Missouri State

High School: Was a three-year starter at running back at Lexington (Mo.) High ... Was part of a 10-2 campaign in 2016 for coach Kyle Barkley ... Nominated to Lions Club All-Star game after earning all-state first-team laurels at RB ... Earned all-state second-team honors his junior season as part of a 9-2 conference championship team ... Was offensive MVP for the Minutemen each of his last two seasons ... Was also a standout wrestler and sprinter in high school ... Placed sixth (182) his senior year and third (182) as a junior in wrestling while earning state runner-up honors in the javelin his senior year.

Personal: Warren Everett Sheppard was born 5/29/99 in Warrensburg, Mo. ... Son of Everett Sheppard and Dana Cox of Blue Springs, Mo. ... Has two sisters, Ashleigh and Jessica ... Majoring in Biology.