Sheldon Croney Jr.

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
201
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Bakersfield, Calif.
High School:
Ridgeview

2019
Recorded 96 rushing yards and a touchdown on 30 carries … also caught 10 passes for 60 yards and a touchdown … in the season-opener vs. UNI, led the Cyclones in rushing with 56 yards … scored the winning touchdown in the third overtime … also posted three catches for 23 yards and a touchdown against UNI … had 12 rushing yards and caught a career-high five passes vs. Baylor … ended career with 311 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

2018
Rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries … also caught nine passes for 71 yards … rushed for 20 yards on four carries vs. Oklahoma State, including a 12-yard touchdown rush … also caught a two-point conversion pass in the fourth quarter vs. the Cowboys … against Baylor, made a key 25-yard reception in the fourth quarter … rushed for 16 yards on two carries vs. Washington State in the Alamo Bowl.

2017
Spelled All-Big 12 running back David Montgomery, ranking second on the team in rushing yards with 159 … averaged a team-best 5.1 ypc and tallied one touchdown … recorded six receptions for 51 yards … had four carries for 11 yards and a touchdown vs. Kansas … also caught two passes for 34 yards vs. the Jayhawks … rushed for 45 yards on four carries vs. Baylor … busted out a season-long rush of 25 yards vs. the Bears … led the Cyclones in rushing vs. Kansas State with a career-best 63 yards on 13 attempts … also recorded three receptions for 15 yards vs. the Wildcats.

2016
Squad member.

2015
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Boise State, Colorado State and Oregon State … three-star recruit by Rivals … ranked as the 73rd-best RB according to Phil Steele … led team to a 12-2 record and a spot in the D-II SoCal Regional game … rushed for 2,271 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior in 2014 while earning conference player of the year honors … rushed for 134 yards and three TDs in the regional final … named MaxPreps first-team D-II all-state … two-time SEYL MVP on offense … played at Garces as a junior in 2013, earning conference player of the year honors … set single-season school records in rushing (2,377) and TDs (28) … set the single-game school rushing mark with 380 yards vs. Golden Valley … named second-team all-state … rushed for 1,433 yards and 25 TDs as a sophomore … in his two years at Garces, broke the school’s career rushing TD mark with 53 … also started four years in basketball … coached by Dennis Manning.

Personal
Born April 10, 1997 … son of Sheldon and Rosiland Croney … uncle, Joey Porter, was a four-time All-Pro linebacker and Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers … went to the same high school as former Cyclone Kamari Cotton-Moya and current Cyclone Lawrence White … National Society of High School Scholars … earned his degree in criminal justice in the Spring of 2019.