Jamarcus Shephard
Class: 2005
Major: Kinesiology
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School: Northrop
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200
A kinesiology major with plans to attend graduate school ? named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2003 ... interned with the Philadelphia Eagles during second semester of junior year ? serves as a first-year student mentor ? member of the Men of Excellence and Cross Cultural Alliance ? member of the Association of African American Students ? representative on the Student Athlete Advisory Board.
CAREER RANKINGS: Finished career ranked third in school history with 168 receptions and fourth with 2,382 receiving yards ? ranks fifth in SCAC history in receptions and fourth in receiving yards ? second in school history with 3,997 career all-purpose yards ? caught at least one pass in 30 consecutive games ? holds DePauw career record for kickoff return yards with 1,430, kickoff return average with 28.0 yards and kickoff return touchdowns with three. ? his 28.0 yard average is the sixth-highest career mark in Division III history.
TRACK and FIELD: earned all-conference honors in track and field as a freshman after winning the long jump (22-11) and running on the champion 400-meter relay ... finished third in the long jump as a sophomore (21-6.75) to earn all-SCAC honors ? participated in the NCAA Division III championships in the 400-meter relay as a freshman ... was on the school-record 4 x 100-meter relay that posted a 41.67 time in 2002 ... was part of the four fastest 400-meter relays in school history ... posted the second-best 55-meter indoor time of 6.58 seconds in 2002.
2005 HULA BOWL: Caught two passes for 25 yards and returned one punt for 0 yards ? one of just two NCAA Division III players selected to play in the game.
2004 AZTEC BOWL: competed in the 2004 Aztec Bowl and finished with a 56-yard return of a free kick that set up Team USA?s only first-half touchdown ? totaled three returns for 95 yards, caught one pass for six yards and returned one punt for 0 yards.
2004: Earned American Football Coaches Association First Team Division III All-America honors as a return specialist for the second straight season becoming the first DePauw football player to do so ? named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Year ? named first team all-SCAC as a receiver for the second straight year and third overall ? named team?s most valuable player ? served as a co-captain ? caught at least one pass in all 10 games in helping Tigers to best record in seven years ? finished with 47 receptions for 815 yards and a 17.3-yard average ? caught 10 passes for 159 yards in win at Chicago ? totaled 156 yards on just four receptions with touchdowns of 70 and 56 yards against Centre ? caught two touchdown passes against Hope and finished with nine receptions for 83 yards ? had 99 receiving yards in just seven catches in win at Millsaps ? ranks 29th in Division III with a 24.4 kickoff return yard average ? returned a kick 64 yards against Hope ? had six catches of 40 or more yards ? ranked fifth in SCAC in receptions per game, second in receiving yards per game, fourth in all-purpose yardage and second in kickoff return average ? a pre-season all-America selection by Street & Smith?s, Lindy?s, D3football.com and Football Gazette.
2003: Earned first team all-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association, D3football.com and the college sports information directors ... was a second team choice by the Football Gazette and on the Associated Press Little All-America team ... named DePauw?s team MVP and offensive player of the year ... featured in Sports Illustrated?s ?Faces in the Crowd? section after his performance against Hanover in which he threw a 75-yard touchdown pass and returned a kickoff 88 yards ... ranked second in Division III with a 34.7 yard kickoff return average ... ranked 18th in the nation in receptions per game and 43rd in Division III with 149.1 all-purpose yards per game ... named to the all-SCAC first team at wide receiver and selected as the special teams player of the year ... named the SCAC Player of the Week after his performances against Hanover and Millsaps ... selected as DePauw?s offensive MVP against Trinity, Millsaps and Wabash and special teams MVP following Hope, Hanover and Millsaps contests ... shared SCAC lead in receptions per game, led the league in receiving yards and was third in all-purpose yardage per game ... led conference in kickoff return average ... led team with 69 receptions and 783 receiving yards ... his 69 receptions ranked third in a DePauw season and his 783 yards tied for 10th ... his 659 kickoff return yards set a school record and his 34.7 yard average was the second best season in DePauw history ... caught at least three passes in each of the 10 games and at least six in nine games ... season-high 11 catches for 134 yards and two touchdowns against Millsaps ... totaled a season-high 171 receiving yards on just seven catches against Trinity with two touchdowns ... had a career-long 86-yard reception against Trinity ... completed two of three passes on the s season ... established a DePauw and SCAC single-game record and tied a Division III record with two kickoff returns (95 and 91 yards) for touchdowns against Millsaps ... also had an 88-yard kickoff return against Hanover to open the game ... led team with 1,491 all-purpose yards which ranked third in DePauw history ... totaled 320 all-purpose yards against Millsaps which ranked second in school history ... totaled 246 all-purpose yards against Wabash and 222 against Hanover ... tied a school record with four touchdowns (two each receiving and on kickoff returns) and 24 points against Millsaps ... totaled 49 rushing yards on 12 carries with long runs of 13 yards each against Hope and Trinity.
2002: Earned second varsity letter ? led team with 1,181 all-purpose yards including 238 against Hanover and 245 against Trinity ? second on team with 49 catches for 762 yards and a team-best 15.6 yards per reception ? second on team with six touchdown receptions ? hauled in nine catches for a career-high 206 yards against Trinity ? 206 yards was the 17th best performance in Division III for the year ? finished with a career-best 12 receptions for 103 yards against Hanover ? those 12 catches equaled the 20th most in Division III for the season ? topped the 100-yard receiving plateau with 100 yards in just two catches against Millsaps ? season-long reception of 64 yards came on a reverse pass from receiver John Stephens against Wabash ? rushed for 128 yards on only 10 carries ? totaled 51 rushing yards on three carries against Wabash ? averaged a team-best 27.7 yards on 10 kickoff returns ? returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown against Hanover.
2001: Earned first varsity letter ? caught two passes against Rose-Hulman and one against Trinity ? returned nine kickoffs for 177 yards including a 42-yarder at Hanover and a 32-yarder at Sewanee.
HIGH SCHOOL: Recipient of the academic honors diploma ? a National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame scholar-athlete ? an academic all-state choice in football ? involved in the Northrop Mentors ? named the Rotarian of the Month ? captain of football team and the squad?s mental attitude award winner ? named the wrestling MVP and takedown champion ? earned eighth place in the state tournament ? honorable mention all-conference in football ? earned letters in football, wrestling and track.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jamarcus Laquenten Shephard ? birth date is 5/30/83.
Career Statistics:
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2001................ 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2002................ 10 12 128 0 39 10.7 12.8 2003................ 10 14 49 0 13 3.5 4.9 2004................ 10 1 -6 0 0 -6.0 -0.6 TOTAL............... 40 27 171 0 39 6.3 4.3 PASSING G Att- Cmp- Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic 2001................ 10 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2002................ 10 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2003................ 10 3- 2- 0 96 1 75 66.7 32.0 9.6 445.5 2004................ 10 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL............... 40 3- 2- 0 96 1 75 66.7 32.0 2.4 445.5 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G 2001................ 10 0 0 0 0.0 2002................ 10 128 0 128 12.8 2003................ 10 49 96 145 14.5 2004................ 10 -6 0 -6 -0.6 TOTAL............... 40 171 96 267 6.7 RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2001................ 10 3 22 0 15 0.3 7.3 2.2 2002................ 10 49 762 6 64 4.9 15.6 76.2 2003................ 10 69 783 4 86 6.9 11.3 78.3 2004................ 10 47 815 7 70 4.7 17.3 81.5 TOTAL............... 40 168 2382 17 86 4.2 14.2 59.5 TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd 2001................ 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2002................ 10 2 3 5 0.5-9 0 0 0 1 2003................ 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2004................ 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL............... 40 2 3 5 0.5-9 0 0 0 1 PUNT RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G 2001................ 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2002................ 10 3 14 0 14 4.7 1.4 2003................ 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2004................ 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL............... 40 3 14 0 14 4.7 0.3 KICK RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G 2001................ 10 9 177 0 42 19.7 17.7 2002................ 10 10 277 1 99 27.7 27.7 2003................ 10 19 659 2 95 34.7 65.9 2004................ 10 13 317 0 64 24.4 31.7 TOTAL............... 40 51 1430 3 99 28.0 35.8 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G 2001................ 10 0 22 0 177 0 199 19.9 2002................ 10 128 762 14 277 0 1181 118.1 2003................ 10 49 783 0 659 0 1491 149.1 2004................ 10 -6 815 0 317 0 1126 112.6 TOTAL............... 40 171 2382 14 1430 0 3997 99.9 SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G 2001................ 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2002................ 10 7 0 6 1 0 1 0 44 4.4 2003................ 10 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 36 3.6 2004................ 10 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 42 4.2 TOTAL............... 40 20 0 17 3 0 1 0 122 3.0