Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-38@ Colorado State | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Total | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 |
#28
Vann Schield
Sophomore running back for Colorado State. 2023: 389 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 11 catches.
5′11″ · 215 lb · Castle Pines, CO
CFB Index 34 · #269 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceColorado State 2023 alumnus
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 story
2 running back for Colorado State. 2023: 389 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 11 catches.
- Transferred from Colorado State to Northern Colorado in 2024.
Vann Schield
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Vann Schield arrived at Northern Colorado from Colorado State. The receipt on tape: 20 rush yds against Colorado State, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
One season at Colorado State, 389 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Colorado State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 20.0 YDS/g, 1.7 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Colorado State | 90 | 389 | 4.3 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 90 | 389 | 4.3 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Colorado State | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 38–17
20 rush yds (12 car)
Dominant 21-point win at home against Northern Colorado.
With T. Horton — 22 rush yds (1 car) · B. Fowler-Nicolosi — 180 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 25.6 · -2 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Rueben Owens II’s 2023 season.
85%match
Matches Rueben on
EPA / carry (adj)
Rush TD rate
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Rueben on
Yards / reception (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Travis Theis’s path through South Dakota.
Travis Theis
99%match
#4
Rickey Spruill
96%
Matches Travis on
Yards per carry
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rueben Owens II's freshman season at Texas A&M (2023).
Matches Rueben on
Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Yards / carry
Player DNA
Players who play like Vann Schield
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology