JaCorey Shepherd | |
Number: | 36, 38 |
Position: | Cornerback Kick returner |
Birth Date: | 29 March 1993 |
Birth Place: | Mesquite, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lbs: | 199 |
High School: | John Horn (Mesquite, Texas) |
College: | Kansas |
Draftyear: | 2015 |
Draftround: | 6 |
Draftpick: | 191 |
Pastteams: | |
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Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
Statvalue1: | 2 |
Statlabel2: | Return yards |
Statvalue2: | 456 |
Pfr: | ShepJa00 |
JaCorey Shepherd (born March 29, 1993) is a former American football cornerback and kick returner. He played college football at Kansas, and was selected in the sixth round (191st overall) of the 2015 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Shepherd was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Birmingham Iron.
Shepherd was selected in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft as the 191st overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles.[1] On August 10, 2015, Shepherd tore his ACL keeping him out for the rest of the 2015 season.[2] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Eagles.[3] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 21, 2016. He was released on September 27, 2016 and re-signed on October 3, and was released again on October 7.
On October 10, 2016, Shepherd signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[4]
On May 2, 2017, Shepherd was waived by the 49ers.[5]
On August 5, 2017, Shepherd signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[7]
In 2018, Shepherd signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[8] He was waived before the start of the 2019 regular season, but was re-signed on March 1, 2019. He was waived again on March 25, and re-signed again on March 28. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[9]