Troy Sheppard joined the Aurora University Spartan football staff prior to the 2018 season as a graduate assistant.
Sheppard played collegiately at Northwestern University of the Big Ten and was a 2016 graduate of the Wild Cats.
His prep career was spent at Providence Catholic of the Chicago Catholic League where he was a four-year letter-winner, recording 55 tackles and eight interceptions, with one interception returned for touchdown and as a receiver, caught nine passes for 126 yards.