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Jersey Number 23
Donovan Shepard
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 175
- High School:
- Cardinal Gibbons
- Prev School:
- Stetson University
2025
- Played in 11 games, starting eight of the last nine games in 2025
- Finished as Hampton’s third-leading rusher with 322 yards on 75 carries (4.3 ypc)
- Rushed for 32 yards on eight totes and caught three passes for 27 yards and a score at Norfolk State on Oct. 4
- Had 61 yards on three carries against Maine on Nov. 8
2024
- Played in 11 games in 2024 in the Pirate backfield
- Saw considerable action in the final half of the season
- Had 56 carries for 231 yards and a touchdown
- Scored a touchdown on Sept. 28 at William & Mary
- Had seven totes for 47 yards at North Carolina A&T on Oct. 19
- A week later, he had seven carries for 52 yards versus Elon
- Gained 54 yards on 14 carries against Richmond on Nov. 16
- Finished the season with 48 yards on nine carries on Nov. 23 at Albany
- Earned CAA Dean’s List honors recognition (3.0-3.69 GPA) in the Spring 2025 semester
2023
- Rushed for 157 yards on 44 carries (3.8 ypc) with a touchdown at Stetson
- Also caught eight passes for 92 yards and two scores
2022
- Saw action in two games
- Caught a pass for six yards
High School
- As a two-year starter for Coach Steven Wright at Raleigh’s Cardinal Gibbons High
- Team won the state title as a senior
- Rushed for 2,148 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior
- Earned all-conference and all-state recognition
- Rushed for a North Carolina state record 539 yards in one game
- Had 27 career TDs
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