Marcus McShepard: DB · Northwestern · #7.
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Marcus McShepard
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the Northwestern secondary to date. On tape: 4 tackles against Penn State, Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Northwestern | 17 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | Northwestern | 28 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 45 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-20vs Nevada | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-31vs No. 4 Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 37-21@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 23-13vs Purdue | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 39-0vs Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-7@ Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 24-23vs Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFL17 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 27-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
46.6%
460 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
76.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
522 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Northwestern, 45 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Fitzgerald.
