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2 Raheem Blackshear

2 Raheem Blackshear

  • Position:
    RB
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-9 / 192
  • Hometown:
    Philadelphia, Pa.
  • High School:
    Archbishop Wood Catholic

Summary

Biography

2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2018 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches)
2018 Academic All-Big Ten

2019 (Junior): Started the first four games at running back ... eligible for redshirt ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... rushed 29 times for 88 yards ... second on the team with 29 receptions and 310 receiving yards ... scored two receiving touchdowns ... had five receptions for 20 or more yards ... accumulated 398 all-purpose yards ... picked up 11 first downs ... totaled seven receptions for 55 yards at No. 20 Michigan (9/28) ... had nine receptions for 130 receiving yards, including a 74-yard touchdown, versus Boston College (9/21) ... recorded a game-high 165 all-purpose yards against Massachusetts (8/30), including 126 receiving on nine receptions with a touchdown ... earned a spot on the Paul Hornung Award watch list (7/25).

2018 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with 10 starts at running back ... named honorable mention All-Big Ten in the coaches' vote (11/28) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/5) ... led the team with 143 carries, 586 rushing yards, 44 receptions, 367 receiving yards, 43 first downs picked up and 1,136 all-purpose yards ... first Scarlet Knight since Albert Smith in 1985 to lead the team in rushing and receiving yards in a season ... scored five touchdowns (three rushing, two receiving) ... collected a team-high 13 plays gaining 20 or more yards ... had two 100-yard rushing games and one receiving ... only player on the team to record a catch in all 12 games ... added 184 yards on kickoff returns with a long of 25 ... totaled 29 receiving yards at Michigan State (11/24) ... rushed for 102 yards on 22 attempts with a touchdown versus No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... collected five receptions and 41 rushing yards against No. 4 Michigan (11/10) ... racked up a season-high 200 all-purpose yards at Wisconsin (11/3), including 162 receiving, most by a RU running back in program history, on eight receptions with a touchdown ... had six receptions and 15 carries versus Illinois (10/6) ... added 86 all-purpose yards on eight carries and four receptions against Indiana (9/29) ... scored a 14-yard touchdown on the ground versus Buffalo (9/22) ... recorded 102 rushing yards on 19 carries at Kansas (9/15) ... ran for 31 yards and hauled in three receptions at No. 4 Ohio State (9/8) ... started at running back in the season opener versus Texas State (9/1) and recorded a rushing and a receiving touchdown ... led the team with seven receptions and 150 all-purpose yards against the Bobcats.

2017 (Freshman): Played in 11 games ... an honorable mention pick to the Big Ten Network All-Freshman Team ... averaged 6.1 yards per carry with 238 rushing yards on 39 carries ... added seven receptions for 133 yards ... scored five total touchdowns (three rushing, two receiving) ... totaled 334 kickoff return yards to finish with 705 all-purpose yards, second-most on the team ... hauled in a 42-yard touchdown reception versus No. 16 Michigan State (11/25) ... registered two carries at No. 14 Penn State (11/11) and two at Indiana (11/18) ... ran back a 44-yard kickoff return in the win versus Maryland (11/4) ... hauled in a 35-yard touchdown reception in the victory over Purdue (10/21) ... recorded a 19-yard touchdown in the win at Illinois (10/14), finishing with six carries for 87 yards (14.5 average) ... had a 41-yard rush against the Fighting Illini ... notched a 14-yard reception and five kickoff returns versus No. 11 Ohio State (9/30) ... led the team with 102 rushing yards in the win over Morgan State (9/16) with two touchdowns, finishing with a game-high 132 all-purpose yards ... had three carries in collegiate debut versus No. 8 Washington (9/1), including a six-yard run on the third offensive play of the season.

Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Steve Devlin at Archbishop Wood Catholic … helped the Vikings to a 11-2 record and a PIAA Class AAAAA state title … produced 236 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the championship game … finished 2016 with 1,257 yards rushing with 19 touchdowns on the ground … also caught 26 passes for 433 yards and five receiving scores … First Team 5A All-State selection as an athlete by the Pennsylvania Football Writers … contributed 409 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns along with 395 receiving yards and seven touchdown receptions as a junior … three-star prospect and second overall running back in Pennsylvania by Scout … 29th best recruit in the Keystone State and a three-star player by ESPN … top-40 player in the state and a three-star recruit by 247Sports.

Personal: A criminal justice major.
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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2017Freshman

    RB
    5'9" 185 lbs
    25
  • 2

    2018Sophomore

    RB
    5'9" 192 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Junior

    RB
    5'9" 192 lbs
    2
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