Kelvin Sheppard - LSU Football Signee Highlight Video
	Les Miles Comments on Kelvin Sheppard

Standout defensive player who heads into his junior season as a starter at linebacker for the second straight year ... Has seen most of his action at Will linebacker but can also play at middle linebacker as well ... Saw time at both positions during spring workouts ... A contributor on special teams ... Served as a backup to Ali Highsmith in 2007 ... High school teammate of fellow linebacker starter Perry Riley ... Has played in 27 games for his career with five starts ... Owns 85 tackles for his career, including 6.5 for losses

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008)
LSU’s starter at Will linebacker who played in all 13 games with five starts ... Ranked second on the team and 30th in the SEC in total tackles with 64 ... Had 4.5 tackles for losses, 0.5 sacks, two pass break ups and a forced fumble to his credit ... Made his first career start at Auburn, filling in for the injured Darry Beckwith at the middle linebacker position ... Tallied six tackles, an assisted sack and one forced fumble against Arkansas ... Set a new career high with 17 tackles against Ole Miss, including one tackle for a loss ... Delivered a team-high 10 tackles and one tackle for a loss against Alabama ... Recorded four total tackles and had one PBU against Tulane ... Finished with three tackles apiece in games against Georgia and Florida ... Finished with five tackles against Mississippi State ... Led the team in tackles against Auburn with nine, including two tackles for a loss of 10 yards in his first career start ... Was second on the squad with six tackles in the Chick-fil-A Bowl versus Georgia Tech.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2007)
 A backup at the Will linebacker position who played in each of the Tigers’ 14 games of 2007 ... Credited with 21 tackles, two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a broken up pass on the year ... Turned in his best game of the season in the win over Louisiana Tech, registering seven tackles and his first career forced fumble ... Recorded three stops against Middle Tennessee ... Made his first career tackle for loss against Tulane ... Also a key member of the Tigers’ special teams units, he recorded 15 tackles in that capacity.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2006.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the top linebackers in the state of Georgia ... Part of a trio of Division I linebacker prospects at Stephenson High School in 2006, including LSU teammate Perry Riley ... Instrumental in leading his team to a 12-2 record with 102 tackles, 10 sacks, an interception for a touchdown (40 yards), two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... Turned in a season-best 17 tackles and two sacks against Lowell High School ... Concluded a brilliant junior season with 106 tackles (15 for losses), four sacks, two interceptions and one fumble recovery ... A proven basketball and track athlete ... Ran the 200-meter dash and placed as a regional and county finalist in the shot put ... Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 50 ... Coached by Ron Gartrell.

PERSONAL
Full name is Kelvin Anthony Sheppard ... Parents are Kelvin and Tamara Sheppard ... Born Jan. 2, 1988 ... Majoring in general studies with concentrations in African-American studies, communication studies and sports studies.

SHEPPARD’S CAREER HIGHS
Total tackles: 17 vs. Ole Miss, 2008
Tackles for loss: 2 vs. Auburn, 2008
Sacks: 0.5 vs. Arkansas, 2008
Interceptions: 0

SHEPPARD’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS