Usage Score
4.6
Player Dossier
2015-2020Middle Tennessee
Brett Shepherd
LB • 6'4" • 207 lbs • Buford, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brett Shepherd shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
21.6
Consistency
12.5
Season Value
14.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Maryland • Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Brett Shepherd, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Maryland. Brett Shepherd shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Brett Shepherd played LB for Maryland and Middle Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brett Shepherd recorded 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Maryland paired 0 primary output with 5.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Maryland, Middle Tennessee.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21.6
Usage
4.6
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 0. Troy: 3. UTSA: 0. Western Kentucky: 1. Florida International: 0. North Texas: 2. Rice: 0. Marshall: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 8 by 33.3. Troy: 3 by 42.5. UTSA: 4 by 16.7. Western Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Florida International: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 1 by 24.2. Rice: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 2 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · +1 vs Wins
First Half1 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Troy
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Maryland
2015-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Middle Tennessee
2019-2020
Final stop
Season Progression
20152016201720192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 21.6 | 4.6 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Western Kentucky
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#2
Troy
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.
#3
North Texas
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 35.3 takeover score.
#4
Western Kentucky
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.4 takeover score.
#5
Army
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Maryland
0 primary output · 5.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Maryland
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
14.9
6 primary · 21.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8453
Buford · Buford, GA
- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
62
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.