Cornerback, Southern Illinois, 2025–26
Gavin Shepard
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Miami Gardens, FL
Gavin Shepard plays cornerback for Southern Illinois. Last time out, against Illinois State: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
12 tackles, 2 INT
Last game: 1 tackles vs. Illinois State, L 14–35
Next game: vs. Northern Iowa, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 0 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 0 | CB | So. | 5′11″ | 175 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Southern Illinois 7 games, 12 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at West Florida | L 31–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 34–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | at Illinois | L 10–48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Murray State | W 46–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Youngstown State | L 16–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at South Dakota | L 10–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Illinois State | L 14–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Southern Illinois 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Purdue | L 17–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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