Running back, West Virginia (from Pittsburgh), 2012–16
Rushel Shell
Lettered 2012 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Hopewell, PA
- Born
- Sep 7, 1993, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
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Rushel Shell played running back at Pittsburgh (2012) and West Virginia (2013–16).
Career highs
157rushing yards, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Texas Tech, 2016Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pittsburgh | 141 | 641 | 4.5 | 4 | 33 |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 176 | 788 | 4.5 | 7 | 54 |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 161 | 708 | 4.4 | 8 | 43 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 113 | 514 | 4.5 | 5 | 23 |
| Career | 591 | 2,651 | 4.5 | 24 | 54 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 0 | 41 |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 21 | 140 | 6.7 | 0 | 19 |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 0 | 28 |
| Career | 58 | 444 | 7.7 | 0 | 41 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pittsburgh | 4 | RB | |
| 2013 | West Virginia | 4 | RB | |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 4 | RB | |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 4 | RB | |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 4 | RB | 5′10″ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | West Virginia | 201 | 0.10 | 41st (n=253) | 0.12 | 19.7 | 19% | 0.17 |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 181 | 0.12 | 51st (n=268) | 0.12 | 21.5 | 17% | 0.15 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 109 | 0.04 | 22nd (n=259) | 0.13 | 4.9 | 14% | 0.09 |
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
2016 West Virginia 10 games, 514 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 26–11 | 16 | 90 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 38–21 | 16 | 84 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 35–32 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 17–16 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 48–17 | 21 | 104 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 34–10 | 24 | 117 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 35 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 20–37 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 24–20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 24–21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 14–31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2015 West Virginia 13 games, 708 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 44–0 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 41–17 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 45–6 | 15 | 77 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 24–44 | 20 | 72 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 26–33 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 38–62 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 2 | −2 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 10–40 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 31–26 | 14 | 111 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 38–20 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 49–0 | 14 | 108 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 30–6 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 5 | at | L 23–24 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 43–42 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
2014 West Virginia 12 games, 788 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 23–33 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 54–0 | 14 | 71 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 47 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 40–37 | 27 | 98 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 7 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 33–45 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 10 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 33–14 | 21 | 113 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 37–34 | 24 | 110 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 41–27 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 30–31 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 16–33 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 20–26 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 37–24 | 22 | 146 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 11 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 37–45 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2012 Pittsburgh 12 games, 641 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at | L 10–34 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 35–17 | 23 | 157 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 15 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 55–10 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 13–14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 35–45 | 18 | 96 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 34 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 20–6 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 47–17 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 33 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | L 26–29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 17–24 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 27–6 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 13 |
| Dec 1 | at | W 27–3 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Jan 5 ✦ | vs. | L 17–38 | 25 | 79 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅝″ | |
| Weight | 227 lb | |
| Arm length | 30″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.08 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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