Shaw's Cal Career Game Highs
Rushes: 6 (vs. Oregon, 2020)
Rushing Yards: 14 (vs. Oregon, 2020)
Rushing TDs: 1 (vs. Oregon, 2020)
Long Rush: 6 (vs. Oregon, 2020)
Shaw's Collegiate Career Game Highs
Rushes: 19 (for Wisconsin, vs. Illinois, 2016)
Rushing Yards: 84 (for Wisconsin, vs. Utah State, 2017)
Rushing TDs: 2 (for Wisconsin, at Purdue, 2016)
Long Rush: 42 (for Wisconsin, vs. Michigan, 2019)
Receptions: 2 (for Wisconsin, vs. Purdue, 2017)
Receiving Yards: 11 (for Wisconsin, vs. Purdue, 2017)
Long Reception: 10 (for Wisconsin, vs. Utah State, 2017)
All-Purpose Yards: 94 (for Wisconsin, vs. Utah State, 2017)
Total TDs: 2 (for Wisconsin, at Purdue, 2016)
Points: 12 (for Wisconsin, at Purdue, 2016)
Collegiate Career (2015 – Present)
Bio
• Has played in 34 career games with two starts and ran for 956 yards and 11 touchdowns on 213 carries, while adding four receptions for 27 yards in five seasons for Wisconsin (2015-19) and Cal (2020)
Senior (2020)
• Has played in three games and rushed 11 times for 18 yards and one touchdown
• Rushed six times for 14 yards and first touchdown at Cal against Oregon
• Had three rushes for two yards at Oregon State
• Rushed twice for three yards in the season-opener and his Cal debut at UCLA
• Did not play against Stanford
• Cal announced June 9 that he had signed a financial aid agreement to join the Cal football program for the 2020 season as a graduate transfer from Wisconsin
• Granted a sixth year of collegiate eligibility
Wisconsin (2015-19)
Bio
• Played in 31 career games with two starts and ran for 938 yards and 10 touchdowns on 202 carries, while adding four receptions for 27 yards in five seasons for teams that have compiled a combined 52-16 overall record while winning three Big Ten West Division titles and four bowl games
• Rushed for 50 or more yards eight times, including on six occasions as a 2016 redshirt freshman and once as both a 2017 sophomore and 2019 junior
• Played in nine games all off the bench as a junior, rushing 18 times for 116 yards including a 42-yard run against Michigan that is the longest of his career and one touchdown for a team that finished 10-4 overall, won the Big Ten West Division and played in the Rose Bowl
• Did not play in 2018 due to injury while the Badgers were 8-5 overall and winners over Miami at the New Era Pinstripe Bowl
• Had 365 yards rushing and four touchdowns on a career-high 96 carries as well as three receptions for 21 yards in 11 games and one start as a sophomore for a team that finished 11-3 overall, while winning both the Big 10 West Division title and defeating Western Michigan in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
• Played in 11 games and made his first career start as a redshirt freshman, rushing for career highs of 457 yards and five touchdowns on 88 carries while adding one reception for six yards for a team that finished 13-1 overall, won the Big Ten West Division with a perfect 9-0 mark and were victorious over Miami at the Capital One Orange Bowl with their only loss of the campaign coming to Ohio State in the Big 10 Championship Game
• Earned Big 10 All-Academic honors as a redshirt freshman and a junior
• Redshirted as a 2015 true freshman when the Badgers were 10-3 overall and winners over USC in the Holiday Bowl
Hoover HS (Class Of 2015)
• On the roster for four prep teams that combined for a 58-6 overall record and three state championships in each of his final three seasons as a 2012 sophomore, 2013 junior and 2014 junior, while he was a team captain in each of his final two campaigns
• A second-team All-State selection as a senior when he rushed for 1255 yards and 17 touchdowns to help lead his squad to a 12-2 overall record, its third straight Alabama state championship and first at the Class 7A level after winning Class 6A titles the two previous seasons as a sophomore and junior, and a final ranking of No. 2 in the state of Alabama according to MaxPreps
• Earned MVP honors in the state championship game as a junior when his squad won its second straight Class 6A state title while finishing 15-1 overall and ranked No. 1 in the state as well as No. 11 in the Xcellent 25 Rank accoring to MaxPreps
• Contributed 290 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground on 49 carries, as well as one reception for 24 yards as a 2012 sophomore when his squad was 18-0 and ended the season as the Class 6A state champions, as well as the top-ranked team in the state of Alabama, the nation's No. 8 team and No. 12 in the Xcellent 25 Rank all according to MaxPreps
• Only the second freshman at Hoover to ever be on a varsity roster as a true freshman in 2011 when his squad was 13-3 overall and reached the championship game of the Alabama Class 6A state playoffs while finishing the season ranked No. 2 in the state according to MaxPreps
• Wore No. 27 in football
• Also participated in basketball and both indoor and outdoor track and field, winning the Emerging Elite long jump at the New Balance Indoor Nationals as a 2014 junior and helping his team to a state title as a 2015 senior when he won the Class 7A state triple jump (47-1 3/4) and finished second in the long jump (22-7 1/4)
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (Class Of 2015)
Stars: ESPN (4), Rivals (4), Scout (3), 247Sports Composite (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: Rivals (148), 247Sports Composite (417)
National Running Back Ratings: Rivals (14), ESPN (29), 247Sports Composite (36), Scout (72)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (161)
Alabama Overall Player Ratings: Rivals (8), ESPN (13), 247Sports Composite (16), Scout (38)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8779), Scout (85), ESPN (80), Rivals (5.9)
Other
• Born March 25, 1997
• Son of Brad Sr. and Karen Shaw
• Older brother, Brad Jr., was a student-athletes at South Alabama
• Inspired by his dad to play football
• All three of his siblings – Brad Jr., Brada and Bradley – and himself have a derivative of their father's first name in their first name
• Father of daughter, Harlow
• Volunteered at the Badgers' Give Back when he was at Wisconsin
• Began his football career as a youth at tight end but after scoring his first touchdown on a tight end around play was moved to running back but kept his tight end No. 82
• Earned a bachelor's degree in life sciences communications from Wisconsin in 2019 and a master's degree in educational leadership and policy analysis in 2020
• Working on his master's degree at Cal in public health
Last Updated
December 12, 2020
