Lito Sheppard
Sheppard in 2005
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 8, 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Jacksonville (FL) Raines | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 345 |
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| Passes defended: | 70 |
| Interceptions: | 19 |
| INT return yards: | 460 |
| INT return TDs: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Lito Decorian Sheppard (born April 8, 1981) is an American former college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft after playing college football for the University of Florida. He played for the Eagles for seven seasons, and was selected to the Pro Bowl twice. He also played for the NFL's New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, and Oakland Raiders.
Sheppard was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1981. He attended William M. Raines High School in Jacksonville, where he was an all-state selection and USA Today All-American at defensive back for the Raines Vikings high school football team. Sheppard had eighteen interceptions in twenty-nine games as a junior and senior, and led the Vikings to an undefeated season and a state championship in 1998. In 2007, eight years after he graduated from high school, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recognized Sheppard as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" of Florida high school football.
Sheppard accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1999 to 2001. He was a first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2000, and a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 2000 and 2001. In his three-season college career, he started twenty-two games, recorded eight interceptions, had eighty-seven tackles, and returned twenty-seven kickoffs for 472 yards (an average of 22.5 yards per return). Sheppard declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft after his junior year.
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