Derrick Shepard Jr.

DL · #94 · Tulane · SR · 6'3" · 313 · Dayton, OH

NT depth chart, 2nd

2 2026 tackles

0.5 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

39 Career games (14 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Tulane	6	1	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
2025	Tulane	14	2	6	0	1	0	0	0
2024	UAB	12	11	33	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Cincinnati	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	0

2026 Percentile vs DLs

Tackles per game 0.3 6

Havoc plays 1 34

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Tulane 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 13.9% 9

Line yards per carry allowed 2.9 21

Sack rate 7.0% 64

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#382 Micheal Ibukun-Okeyode EDGE · Rowlett TCU

#383 Braedyn Locke QB · Rockwall MSST

#384

Derrick Shepard Jr. DL · Archbishop Alter CIN

#391 Xavier Simmons LB · Northwest Guilford MIZZ

#391

Aaron Bryant DL · Southaven TEX

DLs in the class

#47

Zac Swanson Brophy College Preparatory TEX

#48

Ben Roberts East ORE

#49

Derrick Shepard Jr. Archbishop Alter CIN

#51

Aaron Bryant Southaven TEX

#51 Kwan Williams McDonogh School BC

2026 · 34th pctile of DLs

Recruit · 85th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.