Player Dossier

2014-2017

Duke

Shaun Wilson

RB • 5'9" • 185 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Shaun Wilson leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

49%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

47

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

45

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

61

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Player Story

Shaun Wilson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 29, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Shaun Wilson's career was his backfield work: 2,413...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8748

Belleville · Belleville, MI

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Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Shaun Wilson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Duke. Shaun Wilson leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,138
Rushing yards
2,413
Receiving yards
725
Touchdowns
28

Quick Answers

Shaun Wilson quick answers

Latest team and position
Duke · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,138
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Duke
Top game
Baylor
Recruit profile
3-star · Belleville
High school pipeline
Belleville · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 29 · Class 2017
2017 Scrimmage yards rank
1,081 scrimmage yards · RB 52nd (top 9%) · ACC 8th (top 3%) · National 88th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2014 PostseasonDuke13880049.1
2014 Regular SeasonDuke13769590179649.1
2015 PostseasonDuke1111810315249.7
2015 Regular SeasonDuke11513321192349.7
2016 Regular SeasonDuke1164957376657.9
2017 PostseasonDuke13977522273.4
2017 Regular SeasonDuke13984743241973.4

Related Context

Shaun Wilson played RB for Duke. Across 4 tracked seasons, Shaun Wilson recorded 4 passing yards, 2,413 rushing yards, and 725 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Duke.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Duke paired 1,081 primary output with 53.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 44.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2016 Regular Season · Duke

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

59

Efficiency

44.1

Usage

20.9

Consistency

68

Best Game by takeover score

North Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina Central: 32. Wake Forest: 6. Northwestern: 71. Notre Dame: 66. Virginia: 54. Louisville: 37. Georgia Tech: 109. Virginia Tech: 81. North Carolina: 123. Pittsburgh: 11. Miami: 59

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina Central: 9 by 31.2. Wake Forest: 2 by 31.3. Northwestern: 11 by 47. Notre Dame: 13 by 52.9. Virginia: 17 by 34.7. Louisville: 18 by 21.4. Georgia Tech: 10 by 95.4. Virginia Tech: 22 by 38. North Carolina: 26 by 47.6. Pittsburgh: 8 by 14.3. Miami: 9 by 71.1

Split Comparison

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

Wins73.7 · Games = 3 · +20.2 vs Losses
Losses53.5 · Games = 8 · -20.2 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

North Carolina

Best efficiency game

95.4 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Sat 11/26@ MiamiL 21-4085670136.6
Sat 11/19@ PittsburghL 14-568111.4001.4
Fri 11/11vs North Carolina100 rush yardsW 28-27241074.5012164.7
Sat 11/5vs Virginia TechL 21-2421763.601153.7
Sat 10/29@ Georgia Tech100 rush yardsL 35-381010910.90110.9
Fri 10/14@ LouisvilleL 14-2418372.1002.1
Sat 10/1vs VirginiaL 20-3416553.4001-13.2
Sat 9/24@ Notre DameW 38-3513665.1005.1
Sun 9/18@ NorthwesternL 13-249293.2012426.5
Sat 9/10vs Wake ForestL 14-2426303
Sat 9/3vs North Carolina CentralW 49-68212.6001113.6

Player Story

Shaun Wilson story

Shaun Wilson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 29, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Shaun Wilson's career was his backfield work: 2,413 rushing yards, 461 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 725 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 passing yards, 725 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Shaun Wilson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Duke

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201420152015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonDuke77756.313.4
2014 Regular SeasonDuke77756.313.40
2015 PostseasonDuke63147.714.2-146
2015 Regular SeasonDuke63147.714.20
2016 Regular SeasonDuke64944.120.918
2017 PostseasonDuke1,08153.725432
2017 Regular SeasonDuke1,08153.7250

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Baylor

Week 3 · W 34-20

Win with 209 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

93.5 takeover

209 scrimmage yards and 32.4 usage.

#2

vs Kansas

Week 3 · W 41-3

252

Scrimmage Yards

88.8 takeover

Win with 252 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

252 scrimmage yards and 23.2 usage.

#3

vs North Carolina

Week 11 · W 28-27 · Conference game

123

Scrimmage Yards

81.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

123 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.

#4

@ Georgia Tech

Week 9 · L 35-38 · Conference game

109

Scrimmage Yards

77.4 takeover

Loss with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

109 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

#5

vs North Carolina Central

Week 2 · W 55-0

159

Scrimmage Yards

76.1 takeover

Win with 159 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

159 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Duke

1,081 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 25 usage

73.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · Duke

73.4

1,081 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 25 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Duke

57.9

649 primary · 44.1 efficiency · 20.9 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games