Back at Hardin-Simmons after a two-year stint at Colorado State-Pueblo. Was on the team for the Cowboys in 2005. Redshirted a year at CSU-Pueblo and played one season. High School: Was a first-team all-district and all-state selection at Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, N.M. Personal: Son of Ned and Denise Shepherd. Has a brother, Travis. Computer Science major. Born Dec. 21, 1985.