Derrick Shepard Jr.
Tulane Green Wave
67
Depth

Derrick Shepard Jr.

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Projected Starter

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Derrick Shepard Jr. is the projected starter at NT for Tulane Green Wave.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Archbishop Alter, ranked #384 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #384 NatlTeam Share0%
Dayton, OH
Jersey
#94
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
310 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025510

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8933
National Rank
#384
High School
Archbishop Alter
Hometown
Dayton, OH

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 42th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 42% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

5 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at NT · Tulane Green Wave

  1. 19467Derrick Shepard Jr.Starter
  2. 29262Armondous Cooley
  3. 39859PaLanding Drammeh
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.