Player Career

Shakif Seymour Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Shakif Seymour story

Shakif Seymour built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 21, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Shakif Seymour's career was his backfield work: 2,134 rushing yards, 405 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 353 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Toledo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 353 receiving yards and 7 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Toledo.

The arc is straightforward: Shakif Seymour moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Toledo

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonToledo80653.116.4
2017 Regular SeasonToledo80653.116.40
2018 PostseasonToledo68648.119-120
2018 Regular SeasonToledo68648.1190
2019 Regular SeasonToledo86545.123.1179
2020 Regular SeasonToledo13086.810.5-735

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kent State

Week 11 · W 35-33 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

175

Scrimmage Yards

88.4 takeover

175 scrimmage yards and 43.1 usage.

#2

vs Northern Illinois

Week 12 · L 28-31 · Conference game

157

Scrimmage Yards

87.3 takeover

Loss with 157 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

157 scrimmage yards and 35.9 usage.

#3

@ Ohio

Week 11 · L 10-38 · Conference game

105

Scrimmage Yards

82.8 takeover

Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 29.8 usage.

#4

@ Central Michigan

Week 7 · W 30-10 · Conference game

119

Scrimmage Yards

82.5 takeover

Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

119 scrimmage yards and 22.7 usage.

#5

vs Buffalo

Week 8 · L 17-31 · Conference game

80

Scrimmage Yards

81.1 takeover

Loss with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

80 scrimmage yards and 40.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Toledo

865 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 23.1 usage

65.8

#2

2017 Postseason · Toledo

64.6

806 primary · 53.1 efficiency · 16.4 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Toledo

64.6

806 primary · 53.1 efficiency · 16.4 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games