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Jersey Number 43
Brett Shepherd
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 207
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Buford, GA
- High School:
- Collins Hill
Bio
2020 (Senior)
• Played in eight games and earned six starts
• Ended the year with 27 total tackles, including 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, three pass breakups and a hurry
• Averaged 59.8 snaps per game and graded out a winner seven times
• Collected eight tackles in opener at Army
• Had a career-best three pass breakups in loss to Troy
• Turned in a sack against North Texas
• Was injured in Friday practice before Troy and missed the trip
2019 (Junior)
• Played in eight games and had five starts
• Finished the season with 28 tackles and a half sack
• Had five tackles and made his first Blue Raider start against Duke
• Registered seven stops against Marshall
• Injured at FAU and missed the next four games before returning against ODU
• Started at WKU and responded with six tackles, including a half sack
At Maryland
• Played in eight games as a freshman in 2016 and had two tackles
• Appeared in 10 games in 2017 as a reserve linebacker and totaled five stops
• Left the program in August 2018
High School
• Rated as a three-star recruit by both ESPN and 247Sports at Collins Hill High School
• Despite missing three games in 2015, finished with 97 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and nine pass break-ups
• Named Most Valuable Linebacker in 2015
• All-region performer and coached by Kevin Reach
Personal
• Full name: Brett Shepherd
• Parents: Jeff and Cindy Shepherd
• Born: 10/26/97
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Played in eight games and earned six starts
• Ended the year with 27 total tackles, including 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, three pass breakups and a hurry
• Averaged 59.8 snaps per game and graded out a winner seven times
• Collected eight tackles in opener at Army
• Had a career-best three pass breakups in loss to Troy
• Turned in a sack against North Texas
• Was injured in Friday practice before Troy and missed the trip
2019 (Junior)
• Played in eight games and had five starts
• Finished the season with 28 tackles and a half sack
• Had five tackles and made his first Blue Raider start against Duke
• Registered seven stops against Marshall
• Injured at FAU and missed the next four games before returning against ODU
• Started at WKU and responded with six tackles, including a half sack
At Maryland
• Played in eight games as a freshman in 2016 and had two tackles
• Appeared in 10 games in 2017 as a reserve linebacker and totaled five stops
• Left the program in August 2018
High School
• Rated as a three-star recruit by both ESPN and 247Sports at Collins Hill High School
• Despite missing three games in 2015, finished with 97 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and nine pass break-ups
• Named Most Valuable Linebacker in 2015
• All-region performer and coached by Kevin Reach
Personal
• Full name: Brett Shepherd
• Parents: Jeff and Cindy Shepherd
• Born: 10/26/97
• Major: Integrated Studies
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