Ja'Quan Sheppard Season 2022

2021: Appeared in nine games on special teams and as a backup defensive back, totaling three tackles...Two stops came against UCF...Saw action against Houston in the AAC Championship Game and versus Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

2020: Special teamer and defensive backreserve played in eight games during the AAC title run...Tallied five tackles, including a TFL on the campaign...Rung up four stops and a TFL in the opener against Austin Peay, his best game of the season.

2019: Played in nine games, mostly as a special teams ace…Ranked among UC’s top special teams defenders with six stops on kickoff coverage…Had two tackles in his UC debut at Marshall … also tied that career mark with two tackles at Houston.

PERSONAL: Prepped for coach Nick Carroll at Zephyrhills HS outside of Tampa...Bulldogs finished the season 11-1 and made a trip to the Class 5A region semifinal...Three-star prospect had 30 receptions for 404 yards and six TDs as a senior...Played in the Pasco County Football All-Star Game in December 2018...Named as one of the Top-30 players in Tampa prior to the 2018 season by TampaBay.com...Recorded 27 tackles, nine passes defended and four interceptions on the other side of the ball...As a junior, totaled 35 receptions for 797 yards and 13 TDs...Hauled in a 66-yard TD pass in the final minute of a playoff win over River Ridge.