Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/40Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 40 inside-the-5 carries (10.0%).
Sheldon Evans
Sheldon Evans: RB · Marshall · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sheldon Evans
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons at Marshall span two head coaches: Doc Holliday and Charles Huff. A game that shows it: 70 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Florida International — Week 9, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7@ Navy | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-10vs North Carolina Central | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-42vs East Carolina | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-31@ App State | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-34@ Middle Tennessee | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-13vs Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21@ North Texas | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-0vs Florida International | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 1 | 41 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 28-13@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-21vs UAB | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-28@ Charlotte | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 2 | 25 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-53vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 65 | 291 | 4.5 | 5 | 41 |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2021
W 49-28
at Charlotte
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Navy · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −4.35Sheldon Evans run for no gain to the Navy 21 Sheldon Evans fumbled, forced by Nicholas Straw, recovered by Navy Kevin Brennan
- Week 3 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Grant Wells pass complete to Sheldon Evans for 56 yds to the ECaro 7 for a
- Week 12 · Charlotte · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.77Sheldon Evans run for 15 yds for a TD, (Shane Ciucci KICK)
- Week 12 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Sheldon Evans run for 25 yds for a TD, (Shane Ciucci KICK)
- Week 1 · Navy · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Sheldon Evans run for 9 yds for a TD (Andrew Sanders KICK)
- Week 1 · Navy · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Sheldon Evans run for 1 yd for a TD (Andrew Sanders KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −1.77Sheldon Evans run for 14 yds to the MTnSt 32 Sheldon Evans fumbled, forced by Gregory Grate Jr., recovered by MTnSt Reed Blankenship
- Week 1 · Louisiana · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.56Sheldon Evans run for 8 yds to the LaLaf 46 for a
- Week 2 · North Carolina Central · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.55G.Wells pass complete to MSH 38. Catch made by S.Evans at MSH 38. Gain of 9 yards. S.Evans ran out of bounds.
- Week 4 · App State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.24Grant Wells pass complete to Sheldon Evans for 6 yds to the Marsh 30 for a
Teams and coaches
2018Marshall9-4HC: Doc Holliday · Balanced
2019Marshall8-5HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning
2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning
2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 24.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 24.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 20.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 30.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
52.5%
491 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
77.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
527 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
69 carries and 11 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
36 · #253 of 315 RBs · 2021
Three-star recruit. Now #253 at the position.
Four seasons at Marshall
- 2021 Marshall HuffYear 4 · 12 games
- 2020 Marshall HollidayYear 3 · 8 games
- 2019 Marshall HollidayYear 2 · 11 games
- 2018 Marshall HollidayYear 1 · 1 game
- High school RoswellRoswell, GA · Class of 2017Three-star, No. 1,175 in the 2017 class. Signed with Marshall.Also from Roswell: Anthonie Knapp (Notre Dame), Synkwan Smith (Pittsburgh), Kobby Sakyi-Prah (South Carolina) and 7 more.
How it ended
Four seasons at Marshall, 1,004 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2017
- Signed with MarshallThree-star, out of Roswell
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coaches2018–2020
Marshall
Coaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.