6′3″ · 252 lb · Bronx, NY
Qaadir Sheppard: DE · Ole Miss · #97.
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Qaadir Sheppard
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against LSU, Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15@ Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17vs Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-29vs SE Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-28vs No. 23 California | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-59@ No. 2 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-38@ Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24vs Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-20@ No. 11 Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-3vs New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 37-58vs No. 1 LSU | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-21@ Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
8%2 TFLHurry rate
28%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
0%0 of 7 pressures25 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Luke
Pass share
37.3%
329 pass / 553 run
Plays / game
73.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Syracuse and Ole Miss, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Doug Marrone, Scott Shafer and Matt Luke.
