Running back, Duke, 2014–17
Shaun Wilson
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Hometown
- Charlotte, NC
- Born
- Dec 2, 1995
Shaun Wilson played running back at Duke (2014–17).
At a glance
Career highs
245rushing yards, career highvs. Kansas, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kansas, 20146catches, career hightwice; last vs. Northwestern, 2015102receiving yards, career highvs. North Carolina Central, 20152receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2017Rushing
Returns
Receiving
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
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 | Duke | 99 | 0.31 | 94th (n=253) | 0.12 | 30.8 | 10% | 0.42 |
| 2015 | Duke | 113 | -0.01 | 15th (n=268) | 0.12 | -0.9 | 12% | -0.08 |
| 2016 | Duke | 153 | -0.03 | 8th (n=259) | 0.13 | -5.0 | 18% | 0.02 |
| 2017 | Duke | 209 | 0.16 | 61st (n=287) | 0.12 | 33.0 | 20% | 0.13 |
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
2017 Duke 13 games, 818 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 60–7 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 53 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 41–17 | 14 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 34–20 | 18 | 176 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 3 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 27–17 | 18 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 6–31 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 80 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 21–28 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 76 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 10–17 | 13 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 17–24 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 107 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 3–24 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 16–21 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 72 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 43–20 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 31–23 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 36–14 | 16 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 19 | – |
2016 Duke 11 games, 573 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 49–6 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 14–24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 13–24 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 38–35 | 13 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 163 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 20–34 | 16 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 97 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 14–24 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 119 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 35–38 | 10 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 21–24 | 21 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 28–27 | 24 | 107 | 1 | 5 | 136 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 14–56 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 181 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 21–40 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 74 | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 8 vs. Army, so that game is not listed.
2015 Duke 11 games, 424 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 37–7 | 15 | 77 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 55–0 | 17 | 57 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 10–19 | 10 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 34–20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 9–7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 44–3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 45–43 | 4 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 27–30 | 7 | 43 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 34–42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 27–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 44–41 | 9 | 103 | 1 | 4 | 164 | – |
2014 Duke 13 games, 598 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 52–13 | 6 | 71 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | W 34–17 | 3 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 41–3 | 12 | 245 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 47–13 | 7 | 70 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 10–22 | 8 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 31–25 | 7 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 20–13 | 4 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 51–48 | 8 | 43 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 27–10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 16–17 | 6 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 20–45 | 5 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 41–21 | 5 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 31–36 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅜″ |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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