JaMarcus Shephard - Assistant Head Coach (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers) - Staff Directory

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JaMarcus Shephard

Title:
Assistant Head Coach (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers)
Phone:
205-348-3600

Personal Information

Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
Education: DePauw, 2005; Western Kentucky, 2013
Spouse: Hallie
Children: Jaylan, Alana, Maliyah
Birthday: May 30

Coaching Experience

2024-present: Alabama, AHC/Co-OC/WR
2022-23: Washington, AHC/PGC/WR
2018-21: Purdue, Co-OC/WR
2017: Purdue, PGC/WR
2016: Washington State, WR
2014-15: Western Kentucky, WR
2012-13: Western Kentucky, QC
2011: Western Kentucky, VA
2006: Broad Ripple [Ind.] HS, WR/DB
2005: Northrop [Ind.] HS, WR

Playing Experience

2001-04: DePauw

JaMarcus Shephard followed head coach Kalen DeBoer to Tuscaloosa to join the Alabama coaching staff in February of 2024. Shephard serves as the assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.

Alabama - Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers (2024-Present)

Helped Germie Bernard and Ryan Williams post standout first seasons with the Crimson Tide in 2024
A Washington transfer, Bernard led UA in catches and posted career-high marks for receptions (50) and yards (794) while adding two touchdowns
Williams accumulated a team-high 865 yards and eight touchdowns on 48 receptions, while adding two rushing scores to finish with 10 total touchdowns, good for seventh in the SEC
The freshman sensation added punt and kickoff return to his duties and wrapped his rookie campaign with all-conference and All-America honors

Washington - Assistant Head Coach/Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers (2022-23)

Spent the 2022-23 seasons at Washington with DeBoer, where he served as assistant head coach, pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach
The Huskies' passing game ranked second nationally in 2023 with 343.7 yards per game while scoring 36.0 points per game
UW boasted arguably the best wide receiver corps in the nation in ‘23 with two players recording 1,000-yard seasons, led by first team All-American Rome Odunze and Ja'Lynn Polk
Odunze recorded 92 receptions for 1,640 yards and 13 touchdowns, while Polk caught 69 balls for 1,159 yards and nine scores
The duo went on to be selected in the first and second rounds, respectively, of the 2024 NFL Draft
In his first season in Seattle, Shephard oversaw a receiver unit that helped the Husky offense rank among the most prolific in the nation
Washington led Division I in both passing offense (369.8 ypg) and third-down conversions (57 percent) while also finishing second in total offense (515.8 ypg) after finishing the previous season 73rd in passing offense and 114th in total offense
Shephard's wideout group included Odunze and Jalen McMillan, who each earned first team All-Pac-12 honors from multiple outlets
McMillan led the team in receptions with 79 for 1,098 yards, while Odunze paced the Huskies with 1,145 yards, on 75 catches - each posting a season that finished in the top-10 in program history

Purdue - Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers (2018-21) | Pass Game Coordinator/WRs (2017)

Worked at Purdue for five seasons from 2017-21
Began his time with the Boilermakers as the pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2017 before spending the final four as co-offensive coordinator while maintaining his role with the wideouts
In 2021, Purdue's passing offense averaged 355.3 yards per game, good for fifth nationally, on the way to a 9-4 finish and a win over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl
With Shephard's guidance, wide receiver David Bell caught 93 passes for 1,286 yards to rank second in the NCAA in receptions per game and fifth in yards per game
Bell earned first team All-Big Ten for the second straight season in ‘21, while teammate Milton Wright made honorable mention thanks to his 57 catches for 782 yards
In 2020, Bell led the Big Ten in receptions (53), receiving touchdowns (8) and yards per game (104.2), while teammate Rondale Moore caught 35 passes for 270 yards over just three games
Bell was selected as the 2019 Big Ten Freshman of the Year one season after Moore won that same honor - just the fifth time in history that teammates had won that award in back-to-back seasons
As a freshman, Bell tied for the conference lead with 86 receptions totaling 1,035 yards and seven touchdowns
Moore, who was lost for the season in the fourth game of the year, still managed to catch 29 passes for 387 yards and two touchdowns
In 2018, Moore led Division I with 114 receptions for 1,258 yards and 12 touchdowns on the way to consensus first team All-America honors, the first freshman to do so in Big Ten history, along with being named the Paul Hornung Award winner as the nation's most versatile player
Moore broke school records for all-purpose yards in a game (313 vs. Northwestern) and season (2,215) and went on to be selected in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals
Seniors Isaac Zico and Terry Wright added a combined 74 receptions for 1,211 yards and 11 scores in that '18 campaign

Washington State - Wide Receivers (2016)

Coached wide receivers at Washington State during the 2016 season
The Cougars averaged 370.8 passing yards per game, highlighted by wideout River Cracraft who notched 53 receptions for 701 yards and five touchdowns despite a shortened season due to injury

Western Kentucky - Wide Receivers (2014-15) | Quality Control (2012-13) | Graduate Assistant (2011)

Spent four seasons at Western Kentucky from 2011-15, serving in various roles while in Bowling Green
Joined the WKU staff in 2011 as a defensive analyst and volunteer assistant before moving to offensive analyst in 2013 and eventually into a full-time role as receivers coach for 2014-15
In his two seasons as a full-time staffer, Hilltopper receivers amassed 553 receptions and 86 touchdowns as the offense threw for 374.3 yards per game in 2014 and 372.2 yards per game in 2015

Additional Coaching Experience

Worked in the NCAA Championships and Education Services Division in 2006 and 2007 and with the National Center for Drug-Free Sport in Kansas City, Mo., from 2007 to 2011
Served as a volunteer assistant with the DePauw track & field program in 2007 where he worked with the long jumpers and sprinters
Coached football at Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis during the 2006 season
Got his start in football coaching in the Indiana high school ranks, serving as an assistant at his alma mater, Fort Wayne Northrop, in 2005
Worked as an intern with the Philadelphia Eagles during his junior year at DePauw

Playing Career

Graduated from DePauw in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in sports medicine
Earned his master's degree in recreation and sport administration from Western Kentucky in 2013
Was a four-year letterman at DePauw from 2001-04
A two-time All-American who still holds the school record for career kickoff return yards (1,430) while ranking sixth in receptions (168) and seventh in receiving yards (2,382)
Served as a team captain and caught 47 passes for 815 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior
Was one of only two Division III players to compete in the 2005 Hula Bowl