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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014East Carolina
Shane Carden
QB • 6'2" • Houston, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Shane Carden is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Shane Carden built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a quarterback from Houston, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Shane Carden's career was his passing role: 11,991...
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- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Shane Carden, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · East Carolina. Shane Carden is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 12,244
- Passing yards
- 11,991
- Rushing yards
- 253
- Touchdowns
- 111
Quick Answers
Shane Carden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 12,244
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · East Carolina
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Episcopal · East Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Episcopal · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2014
- 2014 Total offense rank
- 4,812 total offense · QB 2nd (top 1%) · American Athletic 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Postseason | East Carolina | 13 | 279 | 278 | 1 | 2 | 60.2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | East Carolina | 13 | 2,911 | 2,838 | 73 | 29 | 60.2 |
| 2013 Postseason | East Carolina | 13 | 313 | 273 | 40 | 2 | 69.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | East Carolina | 13 | 3,929 | 3,866 | 63 | 42 | 69.6 |
| 2014 Postseason | East Carolina | 13 | 413 | 427 | -14 | 2 | 74.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | East Carolina | 13 | 4,399 | 4,309 | 90 | 34 | 74.5 |
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Shane Carden played QB for East Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Shane Carden recorded 11,991 passing yards, 253 rushing yards, and 14 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
East Carolina paired 4,812 primary output with 59.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 59.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Win with 440 yards of offense and 58.9 efficiency. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · East Carolina
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
370.2
Efficiency
59.3
Usage
23.9
Consistency
85.4
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 413. North Carolina Central: 282. South Carolina: 342. Virginia Tech: 440. North Carolina: 424. SMU: 457. South Florida: 257. UConn: 477. Temple: 213. Cincinnati: 391. Tulane: 370. Tulsa: 347. UCF: 399
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 75 by 48.3. North Carolina Central: 39 by 58.5. South Carolina: 53 by 60.1. Virginia Tech: 59 by 58.9. North Carolina: 53 by 57.6. SMU: 48 by 81.5. South Florida: 39 by 58.9. UConn: 73 by 61.7. Temple: 49 by 50.7. Cincinnati: 66 by 53.9. Tulane: 50 by 64.6. Tulsa: 50 by 59.3. UCF: 59 by 57.3
Split Comparison
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Wins381.8 · Games = 8 · +30.1 vs Losses
Losses351.6 · Games = 5 · -30.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
81.5 vs SMU
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | @ Florida300-yard game | L 20-28 | 34 | 66 | 427 | 51.5 | 2 | 2 | 48.3 | 9 | -14 | -1.60 | 0 | 5 |
| Fri 12/5 | vs UCF300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 30-32 | 36 | 48 | 397 | 75.0 | 3 | 2 | 57.3 | 11 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Tulsa300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 49-32 | 28 | 41 | 338 | 68.3 | 4 | 1 | 59.3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Tulane300-yard game | W 34-6 | 31 | 44 | 358 | 70.5 | 1 | 0 | 64.6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Fri 11/14 | @ Cincinnati300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 46-54 | 35 | 61 | 425 | 57.4 | 2 | 0 | 53.9 | 5 | -34 | -6.80 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Temple | L 10-20 | 24 | 41 | 217 | 58.5 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Thu 10/23 | vs UConn300-yard game | W 31-21 | 38 | 64 | 445 | 59.4 | 2 | 1 | 61.7 | 9 | 32 | 3.60 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ South Florida | W 28-17 | 24 | 33 | 250 | 72.7 | 1 | 1 | 58.9 | 6 | 7 | 1.20 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs SMU300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-24 | 31 | 41 | 410 | 75.6 | 4 | 0 | 81.5 | 7 | 47 | 6.70 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs North Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 70-41 | 30 | 48 | 438 | 62.5 | 4 | 1 | 57.6 | 5 | -14 | -2.80 | 2 | 2 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Virginia Tech300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 28-21 | 23 | 47 | 427 | 48.9 | 3 | 0 | 58.9 | 12 | 13 | 1.10 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ South Carolina300-yard game | L 23-33 | 32 | 46 | 321 | 69.6 | 1 | 2 | 60.1 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs North Carolina Central3+ TD | W 52-7 | 26 | 37 | 283 | 70.3 | 3 | 0 | 58.5 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2 |
Player Story
Shane Carden story
Shane Carden built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a quarterback from Houston, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Shane Carden's career was his passing role: 11,991 passing yards, 86 touchdown passes, 1,579 attempts, and 253 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with East Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 253 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Shane Carden 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
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East Carolina
2010-2014
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Season Value Progression
20102011201220122013201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | East Carolina | 3,190 | 61.1 | 19.1 | 3,190 |
| 2012 Regular Season | East Carolina | 3,190 | 61.1 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | East Carolina | 4,242 | 60.6 | 21.3 | 1,052 |
| 2013 Regular Season | East Carolina | 4,242 | 60.6 | 21.3 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | East Carolina | 4,812 | 59.3 | 23.9 | 570 |
| 2014 Regular Season | East Carolina | 4,812 | 59.3 | 23.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 3 · W 28-21
Win with 440 yards of offense and 58.9 efficiency.
440
Total Offense
83.7 takeover
440 total offense with 58.9 efficiency.
#2
vs UCF
Week 15 · L 30-32 · Conference game
399
Total Offense
79.6 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
399 total offense with 57.3 efficiency.
#3
vs Marshall
Week 13 · W 65-59 · Conference game
443
Total Offense
76.6 takeover
Win with 443 yards of offense and 65.6 efficiency.
443 total offense with 65.6 efficiency.
#4
vs SMU
Week 6 · W 45-24 · Conference game
457
Total Offense
74.8 takeover
Win with 457 yards of offense and 81.5 efficiency.
457 total offense with 81.5 efficiency.
#5
vs Tulsa
Week 11 · W 58-24 · Conference game
409
Total Offense
73.2 takeover
Win with 409 yards of offense and 63.7 efficiency.
409 total offense with 63.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · East Carolina
4,812 primary output · 59.3 efficiency · 23.9 usage
74.5
#2
2014 Regular Season · East Carolina
74.5
4,812 primary · 59.3 efficiency · 23.9 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · East Carolina
69.6
4,242 primary · 60.6 efficiency · 21.3 usage
Milestones
30
250+ passing yards
23
300+ total offense
19
3+ TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
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