Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Washington
Sean McGrew
RB • 5'7" • 175 lbs • Torrance, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Sean McGrew leans workhorse runner traits and 40.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Washington
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Sean McGrew built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Torrance, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Sean McGrew's career was his backfield work: 1,288...
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- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Sean McGrew, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Washington. Sean McGrew leans workhorse runner traits and 40.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,500
- Rushing yards
- 1,288
- Receiving yards
- 212
- Touchdowns
- 16
Quick Answers
Sean McGrew quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,500
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Washington
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. John Bosco · Washington
- High school pipeline
- St. John Bosco · 96 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 485 scrimmage yards · RB 208th (top 31%) · Pac-12 41st (top 19%) · National 482nd (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 7 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 25.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 12 | 329 | 219 | 110 | 1 | 45.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 10 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 49.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 10 | 349 | 336 | 13 | 1 | 49.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 4 | 240 | 227 | 13 | 4 | 58.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 8 | 485 | 434 | 51 | 8 | 71.1 |
Related Context
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Sean McGrew played RB for Washington. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sean McGrew recorded 1,288 rushing yards, 212 receiving yards, and 16 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Washington.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Washington paired 485 primary output with 40.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 40.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with 119 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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2021 Regular Season · Washington
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
60.6
Efficiency
40.1
Usage
30
Consistency
58.6
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 31. California: 58. Oregon State: 111. UCLA: 43. Arizona: 43. Stanford: 119. Oregon: 67. Washington State: 13
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. Arkansas State: 6 by 53.8. California: 17 by 34.9. Oregon State: 18 by 66.3. UCLA: 19 by 22.6. Arizona: 17 by 26.3. Stanford: 20 by 62.3. Oregon: 16 by 37.4. Washington State: 5 by 17.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins62.8 · Games = 4 · +4.3 vs Losses
Losses58.5 · Games = 4 · -4.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
66.3 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Washington State | L 13-40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Oregon2+ TD | L 16-26 | 15 | 48 | 3.20 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4.2 |
| Sun 10/31 | @ Stanford100 rush yards | W 20-13 | 19 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.0 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Arizona | W 21-16 | 17 | 43 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sun 10/17 | vs UCLA | L 17-24 | 18 | 38 | 2.10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Sun 10/3 | @ Oregon State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 24-27 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6.2 |
| Sun 9/26 | vs California2+ TD | W 31-24 | 16 | 53 | 3.30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Arkansas State2+ TD | W 52-3 | 6 | 31 | 5.20 | 2 | — | — | 5.2 |
Player Story
Sean McGrew story
Sean McGrew built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Torrance, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Sean McGrew's career was his backfield work: 1,288 rushing yards, 275 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 212 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 212 receiving yards and 640 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sean McGrew's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 59 | 38.2 | 4 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington | 336 | 51.9 | 8.3 | 277 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 336 | 51.9 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 380 | 53.5 | 11.3 | 44 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 380 | 53.5 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 240 | 55.3 | 21.3 | -140 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 485 | 40.1 | 30 | 245 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Stanford
Week 9 · W 20-13 · Conference game
Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
86.4 takeover
119 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
#2
@ Oregon State
Week 5 · L 24-27 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
86.2 takeover
Loss with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
111 scrimmage yards and 34.6 usage.
#3
@ BYU
Week 4 · W 45-19
118
Scrimmage Yards
84.5 takeover
Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 7 · W 51-27 · Conference game
102
Scrimmage Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 23.3 usage.
#5
vs Oregon State
Week 11 · W 27-21 · Conference game
91
Scrimmage Yards
77.7 takeover
Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Washington
485 primary output · 40.1 efficiency · 30 usage
71.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Washington
58.7
240 primary · 55.3 efficiency · 21.3 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Washington
49.2
380 primary · 53.5 efficiency · 11.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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