Running back, Iowa State, 2015–⁠19

Sheldon Croney Jr.

Lettered 2017–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 25
Height
5′11″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Bakersfield, CA

Sheldon Croney Jr. played running back at Iowa State (2015–⁠19).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Iowa State311595.1125
2018Iowa State23562.4114
2019Iowa State30963.2114
Career843113.7325

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Iowa State6518.5025
2018Iowa State9717.9025
2019Iowa State10606.0015
Career251827.3025

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Iowa State25RBFr.
2017Iowa State25RBSo.
2018Iowa State25RBJr.
2019Iowa State25RBSr.5′11″206

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
2017Iowa State400.25––10.06%
2018Iowa State32-0.06––-1.96%
2019Iowa State41-0.11––-4.510%

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

2019 Iowa State 8 games, 96 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Northern IowaW 29–⁠26135613230
Sep 14vs.IowaL 17–⁠18–––110
Sep 21vs.UL MonroeW 72–⁠2092001150
Sep 28atBaylorL 21–⁠2361205210
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠14––––––
Nov 23vs.KansasW 41–⁠31150–––
Nov 30atKansas StateL 17–⁠27––––––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Notre DameL 9–⁠33130–––
2018 Iowa State 10 games, 56 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 8atIowaL 3–⁠133301100
Sep 15vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠37460150
Sep 22vs.AkronW 26–⁠131602200
Sep 29atTCUL 14–⁠17250250
Oct 6atOklahoma StateW 48–⁠424201260
Nov 3atKansasW 27–⁠3340–––
Nov 10vs.BaylorW 28–⁠142−101250
Nov 24vs.Kansas StateW 42–⁠381−20–––
Dec 1vs.DrakeW 27–⁠241−10–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Washington StateL 26–⁠282160–––
2017 Iowa State 9 games, 159 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠24390–––
Sep 16atAkronW 41–⁠142130–––
Oct 14vs.KansasW 45–⁠041112340
Oct 21atTexas TechW 31–⁠13170–––
Oct 28vs.TCUW 14–⁠7110–––
Nov 11vs.Oklahoma StateL 42–⁠49120–––
Nov 18atBaylorW 23–⁠134450120
Nov 25atKansas StateL 19–⁠20136303150
Dec 30 ✦atMemphisW 21–⁠20280–––

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

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