Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/21Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (14.3%).
Sheldon Croney Jr.
Last confirmed: Iowa State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 206 lb · Bakersfield, CA
Sheldon Croney Jr.: RB · Iowa State · #25.
Sheldon Croney Jr.
He has spent three seasons in the Iowa State backfield. A game that shows it: 56 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against Northern Iowa — Week 1, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Iowa State in the news
- Iowa State hires Jared Benko as athletics director
The Des Moines Register Oct 23 - Arizona players out for Iowa State game
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22 - Jared Benko named AD
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa State | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 23 | 56 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 31 | 159 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Career | 84 | 311 | 3.7 | 3 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa State | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 182 | 7.3 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-26vs Northern Iowa | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-18vs No. 19 Iowa | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 72-20vs UL Monroe | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-23@ Baylor | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-14@ West Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-31vs Kansas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ Kansas State | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | L 9-33vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 1 | 14 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2019
W 29-26
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Baylor · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −2.05Sheldon Croney Jr. run for no gain to the Bayl 40
- Week 4 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.02Brock Purdy pass complete to Sheldon Croney Jr. for 15 yds to the IowSt 40 for a
- Week 4 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.44Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 1 · Northern Iowa · 1st and 15 · Q5 · EPA +1.14Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 14 yds to the NIowa 16
- Week 1 · Northern Iowa · 3rd and 19 · Q4 · EPA +1.08Brock Purdy pass complete to Sheldon Croney Jr. for 14 yds to the NIowa 5
- Week 1 · Northern Iowa · 1st and 1 · Q5 · EPA +0.94Sheldon Croney Jr. 1 Yd Run
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.74Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 1 yd to the IowSt 32
- Week 5 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.72Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 1 yd to the IowSt 31
- Week 4 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.70Sheldon Croney Jr. run for no gain to the IowSt 25
- Week 1 · Northern Iowa · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −0.63Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIowa 38
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Matt Campbell — 23-16 over that span.
2017Iowa State8-5HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2018Iowa State8-5HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2019Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 20.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 15.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
54.6%
482 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
516 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
30 carries and 10 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Iowa State
- 2019 Iowa State CampbellYear 4 · 8 games
- 2018 Iowa State CampbellYear 3 · 10 games
- 2017 Iowa State CampbellYear 2 · 9 games
- 2016 Iowa State CampbellYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa State, 311 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
Iowa State
Played his entire career under Matt Campbell.