Usage Score
5.5
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.
Efficiency
19.2
Consistency
15.4
Season Value
15.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Cincinnati
192021222323
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
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.
Ja'Quan Sheppard, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Ja'Quan Sheppard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
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: 2021 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 0 primary output with 6.3 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2023 Postseason · Maryland
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
5.5
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 1. Unknown: 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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 2 by 18.3. Unknown: 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.
Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs First Half
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 Michigan | L 24-31 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Nebraska | 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 Illinois | 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 Charlotte | W 38-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Cincinnati
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Maryland
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1 | 15.5 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 15.5 | 33 | 5.5 | 15.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 12 | 19.2 | 5.5 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 19.2 | 5.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Arkansas
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.3 takeover score.
#2
Michigan
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.3 takeover score.
#3
UCF
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.
#4
Illinois
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Cincinnati
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
35.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · Cincinnati
35.4
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
27.8
15.5 primary · 33 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8356
Zephyrhills · Zephyrhills, FL
- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
94
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.