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20 Jaden Shirden

  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 195
  • Class Junior
  • Position Running Back
  • Hometown West Haven, CT
  • Highschool St. Joseph's / Cheshire Academy

Biography

Career Stats
  • 3,697 career rushing yards ranks third in program history
  • 26 career rushing touchdowns
  • 14 career rushing touchdowns of at least 50 yards
  • 17 career 100-yard games
  • Six career 200-yard games
2023 (Junior)
  • Walter Camp Foundation FCS Player of the Year
  • Walter Camp FCS All-America Team
  • FCS ADA All-America Team
  • AFCA FCS Coaches' All-America First Team Offense
  • Stats Perform FCS All-America First Team
  • Associated Press FCS All-America First Team
  • Phil Steele FCS All-American First Team
  • FCS Football Central 2023 FCS All-American First Team Offense
  • Phil Steele CAA Offensive Player of the Year
  • Phil Steele All-CAA First Team Running Back
  • CAA Offensive Player of the Year
  • First Team All-CAA Running Back
  • Walter Payton Award Finalist – Third in voting
  • Stats Perform Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List, presented by FedEx Ground
  • Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America First Team, presented by FedEx Ground
  • Phil Steele’s FCS Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
  • Phil Steele’s FCS Preseason Offensive First Team All-American
  • Phil Steele's CAA Preseason Offensive Player or the Year
  • Phil Steele's CAA Preseason All-Conference First Team 
  • Athlon Sports Preseason FCS All-America Team
  • Hero Sports Preseason FCS All-American Team
  • The Bluebloods FCS Preseason All-America Team
  • CAA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
  • CAA Preseason All-Conference Team 
  • The Bluebloods Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
  • 1,478 rushing yards led the FCS for the second consecutive season
  • 134.4 rushing yards per game led FCS
  • Fourth in the CAA with 10 rushing touchdowns
  • Four touchdown runs of at least 50 yards
  • Seven 100-yard games and two 250-yard games
  • Tied the program record with five straight 100-yard games (Lehigh - Stony Brook)
  • Ran for 927 yards over the five-game stretch, which is the most rushing yards in program history across a five-game span
  • Career-high 33 carries with 145 rushing yards and a touchdown in the win at Towson (9/9)
  • Hauled in first career receiving touchdown on four catches for 31 yards to go along with 165 yards on 31 carries and a score on the ground versus Campbell (9/16)
  • Ran for a season-high 276 yards on 16 carries with a career-high four touchdowns against Hampton (10/14)
  • 279 scrimmage yards on 21 carries and two catches with two touchdowns at #24/22 William & Mary (10/28)
  • 171 yards rushing and two scores in the win over Stony Brook (11/4)
  • Started all 11 games
  • CAA Offensive Player of the Week (10/16)

2022 (Sophomore)
  • STATS Perform First Team All-America Running Back
  • Walter Camp FCS All-America Team
  • FCS ADA All-America Team
  • AFCA FCS All-America First Team Running Back
  • Athlon Sports FCS All-America Team 
  • FCS AP All-America Second Team Running Back
  • CAA Offensive Player of the Year
  • First Team All-CAA Running Back
  • Hero Sports All-FCS All-American Team
  • Hero Sports Sophomore All-American Team
  • Walter Payton Award Finalist - Third in voting
  • ECAC Offensive Player of the Year
  • Phil Steele/DraftScout FCS Postseason All-America First Team Running Back
  • College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List
  • Led the FCS in total rushing yards (1,722), yards per carry (8.36), rushing yards per game (156.5) 
  • 1,722 rushing yards ranked second in a single season in school history
  • Third in the CAA with 13 rushing touchdowns
  • Eight of his 13 touchdown runs were more than 50 yards in length
  • Averaged a FCS best 52.8 yards per touchdown run
  • Nine 100-yard games and four 200-yard games
  • Tied the program record with five straight 100-yard games (Fordham - UAlbany)
  • Ran for 917 yards over the five-game stretch, which is the most rushing yards in program history across a five-game span
  • Ran for a career-high 299 yards on 12 carries with two touchdowns against Fordham (9/10)
  • Had a career-long 95 yard touchdown run against the Rams (9/10), the fourth longest run in Monmouth history 
  • 211 yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns in the win at #10/9 Villanova (9/24)
  • 160 yards rushing and two scores in the win over UAlbany (10/8)
  • Had 211 rushing yards and a career-high three touchdowns against Towson (10/29)
  • Totaled 202 rushing yards on a career-high 26 carries with one touchdown at Delaware (11/5)
  • Ran for 155 yards and one TD in the win over Stony Brook (11/19)
  • Appeared in 11 games including nine starts
  • Two-time CAA Offensive Player of the Week
  • Earned Team MVP and Offensive MVP Awards
2021 (Freshman)
  • Appeared in 11 games with three starts as a true freshman
  • Made first collegiate appearance at Middle Tennessee State (9/4)
  • Made first collegiate start against North Carolina A&T (10/30)
  • Named Big South Player of the Week
  • Ran for 497 yards on 77 carries with three touchdowns
  • Had a pair of 75 yard runs against Holy Cross (9/24) and Robert Morris (11/13)
  • Ran for a season-high 156 yards on 16 carries against the Colonials
  • Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 75 yard run against Holy Cross
  • Had 15 carries for 82 yards against North Alabama (11/6)
Spring 2021
  • Enrolled at Monmouth but could not play in games due to NCAA rules
High School/Prep
  • Played running back under Coach Joe Dellevecchia at St. Joseph's
  • Spent fall of 2020 at Cheshire Academy 
  • Ran for 5,529 career rushing yards, which is 12th in Connecticut State history
  • Had 107 career touchdowns (third most in state history), including 33 in playoff games
  • Started in all 52 career games
  • Scored six touchdowns in one game
  • Named 2019 FCIAC Player of the Year
  • Two-time first team all-conference selection
  • Named Walter Camp CT Football Player of the Year in 2019
  • Helped lead the Cadets to a 47-5 record with three consecutive state championship titles
  • Also ran track where he earned all-state recognition 
Personal
  • Son of Duane Shirden & Twana Shirden
  • Major is communication

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2020Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    20
  • 33

    2021Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    33
  • 20

    2022Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2023Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    20