Bryan Shepherd - Football Coach - Syracuse University Athletics

Bryan Shepherd

Title:
Quality Control (Defense)
Email:
bmshephe@syr.edu
Phone:
4817

Bryan Shepherd, who served as cornerbacks coach for North Dakota State’s 2017 FCS national championship team, is in his fourth season as a quality control coach at Syracuse.

Since arriving at Syracuse, the Orange defense has produced numerous NFL draftees and had the most takeaways at the FBS level over the last-three seasons.

A 2015 NDSU graduate, Shepherd served on the coaching staff at his alma mater for two seasons. He worked as a defensive assistant in 2016 and was promoted to full-time cornerbacks coach in February 2017.

In first season on the staff, Shepherd worked with NDSU’s defensive backs in addition to coordinating the scout team offense and special teams. In 2017, Shepherd mentored a collection of cornerbacks who helped the Bison rank first nationally in total defense (237.4 ypg), second in passing efficiency defense (93.12) and third in interceptions (22). Overall, NDSU went 14-1 and defeated James Madison to win its sixth FCS national title.

Before joining the coaching staff, Shepherd was a defensive back for the Bison’s first three FCS national championship teams (2011-13). He went on to play for the Washington Redskins in the 2014 preseason as an undrafted free agent. In 2015, he spent time with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

A native of Olathe, Kansas, Shepherd attended the University of Nebraska Omaha for two years before transferring to North Dakota State. He earned his bachelor’s degree in university studies from NDSU in 2015.