will be hard to trust as a fantasy/DFS play with Jalen McMillan’s recent emergence and Cade Otton (knee) likely on the mend.