Running back, Eastern Michigan, 2014–⁠19

Shaq Vann

Lettered 2015, 2017–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Weight
222 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
South Bend, IN

Shaq Vann played running back at Eastern Michigan (2014–⁠19).

Career highs

156rushing yards, career highvs. Mississippi Valley State, 20164rushing touchdowns, career highat Akron, 20198catches, career highvs. Army, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Eastern Michigan1005865.9574
2016Eastern Michigan211667.9258
2017Eastern Michigan1135204.6335
2018Eastern Michigan1345794.3546
2019Eastern Michigan1497154.8835
Career5172,5665.02374

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Eastern Michigan372647.1133
2017Eastern Michigan11625.6028
2018Eastern Michigan8486.0011
2019Eastern Michigan11666.0014
Career674406.6133

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Eastern Michigan5RBYr 1
2016Eastern Michigan5RBYr 2
2017Eastern Michigan5RBYr 3
2018Eastern Michigan5RBYr 4
2019Eastern Michigan5RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″222

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
2015Eastern Michigan1440.1043rd (n=268)0.1214.017%0.11
2016Eastern Michigan210.37––7.713%–
2017Eastern Michigan126-0.0410th (n=287)0.12-5.219%-0.04
2018Eastern Michigan130-0.0113th (n=300)0.15-1.919%0.08
2019Eastern Michigan1630.0628th (n=287)0.139.824%0.11

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

2019 Eastern Michigan 10 games, 715 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atCoastal CarolinaW 30–⁠23228402130
Sep 7atKentuckyL 17–⁠388902130
Sep 14atIllinoisW 34–⁠313180110
Oct 19vs.Western MichiganW 34–⁠2717970180
Oct 26atToledoL 34–⁠37201102–––
Nov 2vs.BuffaloL 14–⁠436330160
Nov 12atAkronW 42–⁠14281424–––
Nov 19atNorthern IllinoisW 45–⁠17141011–––
Nov 29vs.Kent StateL 26–⁠3418731130
Dec 26 ✦vs.PittsburghL 30–⁠34134803220
2018 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 579 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.MonmouthW 51–⁠1711350–––
Sep 8atPurdueW 20–⁠197440–––
Sep 15atBuffaloL 28–⁠3510301130
Sep 22atSan Diego StateL 20–⁠2321760–––
Sep 29vs.Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠2618681–––
Oct 6atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠2715540–––
Oct 13vs.ToledoW 28–⁠26115113110
Oct 20atBall StateW 42–⁠20206312140
Oct 27vs.ArmyL 22–⁠37370–––
Nov 3vs.Central MichiganW 17–⁠71311411110
Nov 10vs.AkronW 27–⁠75370190
2017 Eastern Michigan 9 games, 520 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠7239001−30
Sep 9atRutgersW 16–⁠1316670–––
Sep 23vs.OhioL 20–⁠27102902130
Oct 7atToledoL 15–⁠2092403450
Oct 26atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠3061401−20
Nov 2vs.Ball StateW 56–⁠147552–––
Nov 8atCentral MichiganL 30–⁠4214711370
Nov 15atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠2412530120
Nov 21vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠31161170–––
2016 Eastern Michigan 2 games, 166 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 61–⁠14201562–––
Sep 10atMissouriL 21–⁠611100–––
2015 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 586 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Old DominionL 34–⁠3811510–––
Sep 12atWyomingW 48–⁠29161292–––
Sep 19vs.Ball StateL 17–⁠286250180
Sep 26vs.ArmyL 36–⁠5863518370
Oct 3atLSUL 22–⁠4443213300
Oct 10vs.AkronL 21–⁠4765505400
Oct 17atToledoL 20–⁠6396802290
Oct 24atNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠49165214110
Oct 29vs.Western MichiganL 28–⁠58127904261
Nov 7atMiami (OH)L 13–⁠286620–––
Nov 14vs.MassachusettsL 17–⁠284203270
Nov 27atCentral MichiganL 28–⁠354−407560

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

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