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Will Shipley Philadelphia Eagles · #28

Running Back · 5' 11", 209 lbs · Weddington, NC · Age 24

Will Shipley is a Running Back for the Philadelphia Eagles, drafted 127th overall, 2024. In 2026 he ran for 51 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 4 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 127th overall3-yr veteran
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Season avg51 rush yds · 0 td · 4 rec
Career avg182 rush yds · 0 td · 17 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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51rush yds
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4rec
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Scouting report

Will Shipley — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Will Shipley is a Running Back for the Philadelphia Eagles, drafted 127th overall, 2024. In 2026 he ran for 51 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding
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Receiving
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Rushing volume
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Receiving
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All-purpose
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Volume share
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Act II

Where Will Shipley stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1053 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
36Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Will Shipley — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
51 YDS
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Scoring
0 TD
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Receiving
24 YDS
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All-purpose
75 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Will Shipley

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
57
rush yds
43–70
0
td
0–0
6
rec
4–8
37
rec yds
24–50
10
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 51 → projected 57 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+4.5
Age curve
+1.1
Net vs last season+5.6 rush yds
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 15 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Will Shipley career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
202416820435117
202515490956105
2026 in progress · 4 games451042475
Career35182017115297
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Philadelphia Eagles built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
78off index
76def index
+20net
67%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B (78), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 64, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Will Shipley

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-08-29

The beginning

Will Shipley is a Running Back for the Philadelphia Eagles, in his 3rd NFL season.

Philadelphia Eagles

Turning pro

Drafted 127th overall, 2024 as a Running Back.

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Will Shipley is a Philadelphia Eagles running back, drafted 127th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has rushed for 182 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 17 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 51 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 4 receptions in 2026.

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Shipley's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
209 lbs
Draft
127th overall, 2024
Born
Weddington, NC
Age
24
Jersey
#28
Background

Will Shipley is from Weddington, NC and is 24 years old. He was drafted 127th overall, 2024 and plays running back at 5' 11", 209 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has run for 182 yards and 0 touchdowns while adding 17 catches. Shipley is currently on the Philadelphia Eagles roster.

The person

Will Shipley is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 297 scrimmage yards and 0 rushing touchdowns over 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Rushing182 career rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.
Receiving back17 receptions for 115 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 82 yards in 2024.
Draft pedigree127th overall, 2024.
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FAQ

Will Shipley — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Will Shipley, answered.

What position does Will Shipley play?
Will Shipley is a Running Back for the Philadelphia Eagles.
When was Will Shipley drafted?
Will Shipley was drafted 127th overall, 2024.
How many seasons has Will Shipley played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Will Shipley's career stats?
He has rushed for 182 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 17 passes.
Will Shipley career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB2
behind the starter
Snap share
36%
of offensive snaps
Target share
6%
WOPR 0.10
Rush share
15%
of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs WAS
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
43
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
1 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
51
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs WASW2 @ TENW3 @ CHIW4 vs LAW5 @ JAXW6 vs CARW7 vs DALW8 @ WASW9 vs NYGW10 · BYEW11 vs PITW12 @ DALW13 @ ARIW14 vs INDW15 vs SEAW16 vs HOUW17 @ SFW18 @ NYG

Each week grades Will Shipley's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
4
since 2024
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Foot2026 Wk3 · Foot2025 Wk4 · Oblique2025 Wk3 · Oblique (Out)2025 Wk2 · Oblique (Out)2024 Wk19 · Ankle

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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