Raheem Blackshear: RB · Virginia Tech · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Raheem Blackshear
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, Justin Fuente and J.C. Price. First career honor, 2021: ACC Running Back Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 169 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Virginia — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
26.5% of carries overall (130/491) → 21.4% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/70) — 86.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (18.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 133 | 760 | 5.7 | 6 | 50 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 66 | 243 | 3.7 | 2 | 28 |
| 2019 | Rutgers | 29 | 88 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | Rutgers | 144 | 587 | 4.1 | 3 | 36 |
| 2017 | Rutgers | 39 | 238 | 6.1 | 3 | 41 |
| Career | 411 | 1,916 | 4.7 | 14 | 50 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 25 | 249 | 10.0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 0 | 42 |
| 2019 | Rutgers | 29 | 310 | 10.7 | 2 | 74 |
| 2018 | Rutgers | 43 | 366 | 8.5 | 2 | 41 |
| 2017 | Rutgers | 7 | 133 | 19.0 | 2 | 42 |
| Career | 122 | 1,212 | 9.9 | 7 | 74 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10vs No. 10 North Carolina | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Middle Tennessee | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-27@ West Virginia | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-10vs Richmond | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-32vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-28vs Pittsburgh | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 36-41vs Syracuse | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17@ Georgia Tech | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-17@ Boston College | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-17vs Duke | 12 | 117 | 9.8 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-38@ Miami | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 29-24@ Virginia | 18 | 169 | 9.4 | 1 | 50 | Season-high 169 yds |
| Total | 121 | 714 | 5.9 | 6 | 50 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 29-24
at Virginia
169 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
A close one, won by 5 on the road.
With B. Burmeister — 141 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.0 · 115 rush yds (12 car) · T. Robinson — 3 rec · 89 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%119 carriesFumble rate
1.5%2 of 133 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.7 yds/carry on 133 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 49.3 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 73.8 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 32.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 86.2 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
J.C. Price
Pass share
37.8%
316 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
133 carries and 25 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #54 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Rutgers and Virginia Tech, 1,916 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 49 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, Justin Fuente and J.C. Price.
