Usage / Role
3%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012San Diego State
D.J. Shields
TE • 6'4" • Bonita, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
D.J. Shields reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a tight end
lowelite
Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
D.J. Shields, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · San Diego State. D.J. Shields reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 194
- Receptions
- 19
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
D.J. Shields quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 194
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · San Diego State
- Top game
- Wyoming
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bonita Vista · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Bonita Vista · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 56 receiving yards · TE 173rd (top 57%) · Mountain West 82nd (top 58%) · National 1,113th (top 62%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | San Diego State | 6 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 53.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 66.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2012 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 65.3 |
Related Context
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D.J. Shields played TE for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, D.J. Shields recorded 194 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
San Diego State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 68.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 66.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
18.7
Efficiency
68.9
Usage
13.2
Consistency
97.1
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 18. Hawai'i: 18. Wyoming: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 3 by 40. Hawai'i: 1 by 100. Wyoming: 2 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins19 · Games = 2 · +1 vs Losses
Losses18 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
100 vs Hawai'i
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | San Diego State | 109 | 52.6 | 8.8 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | San Diego State | 29 | 96.7 | 12.5 | -80 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | -29 |
| 2012 Regular Season | San Diego State | 56 | 68.9 | 13.2 | 56 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wyoming
Week 9 · W 48-38 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
79.5 takeover
29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#2
vs Wyoming
Week 11 · L 27-30 · Conference game
43
Receiving Yards
79 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
43 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ UNLV
Week 13 · L 24-28 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
74 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 6 · W 52-14 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
69.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Fresno State
Week 5 · L 40-52 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
69 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · San Diego State
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2010 Regular Season · San Diego State
66.3
29 primary · 96.7 efficiency · 12.5 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · San Diego State
65.3
56 primary · 68.9 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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