Ja'Quan Sheppard
Ja'Quan Sheppard
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Luke Fickell and Mike Locksley. 2022 brought the first one: All-AAC. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Michigan — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Maryland, 84 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Locksley.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Maryland | 31 | 28 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 50 | 33 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 10 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 63 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 18 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023
W 31–13
vs Auburn
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to T.J. Tampa’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kani Walker's graduate season at Oklahoma (2024).
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