Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/15Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (13.3%).
Shakif Seymour
Last confirmed: Toledo, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Cleveland, OH · Holy Name
Shakif Seymour: RB · Toledo · #21.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Shakif Seymour
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fourth year in the Toledo backfield. On tape: 93 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards against Bowling Green, Week 10, 2020.
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.
Toledo in the news
- Michigan flips Toledo recruit
Yahoo Sports Oct 21
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 38-3vs Bowling Green | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 93 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 38-41@ Western Michigan | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Total | 14 | 126 | 9.0 | 1 | 33 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2020
W 38-3
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Bowling Green · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA −3.28Shakif Seymour run for no gain to the BwGrn 26
- Week 10 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Shakif Seymour run for 6 yds for a TD (D.J. Wellons KICK)
- Week 10 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.06Shakif Seymour run for 11 yds to the BwGrn 42 for a
- Week 11 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.34Shakif Seymour run for a loss of 1 yard to the Toled 40
- Week 11 · Western Michigan · 1st and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21Shakif Seymour run for 2 yds for a TD (Evan Davis KICK)
- Week 10 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.03Shakif Seymour run for 12 yds to the Toled 37 for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.92Shakif Seymour run for 17 yds to the BwGrn 7 for a
- Week 10 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.61Shakif Seymour run for no gain to the Toled 22
- Week 10 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.53Shakif Seymour run for 7 yds to the Toled 47
- Week 10 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.51Shakif Seymour run for 12 yds to the BwGrn 31 for a
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Jason Candle — 28-17 over that span.
2017Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2018Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2019Toledo6-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-heavy
2020Toledo4-2HC: Jason Candle · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 63.0 YDS/g, 20.1 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
47.9%
219 pass / 238 run
Plays / game
76.2
6 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
238 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
14 carries and 1 catch in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Toledo
- 2020 Toledo CandleYear 4 · 2 games
- 2019 Toledo CandleYear 3 · 12 games
- 2018 Toledo CandleYear 2 · 13 games
- 2017 Toledo CandleYear 1 · 13 games
- Before collegeSigned with Toledo in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 2,160 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Toledo in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Toledo, 2,134 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 40 games over 4 seasons.
2016
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Holy Name
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coach2017–2020
Toledo
Played his entire career under Jason Candle.