R.J. Shelton

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.

2016 Michigan State 12 games, 53 catches, 789 yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 2	vs.Furman	W 28–⁠13	–	–	–	1	18	2
Sep 17	atNotre Dame	W 36–⁠28	8	80	1	–	–	–
Sep 24	vs.Wisconsin	L 6–⁠30	3	23	0	2	41	–
Oct 1	atIndiana	L 21–⁠24	7	141	1	1	23	–
Oct 8	vs.BYU	L 14–⁠31	3	18	0	3	69	–
Oct 15	vs.Northwestern	L 40–⁠54	7	190	2	4	70	–
Oct 22	atMaryland	L 17–⁠28	7	89	0	3	92	–
Oct 29	vs.Michigan	L 23–⁠32	2	57	0	3	65	–
Nov 5	atIllinois	L 27–⁠31	7	80	1	–	–	–
Nov 12	vs.Rutgers	W 49–⁠0	3	32	0	–	–	–
Nov 19	vs.Ohio State	L 16–⁠17	1	5	0	1	17	–
Nov 26	atPenn State	L 12–⁠45	5	74	0	3	53	–

2015 Michigan State 14 games, 43 catches, 503 yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 4	atWestern Michigan	W 37–⁠24	2	13	0	1	35	–
Sep 12	vs.Oregon	W 31–⁠28	2	−1	0	1	22	–
Sep 19	vs.Air Force	W 35–⁠21	5	68	0	1	13	–
Sep 26	vs.Central Michigan	W 30–⁠10	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 3	vs.Purdue	W 24–⁠21	3	31	1	3	56	–
Oct 10	atRutgers	W 31–⁠24	5	55	0	4	69	–
Oct 17	atMichigan	W 27–⁠23	4	58	0	2	50	2
Oct 24	vs.Indiana	W 52–⁠26	6	76	2	2	67	–
Nov 7	atNebraska	L 38–⁠39	4	41	0	3	33	–
Nov 14	vs.Maryland	W 24–⁠7	3	35	0	1	38	–
Nov 21	atOhio State	W 17–⁠14	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 28	vs.Penn State	W 55–⁠16	4	74	1	1	10	–
Dec 5	vs.Iowa	W 16–⁠13	3	34	0	–	–	–
Dec 31 ✦	vs.Alabama	L 0–⁠38	2	19	0	1	22	1

2014 Michigan State 13 games, 16 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Aug 29	vs.Jacksonville State	W 45–⁠7	1	5	0	–	–	–
Sep 6	atOregon	L 27–⁠46	4	58	0	5	121	–
Sep 20	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 73–⁠14	–	–	–	1	39	–
Sep 27	vs.Wyoming	W 56–⁠14	2	20	0	3	88	–
Oct 4	vs.Nebraska	W 27–⁠22	–	–	–	4	57	–
Oct 11	atPurdue	W 45–⁠31	–	–	–	2	38	–
Oct 18	atIndiana	W 56–⁠17	3	19	1	2	34	–
Oct 25	vs.Michigan	W 35–⁠11	–	–	–	1	27	–
Nov 8	vs.Ohio State	L 37–⁠49	2	15	0	3	60	–
Nov 15	atMaryland	W 37–⁠15	–	–	–	2	29	–
Nov 22	vs.Rutgers	W 45–⁠3	3	39	1	2	76	–
Nov 29	atPenn State	W 34–⁠10	–	–	–	3	135	–
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Baylor	W 42–⁠41	1	17	0	3	89	–

2013 Michigan State 12 games, 9 returns, 199 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 7	vs.South Florida	W 21–⁠6	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 14	vs.Youngstown State	W 55–⁠17	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 21	atNotre Dame	L 13–⁠17	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 5	atIowa	W 26–⁠14	–	–	–	1	29	–
Oct 12	vs.Indiana	W 42–⁠28	1	7	0	–	–	–
Oct 19	vs.Purdue	W 14–⁠0	2	−7	0	–	–	–
Oct 26	atIllinois	W 42–⁠3	1	6	0	–	–	–
Nov 2	vs.Michigan	W 29–⁠6	–	–	–	2	58	–
Nov 16	atNebraska	W 41–⁠28	–	–	–	1	17	–
Nov 23	atNorthwestern	W 30–⁠6	–	–	–	2	26	–
Nov 30	vs.Minnesota	W 14–⁠3	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dec 7	vs.Ohio State	W 34–⁠24	–	–	–	3	69	–

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

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).