Raheem Blackshear
| No. 3 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | June 5, 1998 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Archbishop Wood (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||
| College: | Rutgers (2017–2019) Virginia Tech (2020–2021) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Raheem Blackshear (born June 5, 1998) is an American football running back for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers and Virginia Tech.
Professional career
| 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 | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
Blackshear signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022. He was waived by on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.
Carolina Panthers
On September 21, 2022, Blackshear was signed by the Carolina Panthers off the Bills practice squad. On November 6, Blackshear scored his first NFL touchdown in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. In the 2022 season, he scored three rushing touchdowns and contributed on special teams returning kicks.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| 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 | 9 | 277 | 30.8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 1 | 36 | 117 | 3.3 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 790 | 28.2 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |