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Jersey Number 98
Ashun Shepphard
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Brandon HS (East Mississippi CC)
Career Notes
Played in 14 career games with one start โฆ Concluded his time at Mississippi State with 29 tackles, 1.5 tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks โฆ Entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season โฆ Transferred to Cal.
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2025 (Senior Season)
Played in two games with zero starts โฆ Tallied four tackles, all at Southern Miss (8/30).
2024 (Junior Season)
Played in 12 games with one start โฆ Recorded 25 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his collegiate debut โฆ Recorded three assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss and a half sack for a loss of three yards ... at Arizona State (9/7): Record one tackle and one assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Florida (9/21): Recorded four assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss โฆ at Texas (9/28): Recorded three total tackles, one solo and two assisted โฆ Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one solo tackle ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded three assisted tackles ...ย UMass (11/2): Made his first career start ... Recorded three assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss for a loss of one yard ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded two assisted tackles โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded three tackles.
2022-23 (East Mississippi CC)
No. 29 ranked JUCO prospect according to 247Sports โฆ Ranked as the No. 11 JUCO defensive lineman in the country by 247Sports โฆ 3-star recruit by 247Sports, On3, ESPN and Rivals โฆ Committed to Mississippi State on Oct. 19, 2023 โฆ 2023 All-MACCC Second Team โฆ Helped lead EMCC to the 2023 national championship game โฆ Tallied 39 tackles on the season, including nine tackles for loss and four sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery โฆ As a freshman in 2022, totaled 12 tackles โฆ Part of back-to-back MACCC Titles.
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High School
Prepped at Brandon High school under the direction of head coach Sam Williams โฆ Registered 147 career tackles to go along with five sacks โฆ Had a senior season to remember with 122 tackles, 11 of which were for loss โฆ Helped guide Brandon to a State runner-up finish in 2021.
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Personal
Son of Ketedres McGriggs ... Chose Mississippi State over West Virginia, Troy and others
Career-Highs
Tackles: 4, vs. Florida (09/21/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 0.5, 3x, last vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Sacks: 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky (08/31/2024)
Played in 14 career games with one start โฆ Concluded his time at Mississippi State with 29 tackles, 1.5 tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks โฆ Entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season โฆ Transferred to Cal.
ย
2025 (Senior Season)
Played in two games with zero starts โฆ Tallied four tackles, all at Southern Miss (8/30).
2024 (Junior Season)
Played in 12 games with one start โฆ Recorded 25 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his collegiate debut โฆ Recorded three assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss and a half sack for a loss of three yards ... at Arizona State (9/7): Record one tackle and one assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Florida (9/21): Recorded four assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss โฆ at Texas (9/28): Recorded three total tackles, one solo and two assisted โฆ Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one solo tackle ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded three assisted tackles ...ย UMass (11/2): Made his first career start ... Recorded three assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss for a loss of one yard ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded two assisted tackles โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded three tackles.
2022-23 (East Mississippi CC)
No. 29 ranked JUCO prospect according to 247Sports โฆ Ranked as the No. 11 JUCO defensive lineman in the country by 247Sports โฆ 3-star recruit by 247Sports, On3, ESPN and Rivals โฆ Committed to Mississippi State on Oct. 19, 2023 โฆ 2023 All-MACCC Second Team โฆ Helped lead EMCC to the 2023 national championship game โฆ Tallied 39 tackles on the season, including nine tackles for loss and four sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery โฆ As a freshman in 2022, totaled 12 tackles โฆ Part of back-to-back MACCC Titles.
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High School
Prepped at Brandon High school under the direction of head coach Sam Williams โฆ Registered 147 career tackles to go along with five sacks โฆ Had a senior season to remember with 122 tackles, 11 of which were for loss โฆ Helped guide Brandon to a State runner-up finish in 2021.
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Personal
Son of Ketedres McGriggs ... Chose Mississippi State over West Virginia, Troy and others
Career-Highs
Tackles: 4, vs. Florida (09/21/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 0.5, 3x, last vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Sacks: 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky (08/31/2024)
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