Running back, Virginia Tech (from Rutgers), 2017–21
Raheem Blackshear
Lettered 2017–18 at Rutgers (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA
- Born
- Jun 5, 1998
Raheem Blackshear played running back at Rutgers (2017–19) and Virginia Tech (2020–21).
Career highs
169rushing yards, career highat Virginia, 20212rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Middle Tennessee, 20219catches, career hightwice; last vs. Boston College, 2019162receiving yards, career highat Wisconsin, 2018Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rutgers | 39 | 238 | 6.1 | 3 | 41 |
| 2018 | Rutgers | 144 | 587 | 4.1 | 3 | 36 |
| 2019 | Rutgers | 29 | 88 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 66 | 243 | 3.7 | 2 | 28 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 133 | 760 | 5.7 | 6 | 50 |
| Career | 411 | 1,916 | 4.7 | 14 | 50 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rutgers | 7 | 133 | 19.0 | 2 | 42 |
| 2018 | Rutgers | 43 | 366 | 8.5 | 2 | 41 |
| 2019 | Rutgers | 29 | 310 | 10.7 | 2 | 74 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 0 | 42 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 25 | 249 | 10.0 | 1 | 33 |
| Career | 122 | 1,212 | 9.9 | 7 | 74 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rutgers | 20 | 334 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2018 | Rutgers | 10 | 184 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 173 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 37 | 713 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rutgers | 6 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Rutgers | 6 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Rutgers | 6 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 6 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 6 | RB | Jr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 194 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rutgers | 52 | 0.37 | – | – | 19.1 | 9% | – |
| 2018 | Rutgers | 211 | 0.06 | 27th (n=300) | 0.15 | 12.8 | 27% | 0.04 |
| 2019 | Rutgers | 66 | 0.17 | 64th (n=287) | 0.13 | 11.0 | 27% | – |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 89 | 0.14 | 46th (n=212) | 0.14 | 12.3 | 12% | 0.08 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 162 | 0.23 | 70th (n=277) | 0.16 | 37.8 | 19% | 0.27 |
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
2021 Virginia Tech 13 games, 760 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 17–10 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 35–14 | 10 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at | L 21–27 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 21–10 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 29–32 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 7–28 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 36–41 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 26–17 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 3–17 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 48–17 | 12 | 117 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 26–38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 29–24 | 18 | 169 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 10–54 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
2020 Virginia Tech 11 games, 243 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 45–24 | 8 | 28 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 38–31 | 13 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | L 45–56 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 40–14 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at | L 16–23 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 42–35 | 7 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 35–38 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 24–25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 14–47 | – | – | – | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 10–45 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 33–15 | – | – | – | 1 | −2 | 0 |
2019 Rutgers 4 games, 88 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 48–21 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 126 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 0–30 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 16–30 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 130 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 0–52 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 0 |
2018 Rutgers 12 games, 587 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 35–7 | 12 | 62 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 3–52 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at | L 14–55 | 19 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 13–42 | 15 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 17–24 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 17–38 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 7–34 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 15–18 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 17–31 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 162 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 7–42 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 7–20 | 22 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 10–14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
2017 Rutgers 10 games, 238 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 14–30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 65–0 | 14 | 102 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 17–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 0–56 | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 35–24 | 6 | 87 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 14–12 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 31–24 | 3 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 6–35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 0–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 7–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅜″ |
| Weight | 194 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 70⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.84 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 38 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 23 | 77 | 3 | 10 | 93 |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 45 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 38 | 52 | 203 | 3 | 16 | 138 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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