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2017 Football Roster

23 Armand Shyne

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 210
  • Position RB
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Oakland, Calif.
  • Prev School American River College

Biography



UTAH: Injuries have caused talented running back to miss all but five games in his first two years … No. 2 on the depth chart going into preseason camp.
2018–Played in all 14 games, starting five… 120 carries for 512 yards (5 TD) … 4.3 yards per carry … two receptions for 10 yards … two career 100-plus rushing yards games, including one this season (174 yards vs. Oregon) … career-high 174 rushing yards on 26 carries (6.7 average) against Oregon … 17 carries and 55 yards (1 TD) against Colorado … 53 yards on eight carries against Arizona, scoring a 22-yard touchdown … 15 carries for 47 yards and two touchdowns vs. BYU … 10 carries for 38 yards at Stanford … six carries for 22 yards and a two-yard rushing touchdown against UCLA.
2017–Redshirt was sidelined all season due to an injury sustained in fall camp. 
2016–Played in five games with one start (Arizona) before suffering a season-ending injury … was leading the team in rushing at the time of his injury and finished third in net yards (373) and fourth in carries (78) … four rushing touchdowns … averaged 74.6 yards per game and 4.8 yards per carry … 101 rushing yards and a touchdown against Arizona … 99 yards and two touchdowns vs. California … 92 yards rushing and one TD vs. San Jose State.

PRIOR TO UTAH: All-Nor-Cal League as a freshman at American River College in 2015 … 128 carries for 734 yards rushing (5.7 average) with eight touchdowns … three 100-yard rushing games … season-high 131 yards rushing (8.2 average) with two touchdowns against De Anza … two-time All-Oakland Athletic League selection for Skyline HS  (Calif.) … honorable mention All-Metro as a senior … ran for 1,828 yards on 180 carries (10.2 average) with 19 touchdowns as a senior … one 300-yard rushing game and four 200-yard rushing games … also had five receptions for 197 yards, played safety and punted in high school … named the East Bay Athlete of the Week after running for 357 yards and five touchdowns against San Lorenzo HS … had 377 all-purpose yards and four total touchdowns against Oakland Tech (295 yards and three touchdowns rushing and 82 yards and one TD receiving) … as a junior, he rushed for 1,069 yards and five touchdowns on 192 carries and had six 100-yard rushing games … also competed in track and field and qualified for the state meet in the shot put and discus as a senior … set a Junior Olympic meet record in the Midget Boys javelin at the 2009 USATF Junior Olympic Championships (51.98m) and won the event two years in a row (2008-09) … held the national youth record in the Bantam Boys javelin (41.16m) … won the shot put in the Bantam Boys age group at the 2007 USATF Junior Olympic Championships (10.38m).
 
PERSONAL: Son of Anthony Shyne and Angelina Gilyard-Shyne … mother is a teacher … two brothers … hobbies include playing pool and bowling … sociology major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Sophomore

    RB
    5'11" 214 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2017Junior

    RB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    23