Rashoderick "Shock" Linwood (born October 13, 1993) is an American former

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. He played for the

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team at

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...

High school career

Linwood attended

Linden-Kildare High School Linden-Kildare High School is a public high school located 3.5 miles southeast of Linden, Texas (USA). It is classified as a 2A school by the UIL. The school is part of the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District located in sout ...

Linden, Texas Linden is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Texas, United States. At the 2020 United States census, its population was 1,825. Geography Linden is located south of the center of Cass County at (33.008026, –94.364328). U.S. Route 5 ...

, where he was an All-State

, while also playing

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and kick returner. As a junior in 2010, he led Kildare to a 10-3 record and the regional semifinals, ran for 1,473 yards and 18 touchdowns (156 attempts) and made 14 receptions for 138 yards and two more scores. Linwood 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 a senior after rushing for 2,105 yards and 25

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(241 attempts), ranking fifth in the state in rushing yardage, and also threw for 729 yards and five touchdowns. Linwood 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

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, Linwood competed as a sprinter and had a personal-best of 10.98 seconds in the

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. Linwood was ranked by '' 247Sports.com'' as the 33rd best athlete recruit and No. 74 overall prospect in

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. He was listed as the nation's No. 80 safety prospect by ''

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''. Linwood was also ranked No. 89 by

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'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

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in 2012. As a

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in 2013 he appeared in twelve of thirteen games as a backup to

Lache Seastrunk Lache J. Seastrunk (pronounced ; born July 29, 1991) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Baylor. Seastrunk was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Early years A nat ...

. 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. Linwood's 881 yards and 8 touchdowns earned him Freshman All-American honors.

Sophomore

As a

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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.

Junior

Linwood was considered a possible contender for the

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during the 2015 season.

Senior

In 2016, Linwood played during the regular season (with the exception of the November 12 game against Oklahoma) with the Bears recording a season record of 6:6. He sat out the post-season

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to focus on possible NFL career.Tim Cowlishaw
"Why Baylor RB Shock Linwood, NFL prospects have earned the right to skip their bowl games"
''Dallas Daily News,'' (accessed 20 March 2017)

College Statistics

Statistics for Linwood's college football appearances:ESPN
Shock Linwood
Statistics News (accessed 20 March 2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linwood, Shock 1993 births Living people Baylor Bears football players People from Linden, Texas Players of American football from Texas American football running backs African-American players of American football 21st-century African-American sportspeople