Tight end, Kentucky, 2010–⁠14

Ronnie Shields

Number
No. 80
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Stone Mountain, GA
Born
Dec 15, 1991, in Los Angeles, California

Ronnie Shields played tight end at Kentucky (2010–⁠14).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Kentucky2105.006
2012Kentucky9687.6017
2013Kentucky177.007
2014Kentucky3299.7021
Career151147.6021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Kentucky80TE
2011Kentucky80TE
2012Kentucky80TE
2013Kentucky80TE
2014Kentucky80TE6′5″

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
2013Kentucky10.44––0.4–
2014Kentucky40.13––0.5–

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

2014 Kentucky 2 games, 3 catches, 29 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.UT MartinW 59–⁠14218021
Oct 25vs.Mississippi StateL 31–⁠45111011
2013 Kentucky 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 14vs.LouisvilleL 13–⁠271707
2012 Kentucky 6 games, 9 catches, 68 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atLouisvilleL 14–⁠322907
Sep 8vs.Kent StateW 47–⁠14222017
Sep 15vs.Western KentuckyL 31–⁠321808
Sep 29vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠381404
Oct 6vs.Mississippi StateL 14–⁠2721509
Nov 3vs.VanderbiltL 0–⁠40110010
2011 Kentucky 1 game, 2 catches, 10 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 24vs.FloridaL 10–⁠4821006

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

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