Running back, Kent State, 2016–⁠19

Jo-el Shaw

Number: No. 33
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 230 lb
Class (2019): Senior
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Jo-el Shaw played running back at Kent State (2016–⁠19).

159rushing yards, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 2018 3rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Howard, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

657

320

2–⁠107–⁠6

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2018	Kent State	138	657	4.8	7	76
2019	Kent State	73	320	4.4	2	54
Career		211	977	4.6	9	76

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2018	Kent State	9	84	9.3	2	24
2019	Kent State	6	46	7.7	0	21
Career		15	130	8.7	2	24

Returns

Season	Team	KR	Yds
2018	Kent State	5	99
2019	Kent State	2	22
Career		7	121

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2016	Kent State	33	RB	Fr.
2017	Kent State	33	RB	So.
2018	Kent State	33	RB	Jr.
2019	Kent State	33	RB	Sr.	6′1″	230

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.

Per play

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. rush
2018	Kent State	150	0.23	77th (n=300)	0.15	35.3	22%	0.14
2019	Kent State	82	-0.01	11th (n=287)	0.13	-0.9	16%	-0.10

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Kent State 7 games, 320 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 29	atArizona State	L 7–⁠30	16	67	0	15	–	–
Sep 7	vs.Kennesaw State	W 26–⁠23	17	93	0	54	1	8
Sep 14	atAuburn	L 16–⁠55	6	9	0	6	2	33
Sep 21	vs.Bowling Green	W 62–⁠20	15	109	2	41	1	7
Oct 5	atWisconsin	L 0–⁠48	6	20	0	9	–	–
Oct 19	atOhio	L 38–⁠45	9	33	0	11	1	4
Oct 26	vs.Miami (OH)	L 16–⁠23	4	−11	0	0	1	−6

2018 Kent State 9 games, 657 rushing yards, 7 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 8	vs.Howard	W 54–⁠14	12	105	3	55	–	–
Sep 15	atPenn State	L 10–⁠63	10	22	0	10	3	14
Sep 22	atOle Miss	L 17–⁠38	5	22	0	14	2	33
Oct 6	vs.Ohio	L 26–⁠27	8	17	0	9	–	–
Oct 20	vs.Akron	L 23–⁠24	10	38	0	12	–	–
Oct 30	atBowling Green	W 35–⁠28	26	128	2	19	2	28
Nov 6	atBuffalo	L 14–⁠48	20	50	0	9	–	–
Nov 15	vs.Toledo	L 34–⁠56	16	116	1	76	1	2
Nov 23	vs.Eastern Michigan	L 20–⁠28	31	159	1	13	1	7