Player Career

Mike Shanahan Career Story

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Player Story

Mike Shanahan story

Mike Shanahan built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from North Huntingdon, PA wearing No. 87, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Mike Shanahan's career was his receiving role: 159 catches, 2,276 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 22 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mike Shanahan'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.

  1. 1

    Pittsburgh

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonPittsburgh21183.914.4
2009 Regular SeasonPittsburgh21183.914.40
2010 PostseasonPittsburgh58982.119.3378
2010 Regular SeasonPittsburgh58982.119.30
2011 PostseasonPittsburgh49371.815.9-96
2011 Regular SeasonPittsburgh49371.815.90
2012 PostseasonPittsburgh98387.724.6490
2012 Regular SeasonPittsburgh98387.724.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Buffalo

Week 1 · W 35-16

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

85

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ North Carolina

Week 1 · W 19-17 · Postseason

83

Receiving Yards

99.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Florida International

Week 5 · W 44-17

82

Receiving Yards

96.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Gardner-Webb

Week 4 · W 55-10

144

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

144 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ South Florida

Week 12 · W 17-10 · Conference game

62

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Pittsburgh

983 primary output · 87.7 efficiency · 24.6 usage

84.9

#2

2012 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

84.9

983 primary · 87.7 efficiency · 24.6 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Pittsburgh

69.5

589 primary · 82.1 efficiency · 19.3 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games