Shane Carden (2025) - ECU Athletics Hall of Fame - East Carolina University Athletics

Shane Carden

Induction:
2025
Class:
2013

Shane Carden (ECU '13) was a three-year letterman under ECU Hall of Famer Ruffin McNeill, helping the Pirates to 23 wins from 2012-14 and three bowl appearances that included a 37-20 victory over Ohio in the 2014 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl as the starting quarterback. An honorable mention All-America (SI.com in 2014), Conference USA Most Valuable Player (2013) and American Athletic Conference Offensive Player-of-the-Year (2014) selection, he departed East Carolina as the program's most prolific passer in school history setting new standards in pass attempts (1,579), pass completions (1,052), passing yards (11,991), passing touchdowns (86), total offense (12,244) and total plays (1,850). Carden accounted for 110 of 2069 offensive scores (65.1%) and converted 169 of 194 (87.1%) redzone opportunities under center during his career. The Captain, which the Pirate faithful called him, was the first quarterback at ECU to pass for 10,000 yards in a career, threw for over 400 yards in a game on nine occasions including three straight in 2014 and is the only one to pass for 4,000 or more yards in a season, which he did both in 2013 and 2014. Carden participated in the 2015 Senior Bowl before signing with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent.