Derrick Shepard Jr. Season 2023

2023 BIG 12 FALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

2023
A backup nose tackle saw action in seven games… Made his first colligate appearance in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky… Totaled four tackles and half a TFL during the season.

2022
Redshirted...Did not appear in any games. 

PERSONAL
Consensus four-star recruit and a Top 15 prospect in Ohio...Top defensive line recruit in Ohio and one of the Top 25 defensive line prospects in the country...Chose UC over several offers, including Kentucky, Louisville and Michigan...Named to Max Preps’ 2021 Preseason All-Ohio Second Team...Collected semifinalist mention for Scorestream’s Top Defensive Player in Ohio award...Led Archbishop Alter to the Division III playoffs as a senior.