Clemson’s best running backs
Travis Etienne has the most rushing yards in Clemson history, 4,952 from 2017 to 2020. Since 2004, Travis Etienne Jr. has the most, 4,952 in 55 games.
Of the ACC’s best running backs since 2004, Travis Etienne Jr. is 1st, James Davis 4th and C.J. Spiller 10th.
Clemson’s running backs this season
- Gideon Davidson8 games, 66.0 a game788 at Clemson.528rushing yards
- Chris Johnson Jr.8 games, 17.0 a game136rushing yards
- Jarvis Green7 games, 17.9 a game182 at Clemson.125rushing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
rushing yards in Clemson history
- 1Travis Etienne2017 – 20204,952
- 2Raymond Priester1994 – 19973,966
- 3James Davis2005 – 20083,881
- 4C.J. Spiller2006 – 20093,547
- 5Andre Ellington2009 – 20123,436
- 6Wayne Gallman2014 – 20163,429
- 7Travis Zachery1998 – 20013,043
- 8Kenny Flowers1983 – 19862,914
- 9Phil Mafah2021 – 20242,887
- 10Terry Allen1987 – 19892,778
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.
Compare with in · side by side
Every running back since 2004
| Place | Player | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Etienne Jr.2017 – 2020 · 55 games | 4,952 | 70 | 6,107 |
| 2 | James Davis2005 – 2008 · 49 games | 3,741 | 44 | 4,182 |
| 3 | C.J. Spiller2006 – 2009 · 51 games | 3,474 | 30 | 4,890 |
| 4 | Andre Ellington2009 – 2012 · 49 games | 3,436 | 33 | 3,941 |
| 5 | Wayne Gallman2014 – 2016 · 42 games | 3,429 | 34 | 3,902 |
| 6 | Phil Mafah2021 – 2024 · 50 games | 2,887 | 28 | 3,196 |
| 7 | Will Shipley2021 – 2023 · 36 games | 2,747 | 31 | 3,349 |
| 8 | Roderick McDowell2010 – 2013 · 39 games | 1,699 | 12 | 1,930 |
| 9 | Reggie Merriweather2004 – 2006 · 27 games | 1,479 | 19 | 1,563 |
| 10 | Lyn-J Dixon2018 – 2021 · 41 games | 1,420 | 13 | 1,610 |
| 11 | Tavien Feaster2016 – 2018 · 37 games | 1,330 | 15 | 1,513 |
| 12 | Jamie Harper2008 – 2010 · 35 games | 1,311 | 12 | 1,701 |
| 13 | Adam Choice2014 – 2018 · 43 games | 1,250 | 14 | 1,429 |
| 14 | Kobe Pace2020 – 2022 · 25 games | 793 | 9 | 985 |
| 15 | Gideon Davidson2025 – 2026 · still playing | 788 | 5 | 889 |
| +528 this season | ||||
| 16 | D.J. Howard2011 – 2014 · 42 games | 776 | 8 | 957 |
| T17 | Zac Brooks2012 – 2015 · 27 games | 599 | 5 | 804 |
| T17 | C.J. Fuller2015 – 2017 · 33 games | 599 | 4 | 754 |
| 19 | C.J. Davidson2012 – 2015 · 23 games | 468 | 7 | 568 |
| 20 | Darien Rencher2017 – 2021 · 34 games | 437 | 3 | 482 |
| 21 | Chez Mellusi2019 – 2020 · 20 games | 427 | 6 | 465 |
| 22 | Jay Haynes2023 – 2026 · still playing | 355 | 4 | 410 |
| +25 this season | ||||
| 23 | Tyshon Dye2014 – 2016 · 16 games | 351 | 5 | 362 |
| 24 | Mike Bellamy2011 · 12 games | 343 | 3 | 347 |
| 25 | Keith Adams Jr.2022 – 2025 · 16 games | 274 | 2 | 278 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Phil Mafah2021 – 2024 · 50 games2,887
- Will Shipley2021 – 2023 · 36 games2,747
- Travis Etienne Jr.2020 · 12 games914
- Kobe Pace2020 – 2022 · 25 games793
- › Gideon Davidson2025 – 2026 · 19 games788
2010s
- Travis Etienne Jr.2017 – 2019 · 43 games4,038
- Wayne Gallman2014 – 2016 · 42 games3,429
- Andre Ellington2010 – 2012 · 35 games2,945
- Roderick McDowell2010 – 2013 · 39 games1,699
- Tavien Feaster2016 – 2018 · 37 games1,330
2004–09
- James Davis2005 – 2008 · 49 games3,741
- C.J. Spiller2006 – 2009 · 51 games3,474
- Reggie Merriweather2004 – 2006 · 27 games1,479
- Jamie Harper2008 – 2009 · 22 games551
- Andre Ellington2009 · 14 games491
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Method
- Every running back who played at Clemson since 2004, ranked by rushing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a running back who played at Clemson before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at Clemson in its seasons.
- The record book's numbers are the school's own. Where they and the box scores differ for one player, the box scores are missing a game or count bowls another way.
- A running back still playing at Clemson is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.