#25
Buffalo · 2026

Terrance Shelton Jr.

RBJunior5' 11", 213 lbsFranklin, WI
Buffalo Bulls4-3 · TDC #128
Snap share
13%
2 of 2 started · likely 9–16%
Rush yards
80
504th of 1457 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.5
Rush TD
0
Receptions
4
1117th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.32
4 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · -1.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.32
Passing-0.32
1st down-0.41
3rd down-0.05
Standard downs-0.41
Passing downs-0.05
Jr.RB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays4%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down0%
3rd down2%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs2%
Jr.RB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries23—
Success rate26.1%318th / 321
Explosive run rate4.3%311th / 321
Stuffed at the line13.0%125th / 321
First downs2—
Red-zone carries0—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction23 carries

Left
13%
3.3 YPC · 0% succ.
Middle
65%
3.7 YPC · 33% succ.
Right
22%
2.8 YPC · 40% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Buffalo

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Jr.’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
8
7 caught (88%)
Avg. depth of target
1.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.4
31 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
10
of 41 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

80% comp1.8 avg. depth4.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (38%), 2 caught (67%), 9 yds, 3.0 per target367% · 9yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (25%), 2 caught (100%), 5 yds, 2.5 per target2100% · 5yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction41 carries

Left
12%
5.6 YPC · 60% succ.
Middle
73%
4.6 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
15%
2.0 YPC · 17% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farBuffalo#128 · 4-3213%23803.5026.1%41104.5%
2025Buffalo#109 · 5-7923%572444.3144.9%84205.3%
2024Buffalo#86 · 9-41210%23883.8043.5%————

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Terrance Shelton Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Terrance Shelton Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.1 avg. game scoreBest: 5.5 vs UAlbany (Week 1)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1UAlbanyW 21–175.514463.3063113.704
2@Florida InternationalL 20–334.78293.6014100.000
3@Penn StateL 13–55—no stats recorded
4Robert MorrisW 31–28—no stats recorded
5Western MichiganL 17–20—no stats recorded
6@ToledoW 23–8—no stats recorded
7MassachusettsW 25–18—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games5.122753.40144112.804

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries23—
Yards80504th / 1457
Yards / carry3.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long17—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41117th / 1995
Yards111658th / 1981
Yards / catch2.8—
Touchdowns0—
Long4—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · UAlbany✓ RB80~45 (38–50)17·56%
Wk 2 · Florida International✓ RB68~25 (17–32)10137%
Season2 GS52270 (49–85)27113%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Buffalo roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
4Messiah BurchRBSR1186615.626+0.06
0Nino HillRBSO591702.92—+0.15
24James McNeil Jr.RBJR271204.41——
25Terrance Shelton Jr.RBJR23803.504-0.32
21Devare MathisRBSR——————
26Chase EnlowRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Buffalo depth chart →