Shane Vereen was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (56th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
CAREER TRANSACTIONSShane Vereen was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (56th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
SEASONAL REVIEWS2012 (14/1, 2/0)
- Rushed for 22 yards on seven carries (3.1 avg) and a touchdown at St, Louis (10/28). Also converted a thirdand- long with a 17-yard catch and run in the second quarter.
- Made his first career start and rushed for 49 yards on eight carries (6.1 avg) and caught one pass for 10 yards in the overtime win vs. N.Y. Jets (10/21). Gained 24 yards of offense on the first two plays of the game from scrimmage - a 10-yard reception and a 14-yard rush.
- Rushed once for one yard and a touchdown vs. Denver (10/7).
- Saw his first action of the season and caught his first career pass for five yards in the win at Buffalo (9/30).
- Inactive due to injury for the first three games of the season.
2011 (5/0, 0,0)
- Played in five games and finished with 15 carries for 57 yards (3.8 avg.) and one touchdown.
- Inactive in Super Bowl XLVI against the Giants (2/5) as well as the Patriots’ playoff wins over Baltimore (1/22) and Denver (1/14).
- Inactive due to injury against Indianapolis (12/4), Washington (12/11), Broncos (12/18), Dolphins (12/24) and Bills (1/1).
- Played as a reserve on offense and gained 18 yards on seven carries in Philadelphia (11/27).
- Saw his first action on offense, rushing for 39 yards on eight carries including a four-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter that capped a 34-3 with over the Chiefs (11/21).
- Was inactive against the Jets (11/13).
- Was active but did not play against the Giants (11/6).
- Played special teams and in a reserve role on sepcial teams against the Cowboys (10/16).
- Registered his first career statistic on a special teams tackle against the Jets (10/9).
- Saw his first NFL action in Oakland (10/2).
- Was active but did not play against the Bills (9/25).
- Was inactive for the first two games of the season against the Dolphins (9/12) and Chargers (9/18).
COLLEGE
- Vereen started 19 of 38 games at California, carrying 556 times for 2,834 yards (5.10 avg.) and 29 touchdowns.
- Added 674 yards and six scores on 74 receptions (9.11 avg.) and totaled 210 points as a member of the Golden Bears.
- Returned 24 kickoffs for 551 yards (22.96 avg) and two punts for 10 yards (5.0 avg).
- Collected 4,069 all-purpose yards on 656 plays, averaging 107.08 yards per game.
- Vereen’s 2,834 rushing yards rank seventh on the Golden Bears’ career record list.
- Had 11 100-yard rushing performances in his career, ranking as the seventh-most in school history.
- His 29 touchdown runs tie Marshawn Lynch (2004-06) and Jahvid Best (2007-09) for third on Cal’s all-time record chart behind Russell White (35; 1990-92) and Chuck Muncie (32; 1973-75).
- Rushed for 13 touchdowns in 2010, tying for sixth on Cal’s season record chart.
- Rushed for 12 touchdowns in 2009, tying for ninth on the school’s season record list.
- His 4,069 all-purpose yards rank fifth in school annals behind Deltha O’Neal (4,998; 1996-99), Russell White (4,943; 1990-92), Marshawn Lynch (4,574; 2004-06) and Chuck Muncie (4,194; 1973-75).
- Accumulated 1,757 all-purpose yards in 2009, ranking sixth on Cal’s season record list.
PERSONAL
- Attended Valencia High School (Calif.).
- Combined for over 6,000 rushing and receiving yards with 89 touchdowns during a three-year varsity career.
- Posted 982 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground as a senior, adding 455 yards and six scores on 28 receptions and 243 yards on 13 kickoff returns.
- Rushed for 1,638 yards and 28 touchdowns on 169 carries as a junior while adding 52 receptions for 898 yards and seven more scores and 43 tackles with three interceptions on defense.
- Delivered 1,399 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns on 205 carries and 55 catches for 727 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore, and even completed his only pass attempt for a 39-yard scoring strike.
- One of the Southland's top sprinters, recording the fastest 100-meter dash time of any junior in Southern California during the 2006 track and field season. His best 100-meter time was 10.61 seconds and his best 200-meter time was 21.46.
- Also a member of the basketball team and excelled in the classroom, holding a 4.0 grade point average.
- Media Studies major.
- Son of Venita Taylor-Vereen and Henry Vereen, both of whom were student-athletes at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
- His mother played tennis for the Rebels, while his father played wide receiver for the Rebels’ football team before being drafted in ninth round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Spent the summer of 2010 as an intern with Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
- Born March 2, 1989 in Valencia, Calif.
EXTRA POINTS
- Vereen's mother, Venita, played tennis for the UNLV Rebels, while his father, Henry, played wide receiver for the Rebels before being drafted in ninth round of the 1979 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay.
- Spent the summer of 2010 as an intern with Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
