Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2010...played in 51 games with 38 starts for the Razorbacks...was a two-time All-SEC honoree...totaled 36 career tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks...started all 13 games as a senior in 2009...registered 33 tackles, including 17 solos, 11.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries, three passes broken up and one fumble recovery...earned second-team All-SEC accolades from the league’s coaches and the AP...started 12 games in 2008 and finished second on the team with 65 tackles...earned second-team All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches and AP, and third-team honors from Phil Steele...led the team with 6.0 sacks and 13.5 TFLs
Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2010...played in 51 games with 38 starts for the Razorbacks...was a two-time All-SEC honoree...totaled 36 career tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks...started all 13 games as a senior in 2009...registered 33 tackles, including 17 solos, 11.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries, three passes broken up and one fumble recovery...earned second-team All-SEC accolades from the league’s coaches and the AP...started 12 games in 2008 and finished second on the team with 65 tackles...earned second-team All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches and AP, and third-team honors from Phil Steele...led the team with 6.0 sacks and 13.5 TFLs...played in and started 12 games in 2007...had 42 tackles on the season with a team-high tying 10.5 TFL along with a team-high 16 quarterback hurries and a half sack...appeared in all 14 games with one start...tallied 12 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and a half sack...criminal justice major...racked up 64 tackles, 15 sacks and one interception in 11 games as a senior at Bainbridge (Ga.) High...helped lead his squad to a playoff berth in his senior campaign...son of Ricky and Evelyn Sheppard.
