Running back, South Carolina State, 2022–⁠26

Josh Shaw

Number
No. 0
Height
5′11″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Hanahan, SC

Josh Shaw plays running back for South Carolina State. Last time out, at Charleston Southern: 6 carries, 8 yards, 2 TD. Shaw leads South Carolina State in rushing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

239 rushing yards, 12 TD

Last game: 6 carries, 8 yards, 2 TD at Charleston Southern, L 39–⁠49

Next game: vs. Norfolk State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 74SAV
  2. 18FAMU
  3. 16VSU
  4. 55@FUR
  5. 54@BCU
  6. 14CIT
  7. 8@CHSO

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

99rushing yards, career highat Delaware State, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Savannah State, 2026

Team titles: MEAC champions, 2024 and 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022South Carolina State710.104
2023South Carolina State783885.0236
2024*South Carolina State16724.5316
2025South Carolina State432555.9341
2026South Carolina State612393.91228
Career2059554.72041

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022South Carolina State0RBYr 1
2023South Carolina State0RBYr 2
2024South Carolina State0RBYr 3
2025South Carolina State0RBYr 4
2026South Carolina State0RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″220

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022South Carolina State (FCS)5-0.40––-2.0–
2023South Carolina State (FCS)380.18––6.913%
2024South Carolina State (FCS)111.00––11.0–
2025South Carolina State (FCS)40-0.03––-1.19%
2026South Carolina State (FCS)610.3594th (n=478)0.1021.613%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 South Carolina State 7 games, 239 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Savannah StateW 87–⁠0974328
Sep 6vs.Florida A&MW 31–⁠1381828
Sep 12vs.Virginia StateW 66–⁠061617
Sep 19atFurmanW 20–⁠17955127
Sep 26atBethune-CookmanW 31–⁠211454221
Oct 3vs.The CitadelL 31–⁠3491416
Oct 10atCharleston SouthernL 39–⁠496823
2025 South Carolina State 6 games, 255 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Oct 11atNorth Carolina A&TW 22–⁠161111
Oct 25atNorfolk StateW 51–⁠203404
Nov 8vs.HowardW 42–⁠12964134
Nov 14atNorth Carolina CentralW 34–⁠271083141
Nov 22atDelaware StateW 28–⁠171699036
Dec 13 ✦vs.Prairie View A&MW 40–⁠384406
2024 South Carolina State 6 games, 72 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Aug 31atFlorida A&ML 18–⁠223312
Sep 7atThe CitadelW 23–⁠205523
Oct 26vs.Delaware StateW 69–⁠35327013
Nov 9atHowardW 38–⁠141000
Nov 16atMorgan StateW 54–⁠7––––
Nov 23vs.Norfolk StateW 53–⁠21437016

No box score in the source for Oct 19 vs. Fort Valley State, so that game is not listed.

2023 South Carolina State 9 games, 388 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Aug 26vs.Jackson StateL 7–⁠3752306
Sep 2atCharlotteL 3–⁠243805
Sep 9atGeorgia TechL 13–⁠48732014
Sep 23vs.The CitadelW 31–⁠10928014
Oct 7vs.Virginia LynchburgW 56–⁠61165018
Oct 14vs.Tennessee TechL 7–⁠283−101
Oct 21atDelaware StateW 35–⁠71194127
Nov 11vs.Morgan StateL 17–⁠201670036
Nov 18atNorfolk StateW 44–⁠171369135
2022 South Carolina State 3 games, 1 rushing yard
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 1atUCFL 10–⁠562−201
Sep 24atNorth Carolina A&TL 27–⁠412304
Sep 29atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠503004

No box score in the source for Oct 15 vs. Virginia Lynchburg, so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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