Usage Score
20.1
Player Dossier
2016-2019Kent State
RB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Jo-El Shaw leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.2 efficiency.
Usage Score
20.1
Efficiency
40.2
Consistency
51.9
Season Value
40.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State
Snapshot
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.
Jo-El Shaw, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State. Jo-El Shaw leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.2 efficiency.
Jo-El Shaw played RB for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jo-El Shaw recorded 977 rushing yards, 130 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kent State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kent State paired 741 primary output with 49.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 40.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
52.3
Efficiency
40.2
Usage
20.1
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 67. Kennesaw State: 101. Auburn: 42. Bowling Green: 116. Wisconsin: 20. Ohio: 37. Miami (OH): -17
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 16 by 43.6. Kennesaw State: 18 by 57.6. Auburn: 8 by 31.3. Bowling Green: 16 by 75.6. Wisconsin: 6 by 34.7. Ohio: 10 by 38.3. Miami (OH): 5 by 0
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7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
75.6 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/26 | vs Miami (OH) | L 16-23 | 4 | -11 | -2.80 | 0 | 1 | -6 | -3.4 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Ohio | L 38-45 | 9 | 33 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-48 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Bowling Green100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 62-20 | 15 | 109 | 7.30 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.3 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Auburn | L 16-55 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Kennesaw State | W 26-23 | 17 | 93 | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.6 |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Arizona State | L 7-30 | 16 | 67 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
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Kent State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 741 | 49.1 | 26.7 | 741 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 366 | 40.2 | 20.1 | -375 |
#1 Featured game
Eastern Michigan
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
166
Primary metric
166 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#2
Bowling Green
116
Primary metric
Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
#3
Bowling Green
156
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
156 scrimmage yards and 43.8 usage.
#4
Kennesaw State
101
Primary metric
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.
#5
Toledo
118
Primary metric
Loss with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kent State
741 primary output · 49.1 efficiency · 26.7 usage
56.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Kent State
40.4
366 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 20.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
5
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8478
Carlsbad · Carlsbad, NM
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
1,107
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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