Shock Linwood

Shock Linwood

Baylor Bears No. 32
Position	Running back
Class	Graduate
Major	Health Science[1]
Career history
College	Baylor University (2012−present)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-10-13) October 13, 1993
Place of birth	Linden, Texas
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career highlights and awards
Freshman All-American (2013) All-Big 12 Team (2014) 2x Big 12 Champion (2013–2014)
Stats at ESPN.com

Rashoderick "Shock" Linwood (born October 13, 1993) is an American football running back for the Baylor Bears. Linwood helped lead the Bears to consecutive Big 12 Championships in 2013 and 2014.

Early years

Linwood attended Linden-Kildare High School in Linden, Texas, where he was an All-state running back, but also played quarterback, linebacker, defensive back and returned kicks. As junior in 2010, he led Kildare to 10-3 record and regional semifinals, ran for 1,473 yards and 18 touchdowns (156 attempts) and made 14 receptions for 138 yards and two more scores. He was named 2010 All-District 8-2A. He was named the 2011 first-team Class 2A All-State running back and was an honorable mention All-state quarterback as senior after rushing for 2,105 yards and 25 touchdowns (241 attempts), ranking fifth in the state in rushing yardage, and also threw for 729 yards and five touchdowns. He was also selected the 2011 District 8-2A Player of Year and was named to the 2011 East Texas All-Area first team as running back. Also a letterman in track & field, Linwood competed as a sprinter and had a personal-best of 10.98 seconds in the 100-meter dash.^[2]

He was ranked by 247Sports.com as the 33rd best athlete recruit and No. 74 overall prospect in Texas.^[3] He was listed as nation's No. 80 safety prospect by Scout.com. He was also ranked No. 89 by Rivals.com's Lone Star Recruiting and No. 101 by SuperPrep's Texas 121.

College career

Redshirt Freshman

Linwood did not play in any games as a true freshman in 2012. As a redshirt freshman in 2013 he appeared in twelve of thirteen games as a backup to Lache Seastrunk. He started in two games in place of injured Seastrunk and Glasco Martin. Linwood rushed for a freshman school record 881 yards, breaking Robert Griffin III's mark of 843 in 2008.^[4] Linwood's 881 yards and 8 touchdowns earned him Freshman All-American honors.

Sophomore

As a sophomore in 2014, Linwood rushed for 1,252 yards and 16 touchdowns as the first string running back. He also led Baylor to their second consecutive Big 12 title.

Career Statistics

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