Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 8 | 45 | 5.7 | 0 | 13 |
#20
Shawn Simeon
Freshman running back for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Naples, FL · Naples HS
Transferred Toledo → UConn for 2026
The numbers
45
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 30 rush yds, vs Lafayette
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman running back for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Toledo in 2025.
Shawn Simeon
Shawn Simeon has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 30 rush yds against Lafayette — Week 1, 2026.
45 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 8 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Naples
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Gordon Sammis
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Gordon Sammis → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025Toledo
2026UConn
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
30 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Southern Miss · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -1.75(03:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 S.Simeon rush middle for 2 yards loss to the CONN44 (#8 I.Ibraheem; #18 M.Caswell)
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +1.35(04:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 S.Simeon rush right for 13 yards gain to the UC38 (#0 X.Johnson; #27 T.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Southern Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.71(03:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 S.Simeon rush middle for 7 yards gain to the CONN46 (#41 W.Smith; #90 J.Stegall)
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.67(04:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 S.Simeon rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UC40 (#22 G.Mancini)
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.65(00:30) Shotgun #20 S.Simeon rush middle for 10 yards gain to the LF40 (#25 J.Burrell; #20 L.Dale), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Southern Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.46(00:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 S.Simeon rush middle for 7 yards gain to the CONN23 (#6 A.Martin; #42 M.Spriggs)
- Week 3 · Southern Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.32(05:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 S.Simeon rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CONN30 (#41 W.Smith; #95 J.Johnson)
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.09(05:11) Shotgun #20 S.Simeon rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UC25 (#90 S.Curtis)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +15 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026UConn2-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 22.5 YDS/g, 5.7 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
40.3%
79 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,419 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the FBS Independents as a freshman.
The backfield · UConn
- #3Kenji Christian528 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Trey Cornist469 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Cyncir Bowers249 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Dashun Reeder222 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Shawn Simeon10 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology