Will Shipley
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Will Shipley

Running Back, Philadelphia Eagles · #28.

Player facts

Team
Philadelphia Eagles
Position
Running Back
Number
28
Born
Aug 29, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace
Weddington, NC, USA
Height
5' 11"
Weight
209 lbs
College
Clemson
Experience
3 seasons
Status
Active

Stats

2026 Offense

CARYDSAVGTDLNGRECYDSAVGTDLNGFUMLST
Regular Season20572.8195316.201100
Last 5 Games20572.6195315.701100
Career641882.9120181226.801311

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

Plays EPA/playSuccessCPOELeague rank
Rushing20 carries-0.3025%fewer than 36 plays
Receiving8 targets-0.3638%fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

RushingReceivingFumbles
DateOpponentResultCARYDSAVGTDLNGRECYDSAVGTDLNGFUMLST
vs JAXL 19-17561.213177.00700
vs LARL 24-206233.809000.00000
@ CHIL 27-7000.00011111.001100
@ TENW 24-207243.407252.50700
vs WSHW 24-22242.002188.00800

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

William L. Shipley (born August 29, 2002) is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Will Shipley, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1

Background

Early life

Shipley attended Weddington High School in Weddington, North Carolina. Shipley was rated the second-best running back in his class by ESPN and committed to play college football at Clemson during his junior year. Shipley did not play his senior season because it was moved to spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He finished his high school career 4,173 rushing yards on 503 carries, 1,411 receiving yards on 84 catches, and scored 80 total touchdowns.

Shipley’s number one sport in high school was Taekwondo and his second was lacrosse. He was recognized as a five star recruit for lacrosse and captured a state lacrosse title with his brother who went on to play for the University of Pennsylvania.

College career

Shipley joined the Clemson Tigers in January 2021 as an early enrollee. He was named Clemson's starting running back ahead of the team's game against North Carolina State. Shipley finished the season with 739 yards and 11 touchdowns on 149 carries, 16 receptions for 116 yards, and 14 kickoffs returned for 380 yards.

Shipley entered his sophomore season on the watchlist for the Wuerffel Trophy and the Paul Hornung Award. He was named first team All-ACC as an all-purpose player after rushing 210 times for 1,182 yards and 15 touchdowns, catching 38 passes for 242 yards, and returning 13 kickoffs for 324 yards.

From Wikipedia’s article on Will Shipley, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1

Eagles’ next games

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Recent results

Sources

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