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Shavane Anderson Jr.

Freshman running back for Syracuse. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Syracuse · Fr. · #23

6′1″ · 200 lb · York, PA · William Penn

Returning to Syracuse for 2026

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Next upThu Sep 17 · 7:30 pm ETat PittsburghAcrisure StadiumPittsburgh by 10

How he plays

Yards / carry: 90th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

120

rushing yards · 2026

3 TD · 6.3 per carry

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 102 rush yds, 3 TD, vs New Hampshire

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 running back for Syracuse. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2026.

His career, year by year

Shavane Anderson Jr.

RB · Syracuse · Fr · #23

One game to point at: 102 rush yds, 3 rush TD against New Hampshire — Week 1, 2026.

120 RUSH YDS · 3 RUSH TD · 19 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Syracuse1-1HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (90th percentile). Strength: rush tds (80th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / carry#2 / 15 · 90th pct

6.3

Rush TDs#2 / 15 · 80th pct

Long run#9 / 15 · 47th pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

120

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 60.0 YDS/g, 6.1 YPC, 1.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Fran Brown

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Syracuse	19	120	6.3	3	--
Career		19	120	6.3	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 66–3

vs New Hampshire

102 rush yds (10 car) · 3 TD

Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.

With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 42 AVG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.56S. Anderson Jr. run for 15 yds, for a TD, (T. Woody KICK failed)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.25(02:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush middle for 37 yards gain to the UNH05 (#12 J.Stone), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · California · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.97(12:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush right for 4 yards loss to the SYR48 (#0 S.Williams)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.47(01:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush middle for 22 yards gain to the UNH02 (#0 I.Jones), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21(01:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush right for 2 yards gain to the UNH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:35 #47 T.Woody kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Belin, LS: #21 F.Brown Jr.)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.21(01:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:42 #47 T.Woody kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Belin, LS: #21 F.Brown Jr.)
Week 2 · California · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.99(09:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush middle for 8 yards gain to the SYR50 (#33 J.McKinley; #0 S.Williams)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.96(02:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UNH36 (#42 T.Barry)
Week 2 · California · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA -0.86(00:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush left for 0 yards to the CAL34 (#2 K.Lopa)
Week 2 · California · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.49(08:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CAL40 (#98 N.Burrell)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 66-3vs New Hampshire	10	102	10.2	3	37	Season-high 102 yds
Wk 2	L 18-21vs California	9	18	2.0	0	8
Total		19	120	6.1	3	37

The backfield · Syracuse

#4Ju'Juan JohnsonRB · Jr.155 rushing yards · 2025
#20Tylik HillRB · So.129 rushing yards · 2025
#28Malachi ColemanRB · Fr.31 rushing yards · 2025
#3Davion KerrRB · So.-3 rushing yards · 2025
#23Shavane Anderson Jr.RB · Fr.2 games · 2026

1 more on the roster · Syracuse team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

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