The Washington State Cougars added their first defensive back to the 2021 class when Adrian Shepherd, from McKinney, Texas, announced his commitment via Twitter on Friday. He is the ninth commit in the class.
Shepherd does not yet have a composite rating, but 247Sports gave him an evaluation rating of 84, which would make him a mid-level 3-star recruit. He only holds one other FBS offer, from Louisiana, although it appears Colorado has been sniffing around.
His junior year highlight video reveals a player who is an instinctive downhill tackler:
Nick Rolovich now has 16 scholarships left to offer in his first full class.