Shane Williams-Rhodes

#1 · WR · Boise State5′6″ · Spring, TX · Klein Collins

Shane Williams-Rhodes: WR · Boise State · #1.

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Shane Williams-Rhodes

WR · Boise State · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Second year in the Boise State receiving corps. On tape: 107 receiving yards and 11 receptions against BYU, Week 2, 2015.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

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Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Boise State	63	524	8.3	0	23
2014	Boise State	68	585	8.6	7	50
Career		131	1,109	8.5	7	50

Season	Team
2015	Boise State	13	102	71
2014	Boise State	15	179	153
Career		28	281	224

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 16-13vs Washington	2	16	8.0	13
Wk 2	L 24-35@ BYU	11	107	9.7	23	Season-high 107 yds
Wk 3	W 52-0vs Idaho State	5	50	10.0	14
Wk 4	W 56-14@ Virginia	6	28	4.7	20
Wk 5	W 55-0vs Hawai'i	4	34	8.5	13
Wk 6	W 41-10@ Colorado State	7	52	7.4	16
Wk 7	L 26-52@ Utah State	5	38	7.6	19
Wk 8	W 34-14vs Wyoming	3	18	6.0	8
Wk 9	W 55-27@ UNLV	7	48	6.9	13
Wk 11	L 24-31vs New Mexico	5	39	7.8	22
Bowl	W 55-7vs Northern Illinois	8	94	11.8	21
Total		63	524	8.3	23

Signature game

Week 2 · 2015

L 24-35

at BYU

11 rec · 107 yds

With S. Wale — 41.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 55 long · R. Finley — 297 yds · 1 TD · 3 INT · QBR 43.8

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · Colorado State · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +5.51Shane Williams-Rhodes pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 53 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)
Week 1 · Washington · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.08Ryan Finley pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 13 yds to the BoiSt 31 for a WASHINGTON Penalty, Roughing Passer (Travis Feeney) to the BoiSt 46 for a
Week 9 · UNLV · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.01Shane Williams-Rhodes run for 9 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)
Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.88Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 12 yds to the NoIll 48 for a
Week 5 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.75Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 13 yds to the Hawa 49 for a
Week 6 · Colorado State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.68Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 16 yds to the BoiSt 49 for a

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Week 7 · Utah State · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.34Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 19 yds to the BoiSt 40 for a
Week 3 · Idaho State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.12Thomas Stuart pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 11 yds to the IdaSt 49 for a
Week 3 · Idaho State · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.74Shane Williams-Rhodes run for 17 yds to the BoiSt 42 for a
Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.62Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 21 yds to the NoIll 3 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Bryan Harsin — 21-6 over that span.

2014Boise State12-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Run-leaning

2015Boise State9-4HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced, fast tempo

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2015 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (85th percentile). Strength: receptions (89th percentile). Concern: td rate (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#100 / 684 · 85th pct

77.5%

EPA / target#532 / 684 · 22nd pct

0.29

Explosive rate#557 / 684 · 18th pct

6.2%

Yards / catch#599 / 684 · 12th pct

8.4

TD rate#553 / 684 · 10th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#54 / 521 · 89th pct

Rush yards#31 / 247 · 88th pct

102

Rush TDs#14 / 247 · 87th pct

Rec yards#205 / 521 · 61st pct

524

Long catch#489 / 521 · 6th pct

Rec TDs#466 / 521 · 5th pct

Yards / catch#499 / 521 · 4th pct

8.3

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

44th → 22nd percentile

Explosive rate

14th → 18th percentile

Catch rate

97th → 85th percentile

TD rate

50th → 10th percentile

Yards / catch

8th → 12th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2015. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.8	31.4	8.1	0.0
Road5g	7.2	54.6	7.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	6.0	52.4	8.5	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	5.0	35.0	6.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Bryan Harsin

Pass share

49.3%

524 pass / 539 run

Plays / game

81.8

13 games

Team sack rate

5.5%

563 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Impact starter

63 catches, 13 carries and 2 pass attempts in 11 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Shane Williams-Rhodes

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Impact starter

Four seasons at Boise State

2012