Player Dossier

2010-2013

South Florida

Marcus Shaw

RB • 5'9" • Arcadia, FL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Marcus Shaw leans workhorse runner traits and 48.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

69%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

63

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

50

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

74

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · South Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
South Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: McNeese

Player Story

Marcus Shaw built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Arcadia, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Marcus Shaw's career was his backfield work: 1,165...

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Marcus Shaw, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · South Florida. Marcus Shaw leans workhorse runner traits and 48.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,359
Rushing yards
1,165
Receiving yards
194
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Marcus Shaw quick answers

Latest team and position
South Florida · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,359
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · South Florida
Top game
McNeese
Latest roster
No. 20 · Class 2013
2013 Scrimmage yards rank
880 scrimmage yards · RB 76th (top 15%) · American Athletic 14th (top 8%) · National 163rd (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonSouth Florida512811414124.9
2011 Regular SeasonSouth Florida7693831215.9
2012 Regular SeasonSouth Florida1028224834045
2013 Regular SeasonSouth Florida10880765115376.8

Related Context

Marcus Shaw played RB for South Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marcus Shaw recorded 1,165 rushing yards, 194 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with South Florida.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

South Florida paired 880 primary output with 48.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 48.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: McNeese

Loss with 192 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Regular Season · South Florida

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

88

Efficiency

48.7

Usage

38.6

Consistency

58.5

Best Game by takeover score

McNeese

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. McNeese: 192. Michigan State: 94. Florida Atlantic: 159. Miami: 127. Cincinnati: 27. Houston: 40. Memphis: 69. SMU: 50. UCF: 81. Rutgers: 41

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. McNeese: 17 by 97.1. Michigan State: 23 by 42.6. Florida Atlantic: 22 by 75.3. Miami: 20 by 66.1. Cincinnati: 9 by 31.3. Houston: 19 by 20.6. Memphis: 12 by 56.3. SMU: 13 by 38.2. UCF: 22 by 35.3. Rutgers: 13 by 24.3

Split Comparison

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Wins27 · Games = 1 · -67.8 vs Losses
Losses94.8 · Games = 9 · +67.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

McNeese

Best efficiency game

97.1 vs McNeese

Result
Sun 12/8@ RutgersL 6-319161.8004253.2
Sat 11/30@ UCFL 20-2321673.2011143.7
Sun 11/24vs SMUL 6-1611393.5002113.8
Sun 11/17vs MemphisL 10-2311575.2001125.8
Thu 10/31@ HoustonL 23-3518341.900162.1
Sat 10/5vs CincinnatiW 26-20927303
Sat 9/28vs Miami100 rush yardsL 21-49201276.3016.3
Sat 9/14vs Florida Atlantic100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 10-28221597.2007.2
Sat 9/7@ Michigan StateL 6-2123944.1004.1
Sat 8/31vs McNeese100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 21-531214512.10154711.3

Player Story

Marcus Shaw story

Marcus Shaw built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Arcadia, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Marcus Shaw's career was his backfield work: 1,165 rushing yards, 238 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 194 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 194 receiving yards and 458 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marcus Shaw's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    South Florida

    2010-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2010201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonSouth Florida12850.94.7
2011 Regular SeasonSouth Florida6933.54.5-59
2012 Regular SeasonSouth Florida28248.410.9213
2013 Regular SeasonSouth Florida88048.738.6598

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs McNeese

Week 1 · L 21-53

Loss with 192 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

192

Scrimmage Yards

99 takeover

192 scrimmage yards and 43.6 usage.

#2

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 3 · L 10-28

159

Scrimmage Yards

86 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

159 scrimmage yards and 44 usage.

#3

vs Miami

Week 5 · L 21-49

127

Scrimmage Yards

77.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

127 scrimmage yards and 43.5 usage.

#4

vs Stony Brook

Week 1 · W 59-14

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Scrimmage Yards

75.1 takeover

Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 8.9 usage.

#5

@ Cincinnati

Week 13 · L 10-27 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

70.3 takeover

Loss with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

60 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · South Florida

880 primary output · 48.7 efficiency · 38.6 usage

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#2

2012 Regular Season · South Florida

45

282 primary · 48.4 efficiency · 10.9 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · South Florida

24.9

128 primary · 50.9 efficiency · 4.7 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games