{"id":39123,"date":"2018-04-27T21:38:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T01:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=39123"},"modified":"2018-04-27T22:12:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T02:12:26","slug":"new-york-jets-add-dt-nathan-shepherd-in-third-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2018\/04\/27\/new-york-jets-add-dt-nathan-shepherd-in-third-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets add DT Nathan Shepherd in Third Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

With their second pick of the 2018 NFL draft in the third round (72nd overall), the Jets have taken Fort Hays State Defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd.<\/p>\n

Projected to go in round 2 of the draft by NFL.com, here’s what the site had to say regarding the 315 lb Ontario, Canada native.<\/p>\n

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Player Bio<\/h2>\n
\u00a0A native of Ontario, Canada, Shepherd was a 205-pound linebacker in high school before attending Simon Fraser University. Over the next couple of years, he continued to grow, eventually playing in nine games as a redshirt freshman for the Clan in 2012 (20 tackles, seven for loss, 2.5 sacks). Eventually, he made his way to Kansas to play for the Tigers after an FHSU coach saw his highlight tape. In 2015, Shepherd was a third-team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association selection after starting all 12 games (69 tackles, five for loss, three sacks, two blocked kicks). He was a second-team all-conference pick the next season, posting 61 tackles, 9.5 for loss, three sacks, and two forced fumbles. Shepherd ended his career with a second-team Associated Press Division II All-American senior campaign, also earning the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year award. He compiled just 38 stops in 2017, but 12.5 of those went for losses, including four sacks.<\/div>\n
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NFL Comparison:\u00a0Akiem Hicks<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

Shepherd is raw, but he could be well worth a team’s time as a day two selection thanks to his NFL-caliber traits and his flashes as a pass rusher. Shepherd lined up inside in college, but may be better suited as a 4i or five-technique in a 3-4 front. While he won’t be ready early on, he has the ability to become a productive NFL starter and his practices at the Senior Bowl showed that he could handle the step up in competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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