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, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Rutgers392386.1341
2018Rutgers1445874.1336
2019Rutgers29883.008
2020Virginia Tech662433.7228
2021Virginia Tech1337605.7650
Career4111,9164.71450

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Rutgers713319.0242
2018Rutgers433668.5241
2019Rutgers2931010.7274
2020Virginia Tech181548.6042
2021Virginia Tech2524910.0133
Career1221,2129.9774

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Rutgers203340–––
2018Rutgers1018401−10
2020Virginia Tech12203200
2021Virginia Tech61730130
Career3771305220

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Rutgers6RBYr 1
2018Rutgers6RBYr 2
2019Rutgers6RBYr 3
2020Virginia Tech6RBYr 4
2021Virginia Tech6RBJr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Rutgers520.37––19.19%–
2018Rutgers2110.0627th (n=300)0.1512.827%0.04
2019Rutgers660.1764th (n=287)0.1311.027%–
2020Virginia Tech890.1446th (n=212)0.1412.312%0.08
2021Virginia Tech1620.2370th (n=277)0.1637.819%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.North CarolinaW 17–⁠10111603660
Sep 11vs.Middle TennesseeW 35–⁠1410532150
Sep 18atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠27104714310
Sep 25vs.RichmondW 21–⁠1072802200
Oct 9vs.Notre DameL 29–⁠3283512220
Oct 16vs.PittsburghL 7–⁠287180110
Oct 23vs.SyracuseL 36–⁠41107801300
Oct 30atGeorgia TechW 26–⁠1714830250
Nov 5atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠1712670130
Nov 13vs.DukeW 48–⁠171211712401
Nov 20atMiamiL 26–⁠382304210
Nov 27atVirginiaW 29–⁠24181691–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.MarylandL 10–⁠5412460250
2020 Virginia Tech 11 games, 243 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26vs.NC StateW 45–⁠248281–––
Oct 3atDukeW 38–⁠3113470–––
Oct 10atNorth CarolinaL 45–⁠568330310
Oct 17vs.Boston CollegeW 40–⁠143331190
Oct 24atWake ForestL 16–⁠23113401190
Oct 31atLouisvilleW 42–⁠357340–––
Nov 7vs.LibertyL 35–⁠3893304300
Nov 14vs.MiamiL 24–⁠256202160
Nov 21atPittsburghL 14–⁠47–––2130
Dec 5vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠451−104680
Dec 12vs.VirginiaW 33–⁠15–––1−20
2019 Rutgers 4 games, 88 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.MassachusettsW 48–⁠211239091261
Sep 7atIowaL 0–⁠3063004−10
Sep 21vs.Boston CollegeL 16–⁠3058091301
Sep 28atMichiganL 0–⁠5261107550
2018 Rutgers 12 games, 587 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Texas StateW 35–⁠7126217561
Sep 8atOhio StateL 3–⁠5293103120
Sep 15atKansasL 14–⁠55191020200
Sep 22vs.BuffaloL 13–⁠4215691380
Sep 29vs.IndianaL 17–⁠2486404220
Oct 6vs.IllinoisL 17–⁠38153406440
Oct 13atMarylandL 7–⁠346140140
Oct 20vs.NorthwesternL 15–⁠186230180
Nov 3atWisconsinL 17–⁠311038081621
Nov 10vs.MichiganL 7–⁠42124204150
Nov 17vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠20221021160
Nov 24atMichigan StateL 10–⁠1410603290
2017 Rutgers 10 games, 238 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.WashingtonL 14–⁠30390–––
Sep 16vs.Morgan StateW 65–⁠01410222300
Sep 23atNebraskaL 17–⁠27110–––
Sep 30vs.Ohio StateL 0–⁠56–––1140
Oct 14atIllinoisW 35–⁠246871–––
Oct 21vs.PurdueW 14–⁠1261702391
Nov 4vs.MarylandW 31–⁠243130–––
Nov 11atPenn StateL 6–⁠35260–––
Nov 18atIndianaL 0–⁠41330–––
Nov 25vs.Michigan StateL 7–⁠401002501

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height5′9⅜″
Weight194 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan70⅞″
40-yard dash4.53 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′4″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill6.84 s
20-yard shuttle4.22 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 38 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2022Carolina Panthers13237731093
2023Carolina Panthers914460645
2024Carolina Panthers161580000
NFL career3852203316138

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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