Player Career

R.J. Shelton Career Story

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Player Story

R.J. Shelton story

R.J. Shelton built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Beaver Dam, WI wearing No. 12, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of R.J. Shelton's career was his receiving role: 116 catches, 1,471 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 549 rushing yards across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 59 passing yards, 549 rushing yards, and 1,880 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives R.J. Shelton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan State

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142014201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan State628.98.5
2014 PostseasonMichigan State17367.910.6167
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State17367.910.60
2015 PostseasonMichigan State50370.219.6330
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan State50370.219.60
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State78974.727.3286

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northwestern

Week 7 · L 40-54 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

190

Receiving Yards

95.4 takeover

190 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Air Force

Week 3 · W 35-21

68

Receiving Yards

93.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

68 receiving yards with a 90.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ Indiana

Week 5 · L 21-24 · Conference game

141

Receiving Yards

91.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

141 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Penn State

Week 13 · W 55-16 · Conference game

74

Receiving Yards

89.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

74 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Indiana

Week 8 · W 52-26 · Conference game

76

Receiving Yards

83.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

789 primary output · 74.7 efficiency · 27.3 usage

81

#2

2015 Postseason · Michigan State

65.4

503 primary · 70.2 efficiency · 19.6 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Michigan State

65.4

503 primary · 70.2 efficiency · 19.6 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games