Shane Vereen, 2010
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California, 2007–⁠10

Shane Vereen

Number
No. 34
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Valencia, CA
Born
May 2, 1989, in Valencia

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Shane Vereen played at California (2007–⁠10). The New England Patriots took Vereen in round 2, No. 56 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,167
Rushing yards, 2010 (California, 5–⁠7)
Best game
193 yards
At Stanford, week 12, 2009: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 56
Round 2, 2011 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

198rushing yards, career highat Nevada, 20103rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Nevada, 2010

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2008*California1427155.0481
2009California1839525.21261
2010California2311,1675.11359
Career5562,8345.12981

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2008*California272218.2159
2009California252449.8221
2010California222099.5331
Career746749.1659

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2009California2455103100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008California34
2009California34
2010California345′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.

Game by game

2010 California 12 games, 1,167 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.UC DavisW 52–⁠3146722281
Sep 11vs.ColoradoW 52–⁠7165913181
Sep 17atNevadaL 31–⁠52191983190
Sep 25atArizonaL 9–⁠102710202130
Oct 9vs.UCLAW 35–⁠72515123510
Oct 16atUSCL 14–⁠48105303451
Oct 23vs.Arizona StateW 50–⁠1719912280
Oct 30atOregon StateL 7–⁠3512530–––
Nov 6atWashington StateW 20–⁠13251122170
Nov 13vs.OregonL 13–⁠152611211100
Nov 20vs.StanfordL 14–⁠48156303240
Nov 27vs.WashingtonL 13–⁠162310601−40
2009 California 13 games, 952 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.MarylandW 52–⁠13104813461
Sep 12vs.Eastern WashingtonW 59–⁠712453160
Sep 19atMinnesotaW 35–⁠2182702170
Sep 26atOregonL 3–⁠426280160
Oct 3vs.USCL 3–⁠303701210
Oct 17atUCLAW 45–⁠261715412200
Oct 24vs.Washington StateW 49–⁠17136612371
Oct 31atArizona StateW 23–⁠211202200
Nov 7vs.Oregon StateL 14–⁠31590360
Nov 14vs.ArizonaW 24–⁠163015911100
Nov 21atStanfordW 34–⁠284219331100
Dec 5atWashingtonL 10–⁠42169203250
Dec 23 ✦vs.UtahL 27–⁠372012223200
2008 California 13 games, 715 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠31910114160
Sep 6atWashington StateW 66–⁠398012100
Sep 13atMarylandL 27–⁠3552302−10
Sep 27vs.Colorado StateW 42–⁠7127502190
Oct 4vs.Arizona StateW 24–⁠14279305510
Oct 18atArizonaL 27–⁠424230140
Oct 25vs.UCLAW 41–⁠20149901120
Nov 1vs.OregonW 26–⁠16216114250
Nov 8atUSCL 3–⁠17530120
Nov 15atOregon StateL 21–⁠346160130
Nov 22vs.StanfordW 37–⁠16125601591
Dec 6vs.WashingtonW 48–⁠7104911140
Dec 27 ✦vs.MiamiW 24–⁠178360270

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2011
Height5′10¼″
Weight210 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9″
Wingspan73⅝″W
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press31 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 76 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2011New England Patriots3100
2012New England Patriots12100
2013New England Patriots8–00
2014New England Patriots16100
2015New York Giants16100
2016New York Giants5100
2017New York Giants16100
NFL career76600

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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