
bruising Mississippi State fullback with old-school toughness
In the 2011 season, William Shumpert was a 5-foot-11, 240-pound Mississippi State fullback known more for physicality and utility than box-score production, logging 2 carries for -1 yard and appearing in 10 games after missing 2010 with a neck injury[3][5][7]. His value is in the dirty work: a bruising frame, special-teams usefulness, and the kind of grit coaches love when they need a dependable, throwback lead blocker rather than a highlight machine[3][7].