Ja Sheppard RE #44 87 OVR
6'2''
Height
251
Weight
24
Age
3 yrs
Exp
Michigan
College
SuperStar
Dev
11901
Trade Value
Drafted: 21st Pick, 1st Round
Trade Worth: Multiple First Rd And 2nd Rd Picks
$6.88M
Contract
5
Years
$28.07M
Signing Bonus
$1.55M
Salary
$11.23M
Cap Penalty
2
Years Left
Abilities
Secure Tackler
Defenders with this ability have an increased success rate when using conservative or diving tackles.
Speedster
Defenders with this ability will ignore one bar of blocker resistance when attempting speed pass rush moves
Defensive Rally
Defenders with this ability will grant a bonus pass rush point to all defensive linemen on any 3rd or 4th down
Career Stats
| 2028 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 11 | WAS @ CIN | 51 - 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | CIN @ DAL | 28 - 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | NYJ @ CIN | 20 - 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | PHI @ CIN | 17 - 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2025 | Seattle Seahawks | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2027 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2028 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |