Shaun Shivers: RB · Indiana · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Shaun Shivers
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 155 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Idaho — Week 2, 2022.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
35.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 14.2% of his carries. 3 carries for -6 yds vs Penn State; 20 for 173 vs Idaho.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
18 of 20 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (90.0%). 6 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (40.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-20vs Illinois | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-22vs Idaho | 20 | 155 | 7.8 | 1 | 46 | Season-high 155 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 33-30vs Western Kentucky | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-45@ Cincinnati | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | 47 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-35@ Nebraska | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-31vs No. 4 Michigan | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-38vs Maryland | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-45vs No. 16 Penn State | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-56@ No. 2 Ohio State | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | W 39-31@ Michigan State | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 2 | 79 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-30vs Purdue | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 143 | 592 | 4.1 | 6 | 79 |
Week 4 · 2022
L 24-45
at Cincinnati
79 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD · 5 rec · 22 yds · 1 TD
With J. Evans — 45 yards per punt · 7 punts · 2 inside the 20 · C. Bazelak — 280 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 56.0
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
33%139 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.1 yds/carry on 143 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 33% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 50.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 48.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 57.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 38.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
55.1%
482 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
72.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
534 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
143 carries and 22 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #124 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Auburn and Indiana, 1,610 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin and Tom Allen.
