Usage / Role
3%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2011UConn
D.J. Shoemate
FB • 6'0" • Corona, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
D.J. Shoemate leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- USC • UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
4★
- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
D.J. Shoemate, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · UConn. D.J. Shoemate leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 189
- Rushing yards
- 145
- Receiving yards
- 44
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
D.J. Shoemate quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · FB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 189
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Servite · USC
- High school pipeline
- Servite · 40 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 37 scrimmage yards · FB 38th (top 48%) · Big East 104th (top 74%) · National 1,569th (top 74%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 25.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | UConn | 4 | 127 | 115 | 12 | 1 | 61.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | UConn | 2 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 43.4 |
Related Context
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D.J. Shoemate played FB for USC and UConn. Across 3 tracked seasons, D.J. Shoemate recorded 145 rushing yards, 44 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
UConn paired 127 primary output with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across USC, UConn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Loss with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · UConn
Games
2
Scrimmage Yards / G
18.5
Efficiency
55.8
Usage
8
Consistency
66.2
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 28. Buffalo: 9
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins9 · Games = 1 · -19 vs Losses
Losses28 · Games = 1 · +19 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
75 vs Buffalo
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
USC
2009
Opening stop
- 2
UConn
2010-2011
Final stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | USC | 25 | 23.6 | 3.4 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | UConn | 127 | 44 | 15.3 | 102 |
| 2011 Regular Season | UConn | 37 | 55.8 | 8 | -90 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Buffalo
Week 4 · W 45-21
Win with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
60
Scrimmage Yards
78.7 takeover
60 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.
#2
vs Texas Southern
Week 2 · W 62-3
45
Scrimmage Yards
59.1 takeover
Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
45 scrimmage yards and 17.6 usage.
#3
vs Iowa State
Week 3 · L 20-24
28
Scrimmage Yards
58.8 takeover
Loss with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
28 scrimmage yards and 14 usage.
#4
vs San José State
Week 1 · W 56-3
25
Scrimmage Yards
53.5 takeover
Win with 25 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
25 scrimmage yards and 4.7 usage.
#5
@ Buffalo
Week 4 · W 17-3
9
Scrimmage Yards
37.5 takeover
Win with 9 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
9 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · UConn
127 primary output · 44 efficiency · 15.3 usage
61.3
#2
2011 Regular Season · UConn
43.4
37 primary · 55.8 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · USC
25.7
25 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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