Running back, Purdue, to 2012
Akeem Shavers
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Texarkana, TX
- Born
- Jan 8, 1990, in Texarkana, Texas
Akeem Shavers played running back at Purdue (to 2012).
Career highs
149rushing yards, best game on filevs. Western Michigan, 20112rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Southeast Missouri State, 201199receiving yards, best game on filevs. Indiana, 20122receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. Indiana, 2012Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 Purdue 13 games, 871 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 48–6 | 11 | 74 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 8 | at Notre Dame | L 17–20 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 54–16 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 9 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Marshall | W 51–41 | 25 | 73 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. Michigan | L 13–44 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Wisconsin | L 14–38 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at Ohio State | L 22–29 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 93 |
| Oct 27 | at Minnesota | L 28–44 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Penn State | L 9–34 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 37 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at Iowa | W 27–24 | 17 | 64 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 54 |
| Nov 17 | at Illinois | W 20–17 | 21 | 99 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Indiana | W 56–35 | 27 | 126 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 99 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | L 14–58 | 14 | 93 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 54 |
2011 Purdue 12 games, 519 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 27–24 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 30 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at Rice | L 22–24 | 11 | 69 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 59–0 | 11 | 75 | 2 | 26 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs.Notre Dame | L 10–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Minnesota | W 45–17 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 15 | atPenn State | L 18–23 | 13 | 54 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Illinois | W 21–14 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | atMichigan | L 14–36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | atWisconsin | L 17–62 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Ohio State | W 26–23 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Iowa | L 21–31 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Western Michigan | W 37–32 | 22 | 149 | 0 | 44 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CFL | Ottawa RedBlacks * |
| 2015–16 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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