Eastern Michigan Athletics
2019 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Vann, Shaq

Jersey Number 5
Shaq Vann
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- South Bend, Ind.
- High School:
- John Adams
Bio
EMU: Ranks sixth in the EMU record books with 24 career touchdowns…Seventh all-time with career 2,577 rushing yards…2019: Elected a team captain...Appeared in 10 games for the Green and White, making nine starts…Led the team with 715 rushing yards and a team-best eight touchdowns…Average a team-high 71.5 yards per game, which ranked 10th in the MAC…Posted three games with 100+ rushing yards…Scored a career-high four touchdowns on 142 rushing yards at Akron (Nov. 12)…Earned Fourth Team All-MAC Preseason All-MAC honors from both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele's College Football Preview…Tallied two scores at Toledo (Oct. 26)...2018: Appeared in 11 games for the Eagles, starting at running back in seven matchups...Led all Eagles running backs with 590 yards on 135 carries and totaled five touchdowns...Registered his first score of the season at Buffalo (Sept. 15)...Recorded a season-best 114 rushing yards and a touchdown against Central Michigan, carrying the ball 13 times (Nov. 3)...2017: Played in nine games, starting four...Finished off the season with a 117-yard game against Bowling Green (Nov. 21) in which he had a season-high 35-yard carry...Against Ball State (Nov. 8) ran the ball seven times for 55 yards and two touchdowns...Selected Third Team Preseason All-MAC by Athlon Sports...Team captain...2016: Season cut short by injury...Started both games he played in...Tallied 166 yards on 21 carries...Scored two touchdowns against MVSU (Sept. 2)...Named Doak Walker Award Preseason Candidate...2015: Appeared in all 12 games for EMU, starting four of them...Finished the season second on the team in rushing with 586 yards on 100 carries, as well as five scores...Was the Eagles’ top threat catching out of the backfield, making 37 receptions for 269 yards and one touchdown...Had the first 100-yard rushing game of his career against Wyoming, Sept. 19, finishing with a career-best 129 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns...Was named EMU’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year...2014: One of the 2014 recruits who sat out the season as a redshirt...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended John Adams High School in South Bend, Ind...Played under Head Coach Craig Redman as an Eagle at running back and linebacker...Ranked as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com...Rated as the 20th-best athlete in the state of Indiana by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com...First team all-state during both his junior and senior seasons...Ran for 425 yards on 39 carries, while adding eight tackles and an interception on defense in a 40-34 win over cross-town rival St. Joseph...Had a three touchdown performance in the 2012 Indiana 5A Sectional Finals on runs of 32 and 67 yards as well as a 71-yard pass play...Qualified for the Indiana State Track meet in both the 100m and 200m...Named all-state in track as a sophomore and as a junior...PERSONAL: Full name: Shaq Vann...Son of Allison Townsend...Has four sisters, Alexis, Ashley, Autumn, and Yasmin and three brothers, Chris Vann, BJ and Dwayne...Business major.
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