Ja'Quan Sheppard

ANALYSIS
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound cornerback will head to College Park for his fifth and final year of eligibility following four seasons at Cincinnati. After serving mainly as a reserve and special-teams contributor over his first three years at Cincinnati, Sheppard stepped into a starting role this past fall following the departure of standout corners Sauce Gardner and Coby Bryant for the NFL. In his 12 appearances with the Bearcats as a senior, Sheppard was credited with 50 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack and 10 pass breakups.