Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Michigan
Michael Shaw
RB • 6'1" • Trotwood, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Michael Shaw leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Michael Shaw built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Trotwood, OH wearing No. 20, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Michael Shaw's career was his backfield work: 947...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Michael Shaw, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Michigan. Michael Shaw leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,071
- Rushing yards
- 947
- Receiving yards
- 124
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Michael Shaw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,071
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Trotwood-Madison · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Trotwood-Madison · 31 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 157 scrimmage yards · RB 284th (top 61%) · Big Ten 100th (top 46%) · National 989th (top 47%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 247 | 215 | 32 | 1 | 42.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 190 | 185 | 5 | 2 | 32.5 |
| 2010 Postseason | Michigan | 11 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 456 | 383 | 73 | 9 | 60.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan | 7 | 157 | 145 | 12 | 2 | 27.6 |
Related Context
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Michael Shaw played RB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Shaw recorded 947 rushing yards, 124 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Michigan paired 477 primary output with 48.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2011 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
22.4
Efficiency
38.3
Usage
6.7
Consistency
20.2
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: -3. Eastern Michigan: 3. Minnesota: 60. Northwestern: 37. Purdue: 56. Illinois: 4. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 2 by 0. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 31.3. Minnesota: 8 by 78.1. Northwestern: 7 by 48.1. Purdue: 5 by 96.7. Illinois: 3 by 13.9. Nebraska: 2 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half24.3 · Games = 4 · +4.3 vs Second Half
Second Half20 · Games = 3 · -4.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
96.7 vs Purdue
Player Story
Michael Shaw story
Michael Shaw built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Trotwood, OH wearing No. 20, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Michael Shaw's career was his backfield work: 947 rushing yards, 186 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 124 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 124 receiving yards and 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Shaw's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Michigan
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009201020102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Michigan | 247 | 47.8 | 10.4 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Michigan | 190 | 34.9 | 8.6 | -57 |
| 2010 Postseason | Michigan | 477 | 48.7 | 12 | 287 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Michigan | 477 | 48.7 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan | 157 | 38.3 | 6.7 | -320 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 3 · W 42-37
Win with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
133
Scrimmage Yards
88.5 takeover
133 scrimmage yards and 25.5 usage.
#2
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · W 29-6 · Conference game
76
Scrimmage Yards
76 takeover
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 15 usage.
#3
vs Delaware State
Week 7 · W 63-6
73
Scrimmage Yards
73.6 takeover
Win with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
73 scrimmage yards and 13 usage.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 5 · W 58-0 · Conference game
60
Scrimmage Yards
71.1 takeover
Win with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
60 scrimmage yards and 12.3 usage.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 9 · W 36-14 · Conference game
56
Scrimmage Yards
71 takeover
Win with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
56 scrimmage yards and 8.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · Michigan
477 primary output · 48.7 efficiency · 12 usage
60.9
#2
2010 Regular Season · Michigan
60.9
477 primary · 48.7 efficiency · 12 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Michigan
42.3
247 primary · 47.8 efficiency · 10.4 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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