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Player Dossier
2021-2025Toledo
Willie Shaw III
RB • 5'11" • 202 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Willie Shaw III leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
10
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Willie Shaw III built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 32, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Willie Shaw III's career was his backfield work: 475...
Read the storyWillie Shaw III, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Toledo. Willie Shaw III leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 525
- Rushing yards
- 475
- Receiving yards
- 50
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Willie Shaw III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 525
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Toledo
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- American Heritage · 80 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 85 scrimmage yards · RB 479th (top 66%) · Mid-American 137th (top 53%) · National 1,527th (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Toledo | 1 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Toledo | 4 | 68 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 31.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Toledo | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 5 | 120 | 115 | 5 | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 6 | 212 | 190 | 22 | 3 | 61 |
| 2025 Postseason | Toledo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Toledo | 4 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 39.9 |
Related Context
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Willie Shaw III played RB for Toledo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Willie Shaw III recorded 475 rushing yards, 50 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Toledo paired 212 primary output with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 54.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Morgan State
Win with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Toledo
Games
4
Scrimmage Yards / G
21.3
Efficiency
54.6
Usage
5.8
Consistency
48.4
Best Game by takeover score
Morgan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. Morgan State: 49. Akron: 28. Northern Illinois: 8
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 8 by 63.8. Akron: 5 by 58.3. Northern Illinois: 2 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins28.3 · Games = 3 · +28.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -28.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Morgan State
Best efficiency game
63.8 vs Morgan State
Player Story
Willie Shaw III story
Willie Shaw III built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 32, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Willie Shaw III's career was his backfield work: 475 rushing yards, 115 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 50 receiving yards across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 50 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Willie Shaw III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Toledo
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Toledo | 37 | 65.2 | 7.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Toledo | 68 | 26.5 | 9.6 | 31 |
| 2023 Postseason | Toledo | 123 | 33.5 | 11.8 | 55 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 123 | 33.5 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 212 | 46.9 | 15.8 | 89 |
| 2025 Postseason | Toledo | 85 | 54.6 | 5.8 | -127 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Toledo | 85 | 54.6 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Mississippi State
Week 3 · W 41-17
Win with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
73.1 takeover
84 scrimmage yards and 26.5 usage.
#2
vs San José State
Week 3 · W 21-17
52
Scrimmage Yards
71.4 takeover
Win with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 16.3 usage.
#3
vs Massachusetts
Week 2 · W 55-10
47
Scrimmage Yards
69.3 takeover
Win with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
47 scrimmage yards and 16.3 usage.
#4
vs Morgan State
Week 3 · W 60-0
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Scrimmage Yards
64.9 takeover
Win with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
49 scrimmage yards and 10.8 usage.
#5
vs Akron
Week 13 · W 49-14 · Conference game
37
Scrimmage Yards
62.6 takeover
Win with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
37 scrimmage yards and 7.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Toledo
212 primary output · 46.9 efficiency · 15.8 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Toledo
51.3
37 primary · 65.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Toledo
46.1
123 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 11.8 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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