USC safety with special-teams upside and a proving-ground season ahead
Shepherd is a **redshirt junior safety** at USC whose value is still more about projection than production, since he has logged only limited game action and just **1 assisted tackle** in his recent USC stint. What stands out is his background as a productive high school defender who also showed offensive versatility, plus a durable 5-11, 205-pound build that fits a physical safety role. For a team, he looks like a developmental depth piece with upside if he translates that multi-phase competitiveness into steady defensive snaps.
