Deondre Shepherd holds the SS · Backup spot in Ball State Cardinals’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Deondre Shepherd is a safety for Ball State, standing 5'11" and weighing 192 pounds. Originally from McKinney, Texas, he was a first-team all-district selection at McKinney HS, where he helped lead the Lions to a 9-3 record in 2023. Shepherd redshirted his freshman year at Coastal Carolina, appearing in one game before transferring to Ball State with four years of eligibility remaining. In 2025, he recorded nine solo tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss across 13 total defensive plays.

Coastal Carolina2024

Ball State2025 — present