Usage Score
2.7
Player Dossier
2022-2025Cincinnati
Derrick Shepard Jr.
DL • 6'3" • 310 lbs • Dayton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derrick Shepard Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
8.2
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
7.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Tulane
22232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • UAB • Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
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.
Derrick Shepard Jr., DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Tulane. Derrick Shepard Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Tulane paired 2 primary output with 8.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Cincinnati, UAB, Tulane.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with 1 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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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Tulane
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
8.2
Usage
2.7
Consistency
13.3
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. South Alabama: 0. Duke: 1. Ole Miss: 1. East Carolina: 0. North Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 0 by 10. Ole Miss: 2 by 18.3. East Carolina: 0 by 0. North Texas: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=4
First Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -0.7 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=5
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Ole Miss
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Cincinnati
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
UAB
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Tulane
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0.5 | 7.2 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UAB | 0.5 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulane | 2 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Ole Miss
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.
#2
Duke
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#3
UConn
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 24.5 takeover score.
#4
Houston
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 23.5 takeover score.
#5
South Florida
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Tulane
2 primary output · 8.2 efficiency · 2.7 usage
7.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
5.7
0.5 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 3 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · UAB
4.7
0.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8933
Archbishop Alter · Dayton, OH
- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
3
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
43
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.