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Derrick Shepard Jr. Career Story

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Player Story

Derrick Shepard Jr. story

Derrick Shepard Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Dayton, OH wearing No. 94, spending time with Cincinnati, Tulane, and UAB. The clearest part of Derrick Shepard Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 43 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1 pass defended across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Derrick Shepard Jr.'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. 1

    Cincinnati

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UAB

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Tulane

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonCincinnati0———
2023 Regular SeasonCincinnati0.57.22.50.5
2024 Regular SeasonUAB0.512.22.30
2025 Regular SeasonTulane310.22.82.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025UAB to TulaneG5/FCS to G5/FCS21.2Dec 16, 2024
2024Cincinnati to UABP4 to G5/FCS21.2Apr 16, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 7 Ole Miss

Week 4 · L 10-45 · Ranked opponent

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

60.5 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs No. 38 East Carolina

Week 7 · W 26-19 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

48.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

@ Houston

Week 11 · W 24-14 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

36.9 takeover

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36.9 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs No. 44 Duke

Week 3 · W 34-27

1

Havoc Plays

36.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs UConn

Week 11 · L 23-31

0.5

Havoc Plays

35.8 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35.8 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Tulane

3 primary output · 10.2 efficiency · 2.8 usage

48.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati

13.9

0.5 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 2.5 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UAB

12.7

0.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 2.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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