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 / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

25

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

43

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

27

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · TCU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Player Story

Luke Shivers built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a FB from Whitehouse, TX wearing No. 48, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Luke Shivers' career was his backfield work: 30 rushing yards, 19...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.7889

Whitehouse · Whitehouse, TX

Committed To
TCU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

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

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
169
Rushing yards
30
Receiving yards
139
Touchdowns
13

Quick Answers

Luke Shivers quick answers

Latest team and position
TCU · FB
Career Scrimmage Yards
169
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
Best season
2011 Postseason · TCU
Top game
New Mexico
Recruit profile
2-star · Whitehouse · TCU
High school pipeline
Whitehouse · 11 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 48 · Class 2011
2011 Scrimmage yards rank
113 scrimmage yards · FB 15th (top 19%) · Mountain West 78th (top 56%) · National 1,138th (top 54%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonTCU31165233.5
2009 Regular SeasonTCU3651216.8
2010 PostseasonTCU10110124.3
2010 Regular SeasonTCU10381325424.3
2011 PostseasonTCU1212210142.6
2011 Regular SeasonTCU12101398342.6

Related Context

Luke Shivers played FB for TCU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Luke Shivers recorded 30 rushing yards, 139 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with TCU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason

TCU paired 113 primary output with 37.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 34.8 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: San Diego State

Win with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · TCU

Games

3

Scrimmage Yards / G

3.7

Efficiency

34.8

Usage

1.4

Consistency

85.4

Best Game by takeover score

San Diego State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 5. UNLV: 3. Air Force: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 1 by 41.7. UNLV: 1 by 31.3. Air Force: 1 by 31.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half4 · Games = 2 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half3 · Games = 1 · -1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

San Diego State

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs San Diego State

Result
Sat 11/22vs Air ForceW 44-1013313
Sun 11/2@ UNLVW 44-1413313
Sat 10/4vs San Diego StateW 41-7155

Player Story

Luke Shivers story

Luke Shivers built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a FB from Whitehouse, TX wearing No. 48, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Luke Shivers' career was his backfield work: 30 rushing yards, 19 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 139 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 139 receiving yards and 59 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Luke Shivers' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    TCU

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value 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

vs New Mexico

Week 8 · W 69-0 · Conference game

Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

55.3 takeover

44 scrimmage yards and 3.4 usage.

#2

vs Wyoming

Week 6 · W 45-0 · Conference game

10

Scrimmage Yards

54.9 takeover

Win with 10 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

10 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.

#3

@ SMU

Week 4 · W 41-24

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Scrimmage Yards

53.9 takeover

Win with 13 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

13 scrimmage yards and 3.4 usage.

#4

vs Colorado State

Week 7 · W 44-6 · Conference game

4

Scrimmage Yards

48.8 takeover

Win with 4 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

4 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.

#5

vs San Diego State

Week 6 · W 41-7 · Conference game

5

Scrimmage Yards

48.4 takeover

Win with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

5 scrimmage yards and 1.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · TCU

113 primary output · 37.9 efficiency · 2.2 usage

42.6

#2

2011 Regular Season · TCU

42.6

113 primary · 37.9 efficiency · 2.2 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · TCU

33.5

11 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 1.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games