Usage / Role
17%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2013SMU
Traylon Shead
RB • 6'2" • Cayuga, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Traylon Shead leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Traylon Shead built his college career in 2013 as a running back from Cayuga, TX wearing No. 34, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Traylon Shead's career was his backfield work: 197 rushing yards, 51...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Traylon Shead, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · SMU. Traylon Shead leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 223
- Rushing yards
- 197
- Receiving yards
- 26
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Traylon Shead quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 223
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 4 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cayuga · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Cayuga · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 223 scrimmage yards · RB 283rd (top 55%) · American Athletic 72nd (top 42%) · National 921st (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | SMU | 4 | 223 | 197 | 26 | 3 | 67.5 |
Related Context
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Traylon Shead played RB for SMU. Across 1 tracked season, Traylon Shead recorded 197 rushing yards, 26 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
SMU paired 223 primary output with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · SMU
Games
4
Scrimmage Yards / G
55.8
Efficiency
41.3
Usage
21.7
Consistency
66.9
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 34. Rutgers: 68. Memphis: 87. Temple: 34
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 12 by 27.1. Rutgers: 16 by 46.5. Memphis: 23 by 39.3. Temple: 6 by 52.4
Split Comparison
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Wins60.5 · Games = 2 · +9.5 vs Losses
Losses51 · Games = 2 · -9.5 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
Memphis
Best efficiency game
52.4 vs Temple
Player Story
Traylon Shead story
Traylon Shead built his college career in 2013 as a running back from Cayuga, TX wearing No. 34, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Traylon Shead's career was his backfield work: 197 rushing yards, 51 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 26 receiving yards across 4 career games in the available record. His career also includes 26 receiving yards and 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Traylon Shead's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | SMU | 223 | 41.3 | 21.7 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 8 · W 34-29 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
87
Scrimmage Yards
79.8 takeover
87 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 6 · L 52-55 · Conference game
68
Scrimmage Yards
62.7 takeover
Loss with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
68 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.
#3
vs Temple
Week 9 · W 59-49 · Conference game
34
Scrimmage Yards
39.5 takeover
Win with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
34 scrimmage yards and 9.4 usage.
#4
vs Texas Tech
Week 1 · L 23-41
34
Scrimmage Yards
38 takeover
Loss with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
34 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · SMU
223 primary output · 41.3 efficiency · 21.7 usage
67.5
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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