Deletion of Russell Shepard

Comment: Balloonman has nominated several college football players for deletion with the same rationale, so I will post my same rationale to all of his AfDs.)  is considered to be an additional criterion to notability, as indicated Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Additional_criteria|'''here''': (''Should a person fail to meet these additional criteria, they may still be notable under Wikipedia:Notability.'') Whether this player may or may not meet  should not be the question. The basic criteria, as outlined by , is that these players must be the ''subject of published3 secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent,4 and independent of the subject.5''. It also says that ''if the depth of the coverage is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be needed to prove notability''. Take a look at the sources referenced by the article - do they not meet these requirements? I think they do
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE||WP:BIO)

Comment: Meets general |notability guidelines, which generally take precedence over specific conditions listed under  (which are meant to help establish notability if the general conditions aren't met
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:ATHLETE)

Comment: WP:N trumps . I expect every competent administrator to know this
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE)

Comment: Passes , which is merely supplimented by . &mdash
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N||WP:ATHLETE)

Comment: How about 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE)