Ashley Guy Sheppard is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars and St. Louis Rams. He was selected by the Vikings in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL draft. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. Sheppard first enrolled at North Pitt High School in Bethel, North Carolina, before transferring to Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia.