Kennesaw State University Athletics

Career Highs
Rushing Attempts: 35, vs. Samford (09/01/22)
Rushing Yards: 179, at Hampton (10/09/21)
Rushing Touchdowns: 4, vs. Davidson (11/27/21), vs. Monmouth (11/20/21)
Longest Rush: 56, at Wofford (09/18/21)
Passing Attempts: 29, vs. Central Arkansas (10/15/22)
Completions: 15, vs. Tennessee Tech (10/22/22)
Passing Yards: 224, vs. Tennessee Tech (10/22/22)
Touchdown Passes: 4, vs. Gardner-Webb (10/30/2021), at Robert Morris (11/06/21)
Longest Pass: 72, vs. Samford (09/01/22)

As a Junior (2022)
» Named a preseason All-American by STATS Perform, Athlon Sports, Lindy's Sports and Phil Steele
» ASUN Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
» ASUN Preseason All-Conference selection
» Named to the CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List
» Currently 2nd place in the KSU record book for career rushing touchdowns (35)

Became the sixth Owl to surpass the 1,000 career rushing yards mark in the season opener at Samford (Sept. 1) ... finished the game with 64 rushing yards and one touchdown ... set a then KSU single-game record for rushing attempts with 35 against the Bulldogs ... also went 5-of-13 through the air for 135 passing yards ... had one completion go for 72 yards, the longest of his career ... came off the bench in the Owls' double-overtime victory.versus North Alabama (Oct. 8) and rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries ... also set a new career-high for pass completions going 13-of-18 through the air for 172 yards and two touchdowns ... went 14-for-29 passing with 211 yards and one touchdown against Central Arkansas (Oct. 15) ... his 29 passing attempts set a new single-game program record and the 211 passing yards set a new personal best ... also added 40 rushing yards on 16 carries with one touchdown ... set a new career-high with 224 passing yards in an overtime win versus Tennessee Tech (Oct. 22) ... also added 125 rushing yards with one touchdown run on 30 carries ... threw for 158 yards and one touchdown while going 11-of-25 through the air in a win over Charleston Southern (Oct. 29) ... also added 62 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries ... ran for three rushing touchdowns and 86 yards on 32 attempts in the win at No. 15 UT-Martin (Nov. 5) ... also tossed two passing touchdowns and went 3-of-8 with 123 yards in the contest ... ran for 96 yards on 23 carries with one rushing touchdown against Austin Peay (Nov. 12).  

As a Sophomore (Fall 2021)
» STATS Perform FCS First Team All-American
» HERO Sports First Team All-American 
» Associated Press Third Team All-American
» Big South Offensive Player of the Year
» All-Big South Conference First-Team
» Walter Payton Award Finalist (Nov. 23)
» FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List (Nov. 9)
» 4X Big South Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4, Oct. 11, Nov. 1, Nov. 22)
» 3X FCS National Performer of the Week Honorable Mention (Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Nov. 29)
» Set Big South record for rushing yards in a conference game by a quarterback with 179 (Oct. 9)
» Set the school record for touchdown passes in a game by throwing four vs. Gardner Webb (Oct. 30)
» Holds the school record for single-season touchdown passes with 15 
» Set a new school record for passing yards in a single season with 1,341 
» First in the FCS in rushing touchdowns with 23
» Ranks second in the FCS in scoring at 11.5 PPG 
 
Ran for 60 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener against Reinhardt (Sept. 2) ... also went 1-of-2 two passing for 32 yards ... threw for 111 yards and one touchdown week two at Georgia Tech (Sept. 11) ... recorded multiple passing touchdowns for the first time in his career against Wofford with two (Sept. 18) ... also recorded 97 rushing yards on 17 carries ... had an elite performance against No. 17 Jacksonville State (Oct. 2) compiling 124 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns ... also went 5-of-6 passing for 72 yards and was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week and was an Honorable Mention for FCS National Performer of the Week ... set a career high in rushing week six at Hampton (Oct. 9) with 179 yards ... added three rushing touchdowns and went 8-of-11 passing for 109 yards ... his 179 rushing yards set a Big South record for rushing yards in a conference game by a quarterback ... for the second week in a row, was named Big South Offensive Player of the Week ... went 6-for-13 passing and threw for 129 yards in a win against NC A&T (Oct. 16) ... tallied 66 yards on the ground on 25 attempts ... went 8-for-14 with 112 passing yards and two touchdowns against Campbell (Oct. 23) ... had one pass go for 52 yards ... also added 52 rushing yards on 14 carries and one touchdown ... set a school record for touchdown passes in a game with four against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 30) ... went 12-for-14 passing for 209 yards ... also added 68 rushing yards on 18 attempts ... was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week and was an Honorable Mention for FCS National Performer of the Week ... threw for four touchdown passes for 185 yards at Robert Morris (Nov. 6) ... became the first quarterback in school history to throw four touchdown passes in back-to-back games ... tallied 44 rushing yards on 14 attempts against the Colonials ... broke the school record for touchdown passes in a single-season with his TD pass at North Alabama (Nov. 13) ... threw for 95 yards and rushed for 50 yards ... had three rushing touchdowns, including the game-winning score with 56 seconds remaining ... was his second game-winning drive in three contests ... ran for 118 yards on 29 attempts with four touchdowns versus Monmouth (Nov. 20) ... also completed 3-of-5 passes for 52 yards ... ran for four touchdowns and 18 yards during a win against Davidson (Nov. 27) in the first round of the FCS Playoffs .... also completed 4-of-5 passes for 115 yards and one touchdown ... his one passing touchdown went for a career long 56 yards ... first quarterback in KSU history to win 11 of his first 12 starts.    

As a Freshman (Spring 2021)
» Big South Freshman of the Week (Apr. 5)

Played in two games, including his first career start against Robert Morris (4/3) ... went 4-4 passing for 67 yards and a touchdown on the season ... rushed 22 times ... against RMU, carried 19 times for 93 yards and a score to earn Big South Freshman of the Week honors in a 35-0 trouncing of the Colonials.

Redshirt (2019)
Played in four games and received a redshirt … had two rushes for six yards against Point University (Aug. 31) in the season-opener … rushed for 13 yards on two carries against Charleston Southern (Oct. 12) … completed his only pass attempt of the year at Presbyterian (Oct. 19).

High School
Was a three-year starter for head coach Tony Brunetti at Pearl-Cohn High School … accumulated 5,485 passing yards and 52 touchdowns during his high school career … on the ground, he has accounted for 1,778 career rushing yards for 25 touchdowns, averaging 157.9 total yards per game … helped lead the Firebirds to back-to-back state semifinal appearances in 2016 and 2017 … a three-star rated recruit according to 247Sports … named to the all-metro and all-region teams three years running in addition to being named the region's offensive and overall MVP.
 
Personal
The son of Sheila and Karl Shepherd … plans on majoring in biology.