JaMarcus Shephard

Last updated
JaMarcus Shephard
Current position
TitleAssistant head coach/Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach
Team Alabama
Conference SEC
Biographical details
Born (1983-05-30) May 30, 1983 (age 40)
Fort Wayne, IN
Playing career
Football
2001–2004 DePauw
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
2005 Northrop HS (IN) (WR)
2006 Broad Ripple HS (IN) (WR/DB)
2011–2012 Western Kentucky (DA)
2013Western Kentucky (OQC)
2014Western Kentucky (WR)
2015Western Kentucky (ST/WR)
2016 Washington State (IWR)
2017 Purdue (PGC/WR)
2018–2021Purdue (co-OC/WR)
2022–2023 Washington (AHC/PGC/WR)
2024–present Alabama (AHC/co-OC/WR)
Track and field
2007 DePauw (volunteer asst.)

JaMarcus Shephard (born May 30, 1983) is an American football coach who is currently the Co-Offensive Coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of Alabama.

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Playing career

Shephard played wide receiver at DePauw University from 2001 to 2004. He finished his career third all-time in school history for career all-purpose yards and first in career kickoff yardage, a record that still stood as of 2019. [1]

Coaching career

Shephard did not initially pursue a career coaching college football, choosing to work at the NCAA's Education Services Division in order to maintain a steady flow of income. [2] He did coach high school football at his alma mater Northrop High School as a wide receivers coach in 2005, before joining the football staff at Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis as the team's wide receivers and defensive backs coach. He also did a stint at his other alma mater DePauw as a volunteer assistant on the university's track and field team.

Western Kentucky

After working at the National Center for Drug-Free Sport for four years, Shephard decided to accept a volunteer coaching position on Willie Taggart's staff at Western Kentucky. After Taggart was hired to be the head coach at South Florida, Shephard decided to stay at Western Kentucky under new head coach Bobby Petrino as an offensive quality control assistant working with the wide receivers on shifting the Hilltoppers from a heavy-run offense to a more balanced one. Shephard was promoted to wide receivers coach in 2014, this time on newly hired head coach Jeff Brohm's staff. [3] He was also promoted to special teams coach for the 2015 season.

Washington State

After Hilltoppers offensive coordinator Tyson Helton resigned to accept an assistant coaching position at USC on his brother Clay's staff, Shephard was offered a promotion to offensive coordinator. Shephard declined the promotion and instead accepted a position on Mike Leach's staff at Washington State as the inside wide receivers coach. [4]

Purdue

After Jeff Brohm was hired to be the next head coach at Purdue, Shephard joined his staff as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator. [5] [6] He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2018 following the resignation of Tony Levine. [7] [8]

Washington

On January 12, 2022, it was announced that Shepard would join the Washington Huskies as the associate head coach, passing game coordinator, and wide receivers coach. [9]

Alabama

On February 20, 2024, it was announced that Shephard would be following Kalen DeBoer from Washington to Alabama to become the team's assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator (alongside Nick Sheridan), and wide receivers coach. [10]

Personal life

A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Shephard attended Northrop High School before attending DePauw University. [11] Shephard and his wife Hallie have three children, Jaylan, Alana, and Maliyah.

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