Senior running back for Sam Houston. 2025: -1 rushing yard, 1 catch.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Friendswood, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
rushing yard · 2025
-0.5 per carry · 1 catches
Best game: 4 rush yds, 7 rec yds, at Hawai'i
Statement game13 car · 193 yds · 3 TDat UTSA (FBS) · L 27-48
Top 1% rushing yards game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Sam Houston. 2025: -1 rushing yard, 1 catch.
Shane Porter
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Shane Porter has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 7 rec yds, 4 rush yds against Hawai'i, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 97 | 648 | 6.7 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 99 | 647 | 6.5 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs UNLV | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-37@ Hawai'i | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 0-55@ Texas | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-37@ New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 4 |
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Sam Houston
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
Player DNA
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Andrew Henry’s 2023 season.
Matches Andrew on
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Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Jaret Patterson’s path through Buffalo.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Andrew Henry's junior season at New Mexico (2023).
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Differs from Andrew on
Player DNA