a rangy linebacker with proven turnover production and tackling instincts
Sheppard profiles as a productive, instinctive linebacker who already showed playmaking ability in JUCO with 76 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and three interceptions, and he brings a 6'2", 205-pound frame to Old Dominion. [2][1] His differentiators are range, ball awareness, and the kind of two-way impact that can help a defense in both run support and coverage. [2] The main context for evaluators is that his listed college stat line is still light so far, so he looks more like a traits-and-upside fit than a finished product. [1]
