Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 22.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Maryland • Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
Brett Shepherd built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a linebacker from Buford, GA wearing No. 43, spending time with Maryland and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Brett Shepherd's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Brett Shepherd, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Brett Shepherd shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 62
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Brett Shepherd quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · LB
- Career Tackles
- 62
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Buford · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Buford · 99 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · LB 361st (top 33%) · Conference USA 96th (top 18%) · National 939th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 28 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 27.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49.7 |
Related Context
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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: 2020 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 7 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.8 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: North Texas
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 87.5th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
4.8
Consistency
35.7
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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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: 1. 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 26.7. 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
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/14 | @ Marshall | L 14-42 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Rice | W 40-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs North TexasSplash game | L 35-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Florida International | W 31-28 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Western Kentucky | L 17-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ UTSA | L 35-37 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs TroySplash game | L 14-47 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Army | L 0-42 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brett Shepherd story
Brett Shepherd built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a linebacker from Buford, GA wearing No. 43, spending time with Maryland and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Brett Shepherd's career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Brett Shepherd's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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 Value 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 | 3 | 18.3 | 4.9 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 22.8 | 4.8 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Western Kentucky
Week 14 · L 26-31 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs North Texas
Week 7 · L 35-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Troy
Week 3 · L 14-47
3
Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Kentucky
Week 5 · L 17-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
42.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
#5
@ UTSA
Week 4 · L 35-37 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
7 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 4.8 usage
49.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Maryland
37.6
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Maryland
36.8
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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