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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
99rushing yards, career highat Delaware State, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Savannah State, 2026Team titles: MEAC champions, 2024 and 2025
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina State | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | South Carolina State | 78 | 388 | 5.0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2024* | South Carolina State | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 3 | 16 |
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 43 | 255 | 5.9 | 3 | 41 |
| 2026 | South Carolina State | 61 | 239 | 3.9 | 12 | 28 |
| Career | 205 | 955 | 4.7 | 20 | 41 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina State | 0 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | South Carolina State | 0 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | South Carolina State | 0 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 0 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | South Carolina State | 0 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 5 | -0.40 | – | – | -2.0 | – |
| 2023 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 38 | 0.18 | – | – | 6.9 | 13% |
| 2024 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 11 | 1.00 | – | – | 11.0 | – |
| 2025 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 40 | -0.03 | – | – | -1.1 | 9% |
| 2026 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 61 | 0.35 | 94th (n=478) | 0.10 | 21.6 | 13% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Savannah State | W 87–0 | 9 | 74 | 3 | 28 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 31–13 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 12 | vs.Virginia State | W 66–0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 20–17 | 9 | 55 | 1 | 27 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 31–21 | 14 | 54 | 2 | 21 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 31–34 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 39–49 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
2025 South Carolina State 6 games, 255 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | at | W 22–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 51–20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 42–12 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 34 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 34–27 | 10 | 83 | 1 | 41 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 28–17 | 16 | 99 | 0 | 36 |
| Dec 13 ✦ | vs. | W 40–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
2024 South Carolina State 6 games, 72 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 18–22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 23–20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 69–35 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 38–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 54–7 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 53–21 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 16 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | L 7–37 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 2 | at | L 3–24 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 13–48 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 31–10 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Virginia Lynchburg | W 56–6 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 7–28 | 3 | −1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 35–7 | 11 | 94 | 1 | 27 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 17–20 | 16 | 70 | 0 | 36 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 44–17 | 13 | 69 | 1 | 35 |
2022 South Carolina State 3 games, 1 rushing yard
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 10–56 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 27–41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 10–50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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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