Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Maryland
Ja'Quan Sheppard
DB • 6'2" • 202 lbs • Zephyrhills, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ja'Quan Sheppard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Ja'Quan Sheppard built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Zephyrhills, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Cincinnati and Maryland. The clearest part of Ja'Quan Sheppard's career was...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Ja'Quan Sheppard, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Ja'Quan Sheppard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 18
Quick Answers
Ja'Quan Sheppard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DB
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Zephyrhills · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Zephyrhills · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DB 306th (top 33%) · Big Ten 135th (top 22%) · National 1,276th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 54.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 13 | 29 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 | 0 | 39.1 |
Related Context
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Ja'Quan Sheppard played DB for Cincinnati and Maryland. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ja'Quan Sheppard recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 15.5 primary output with 33 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Cincinnati, Maryland.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Maryland
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
5.3
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 1. Towson: 0. Charlotte: 2. Virginia: 0. Michigan State: 0. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 1. Illinois: 3. Northwestern: 0. Penn State: 0. Nebraska: 2. Michigan: 3. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 2 by 18.3. Towson: 2 by 8.3. Charlotte: 1 by 24.2. Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 2 by 18.3. Illinois: 3 by 42.5. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Nebraska: 4 by 36.7. Michigan: 6 by 55. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
55 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs Auburn | W 31-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Rutgers | W 42-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 24-31 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 13-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Penn State | L 15-51 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Northwestern | L 27-33 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs IllinoisSplash game | L 24-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Ohio State | L 17-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Indiana | W 44-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Michigan State | W 31-9 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/15 | vs Virginia | W 42-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs CharlotteSplash game | W 38-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Towson | W 38-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ja'Quan Sheppard story
Ja'Quan Sheppard built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Zephyrhills, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Cincinnati and Maryland. The clearest part of Ja'Quan Sheppard's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 18 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Cincinnati. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ja'Quan Sheppard's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati and Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: Ja'Quan Sheppard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Cincinnati
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Maryland
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1 | 15.5 | 3.9 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 15.5 | 33 | 5.3 | 15.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 12 | 19.2 | 5.3 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 19.2 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas
Week 1 · L 24-31
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
@ UCF
Week 9 · L 21-25 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Austin Peay
Week 3 · W 55-20
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 11 · W 13-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
15.5 primary output · 33 efficiency · 5.3 usage
54.9
#2
2023 Postseason · Maryland
39.1
12 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Maryland
39.1
12 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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