Player Dossier

2008-2011

TCU

Luke Shivers

FB • 6'0" • Whitehouse, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Luke Shivers leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.9 efficiency.

Usage Score

2.2

Efficiency

37.9

Consistency

26.3

Season Value

41.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason · TCU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Luke Shivers, FB. Best season Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason · TCU. Luke Shivers leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.9 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason

TCU paired 113 primary output with 37.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 37.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2011 Postseason · TCU

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

9.4

Efficiency

37.9

Usage

2.2

Consistency

26.3

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 12. Baylor: 2. Air Force: 3. UL Monroe: 1. Unknown: 0. SMU: 4. San Diego State: 3. New Mexico: 44. Wyoming: 15. Boise State: 12. Colorado State: 17. UNLV: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 22.9. Baylor: 2 by 4.2. Air Force: 1 by 25. UL Monroe: 1 by 8.3. SMU: 1 by 33.3. San Diego State: 1 by 31.3. New Mexico: 2 by 56.3. Wyoming: 2 by 62.5. Boise State: 1 by 100. Colorado State: 2 by 35.4

Split Comparison

Wins11.9 · n=9 · +8.9 vs Losses
Losses3 · n=2 · -8.9 vs Wins
First Half3.7 · n=6 · -11.5 vs Second Half
Second Half15.2 · n=6 · +11.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico

Best efficiency game

100 vs Boise State

Result
Thu 12/22@ Louisiana TechW 31-2422111104
Sat 12/3vs UNLVW 56-9
Sat 11/19vs Colorado StateW 34-1010001178.5
Sat 11/12@ Boise StateW 36-3511212
Sat 11/5@ WyomingW 31-202157.5
Sat 10/22vs New MexicoW 69-0111114322
Sun 10/9@ San Diego StateW 27-1413303
Sat 10/1vs SMUL 33-40144
Sat 9/24vs Unknown
Sat 9/17vs UL MonroeW 38-17111
Sat 9/10@ Air ForceW 35-19133
Sat 9/3@ BaylorL 48-501-1-10131

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    TCU

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Progression

200820092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonTCU1134.81.4
2009 Regular SeasonTCU620.11.5-5
2010 PostseasonTCU3929.8233
2010 Regular SeasonTCU3929.820
2011 PostseasonTCU11337.92.274
2011 Regular SeasonTCU11337.92.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wyoming

Win with 10 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

10

Primary metric

10 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.

#2

New Mexico

44

Primary metric

Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

44 scrimmage yards and 3.4 usage.

#3

SMU

13

Primary metric

Win with 13 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

13 scrimmage yards and 3.4 usage.

#4

Colorado State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

4 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.

#5

San Diego State

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

5 scrimmage yards and 1.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2011 Postseason · TCU

113 primary output · 37.9 efficiency · 2.2 usage

41.6

#2

2011 Regular Season · TCU

41.6

113 primary · 37.9 efficiency · 2.2 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · TCU

33

11 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 1.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2007 · Rating 0.7889

Whitehouse · Whitehouse, TX

Committed To
TCU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

169

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Luke Shivers quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
FB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
139