Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
13.5% of carries overall (73/539) → 16.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (25/155) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Last confirmed: Clemson, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · 210 lb · Thomasville, GA · Thomas County Central
Adam Choice: RB · Clemson · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Adam Choice
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Fourth year in the Clemson backfield. One game to point at: 128 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Wake Forest — Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
13.5% of carries overall (73/539) → 16.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (25/155) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6 of the team's 46 inside-the-5 carries (13.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Furman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26@ Texas A&M | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-7vs Georgia Southern | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-21@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-23vs Syracuse | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 6 | W 63-3@ Wake Forest | 10 | 128 | 12.8 | 1 | 64 | Season-high 128 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 41-7vs No. 16 NC State | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 59-10@ Florida State | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | W 77-16vs Louisville | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-7@ No. 17 Boston College | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-6vs Duke | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-35vs South Carolina | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 3 | 24 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 14 | W 42-10@ Pittsburgh | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 1 | 31 | |
Bowl | W 30-3vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 23 | |
Bowl | W 44-16@ No. 1 Alabama | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 77 | 548 | 7.1 | 7 | 64 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 56-35
56 rush yds (7 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 21-point win at home against South Carolina.
With T. Lawrence — 393 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 42 rush yds (4 car) · T. Etienne — 150 rush yds (28 car) · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
53%66 carriesFumble rate
2.6%2 of 77 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds7.1 yds/carry on 77 carries · 24% explosive (10+ yds) · 53% success rate.
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 51-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 35.1 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 41.8 | 7.3 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 40.6 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 31.9 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.3%
507 pass / 566 run
Plays / game
71.5
15 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
532 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 1,250 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 43 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.