2022:
- Returned four kicks for 84 yards including one for 25
- Returned two kicks for 23 yards
- Returned one kick for 16 yards
- Returned two kicks for 23 yards
- Returned one kick for 32 yards vs. UNLV (10/7/22)
- Returned two kicks for 49 yards including season long of 27 yards
- Returned two kicks for 42 yards vs. WMU (9/24/22)
- Returned one kick for 15 yards at Auburn (9/10/22)
- Returned one kick vs. Portland St. (9/1/22)
2021:
- Appeared in 11 games on offense and special teams and started two games at running back
- Scored his first career rushing TD against New Mexico State (10/02)
- Finished the season with 46 rushing yards on 14 attempts and 38 receiving yards for seven catches
- Had 286 kick return yards and returned nine punts for 90 yards
2020:
- Appeared in seven games as a kickoff return specialist and was the starting running back in the first two games of the season
- Finished eighth nationally among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players averaging 31.0 yards per kickoff return on 12 attempts
- Second best single-season average in San José State history
- Scored on a 98-yard touchdown return to open the second half against Nevada and spark the Spartans' come-from-behind victory (12/11)
- Named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week for the week ending December 12th
- Logged three rushing attempts for the season with a long run of 10 yards against New Mexico (10/31)
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Named to the Mercury News/East Bay Times Bay Area Preps HQ 25-player all-decade team
- One of the top all-purpose players in California in 2018 and 2019
- A running back, defensive back and return specialist at De La Salle High in Concord, Calif. (Coach Jason Alumbaugh)
- Scoring threat from anywhere on the field
- Rushed for 27 touchdowns, returned three interceptions and one punt return for six points, and passed for seven scores in three seasons
- Rushed for three touchdowns including a 60-yard score and forced a fumble and was credited with 12 tackles as a cornerback in the 2019 California Interscholastic Federation (C.I.F.) Open Division state championship game
- Finished his senior season rushing for 1,141 yards and 19 touchdowns and 16 receptions for 258 yards and two more scores
- A two-time CalHiSports.com first-team all-state selection as a multi-purpose back
- More 2019 honors included Sports Stars' 2019 "NorCal Player of the Year "and San Francisco Chronicle "Metro Player of the Year"
- A first-team San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro and Bay Area News Group pick his junior season.
PERSONAL: A business marketing major ... Was a member of De La Salle's Black Student Union organization since his freshman year ... Enjoys pencil sketching cartoon characters ... Family tree includes cousins DeAndre Carter, the Washington Commanders wide receiver, and running back C.J. Anderson, a seven-year National Football League veteran ... Shamar is a native of Berkeley, Calif.
CAREER STATS:
RUSHING | att | yds | td | lg | avg/c | avg/g c | |
2021 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 5.3 | 2.3 | |
2020 | 17 | 59 | 1 | 16 | 3.5 | 5.4 | |
2022 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | |
Career Total | 39 | 98 | 1 | 16 | 2.5 | 3.4 | |
RECEPTIONS | Rec | Yds | Td | Lg | Rec/G | Yds/R | Yds/g |
2020 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 5.0 |
2021 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
2022 | 9 | 85 | 1 | 27 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 7.7 |
Career Total | 24 | 172 | 1 | 27 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 5.9 |