Player Dossier

2016-2019

Iowa State

Sheldon Croney Jr.

RB • 5'11" • 206 lbs • Bakersfield, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Sheldon Croney Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.1 efficiency.

Usage Score

8

Efficiency

32.1

Consistency

19.3

Season Value

34

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Sheldon Croney Jr., RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State. Sheldon Croney Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.1 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Iowa State paired 210 primary output with 48.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 32.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Iowa State

Games

8

Scrimmage Yards / G

19.5

Efficiency

32.1

Usage

8

Consistency

19.3

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 3. Unknown: 79. Iowa: 1. UL Monroe: 35. Baylor: 33. West Virginia: 0. Kansas: 5. Kansas State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 1 by 31.3. Unknown: 16 by 47.5. Iowa: 1 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 10 by 28.5. Baylor: 11 by 25. Kansas: 1 by 52.1

Split Comparison

Wins13.3 · n=3 · +4.1 vs Losses
Losses9.3 · n=4 · -4.1 vs Wins
First Half29.5 · n=4 · +20 vs Second Half
Second Half9.5 · n=4 · -20 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

52.1 vs Kansas

Result
Sat 12/28vs Notre DameL 9-3313303
Sun 12/1@ Kansas StateL 17-27
Sat 11/23vs KansasW 41-3115505
Sat 10/12@ West VirginiaW 38-14
Sat 9/28@ BaylorL 21-23612205213
Sat 9/21vs UL MonroeW 72-209202.2001153.5
Sat 9/14vs IowaL 17-18111
Sat 8/31vs Unknown13564.3013234.9

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonIowa State0
2017 PostseasonIowa State21048.17.2210
2017 Regular SeasonIowa State21048.17.20
2018 PostseasonIowa State12731.86.2-83
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State12731.86.20
2019 PostseasonIowa State15632.1829
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State15632.180

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kansas State

Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78

Primary metric

78 scrimmage yards and 29.6 usage.

#2

Akron

26

Primary metric

Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

26 scrimmage yards and 4.9 usage.

#3

Unknown

79

Primary metric

Game with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

79 scrimmage yards and 21.3 usage.

#4

Oklahoma State

26

Primary metric

Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

26 scrimmage yards and 10.2 usage.

#5

Baylor

47

Primary metric

Win with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

47 scrimmage yards and 9.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Postseason · Iowa State

210 primary output · 48.1 efficiency · 7.2 usage

44.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · Iowa State

44.8

210 primary · 48.1 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Iowa State

39.7

127 primary · 31.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8189

Garces Memorial · Bakersfield, CA

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

493

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Sheldon Croney Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career rushing yards
311