Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/36Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (5.6%).
Shadrach Thornton
Last confirmed: NC State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Hinesville, GA
Shadrach Thornton: RB · NC State · #10.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Shadrach Thornton
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the NC State backfield. A game that shows it: 111 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against South Alabama — Week 4, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
NC State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 38-14@ Old Dominion | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-13@ South Alabama | 12 | 111 | 9.3 | 2 | 39 | Season-high 111 yds |
| Total | 30 | 203 | 6.8 | 3 | 39 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2015
W 63-13
111 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 50-point win on the road against South Alabama.
With B. Cherry — 1 rec · 33 yds · -1 rush yds (1 car) · J. Brissett — 218 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.4
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.84Shadrach Thornton run for 39 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)
- Week 3 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.33Shadrach Thornton run for 15 yds to the ODU 42 for a
- Week 3 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Shadrach Thornton run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 1st and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Shadrach Thornton run for 4 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.52Shadrach Thornton run for 18 yds to the NCSt 40 for a
- Week 3 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.42Shadrach Thornton run for 6 yds to the NCSt 43 for a
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.02Shadrach Thornton run for 11 yds to the NCSt 40 for a
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.01Shadrach Thornton run for a loss of 3 yards to the SAlab 33
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.00Shadrach Thornton run for 8 yds to the NCSt 38
- Week 3 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +0.94Shadrach Thornton run for 8 yds to the NCSt 47 for a
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Dave Doeren, all run-leaning offenses — 15-11 over that span.
2014NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning
2015NC State7-6HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 102 YDS/g, 7.2 YPC, 1.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
43.6%
411 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
30 carries in 2 games
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at NC State
- 2015 NC State DoerenYear 4 · 2 games
- 2014 NC State DoerenYear 3 · 13 games
- 2013 NC State DoerenYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 NC State O'BrienYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at NC State, 1,110 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
2 coaches2012
NC State
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom O'Brien → Dave Doeren. Worth noting in scheme + development context.