Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 5, 1998||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
Position: | Running back / Return specialist | ||||||||||||||
High school: | Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Rutgers (2017–2019) Virginia Tech (2020–2021) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Raheem Blackshear (born June 5, 1998) is an American professional football running back and return specialist. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Virginia Tech Hokies. [1] [2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 9+3⁄8 in (1.76 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.53 s | 1.52 s | 2.53 s | 4.22 s | 6.84 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 11 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [3] |
Blackshear signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022. [4] He was waived by on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [5] [6]
On September 21, 2022, Blackshear was signed by the Carolina Panthers off the Bills practice squad. [7] On November 6, Blackshear scored his first NFL touchdown in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. [8] In the 2022 season, he scored three rushing touchdowns and contributed on special teams returning kicks. [9] In the 2023 season, he appeared in 12 games contributing on special teams with a small role on the offense. [10]
On April 1, 2025, Blackshear re-signed with the Panthers to a one-year contract. [11] He was waived on August 26 with an injury settlement as part of final roster cuts. [12]
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kickoff return | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2022 | CAR | 13 | 1 | 23 | 77 | 3.3 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 513 | 27.0 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | CAR | 9 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 430 | 26.9 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | CAR | 16 | 1 | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 791 | 25.5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 38 | 2 | 52 | 203 | 3.9 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 27 | 0 | 66 | 1734 | 26.3 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 |