Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Deondre Shepherd
Sophomore defensive back on Ball State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 192 lb · McKinney, TX · McKinney HS
Returning to Ball State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1778 nationally · Signed with Coastal Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Ball State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Coastal Carolina in 2024.
- Transferred from Coastal Carolina to Ball State in 2025.
Deondre Shepherd
Coastal Carolina to Ball State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Stony Brook, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Coastal Carolina3-star out of McKinney
20256 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ball State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Uremovich — 5-9 over that span.
2025Ball State4-8HC: Mike Uremovich · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Ball State1-1HC: Mike Uremovich · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ball State | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Ball State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #113 · 2026 recruiting class #113
Background
Ball State All-Access (Aug. 11, 2026): Safties Chat at Camp BEFORE BALL STATE: Redshirt freshman appeared in one game last season for Coastal Carolina … transfers to Ball State with four years of eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL: a first-team all-district honoree at McKinney HS in Texas, he led the Lions...
The secondary · Ball State
- #4Willizhuan Yates32 tackles · 2025
- Derek Fields Jr.31 tackles · 2025
- #2Tobi Adewoyin14 tackles · 2025
- #12Deondre Shepherd13 tackles · 2025
- #5Chris Jackson7 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology