Shane Illingworth
Shane Illingworth
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Vai Taua → Ken Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nevada | 15 | 27 | 55.6% | 175 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 102.6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Nevada | 84 | 145 | 57.9% | 761 | 5.2 | 2 | 3 | 102.4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 28 | 50 | 56.0% | 385 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | 136.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 127 | 222 | 57.2% | 1,321 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 110.1 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nevada | 10 | -14 | -1.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Nevada | 35 | -63 | -1.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 4 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 49 | -78 | -1.6 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Gunner Cruz’s 2021 season.
Differs from Gunner on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DJ Williams’s path through Southern Illinois.
Matches DJ on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Spencer Petras's junior season at Iowa (2022).
Matches Spencer on
Differs from Spencer on
Player DNA
Players who play like Shane Illingworth
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2023-55%
Sharp dropoff (-55%) — career inflection point.