Last confirmed: Clemson, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Jennings, LA
Travis Etienne: RB · Clemson · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Travis Etienne
Wins in space out of the backfield. Fourth year in the Clemson backfield. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-America (Consensus). One game to point at: 149 rushing yards and 73 receiving yards against Miami — Week 6, 2020.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 21.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 13.3% of his carries. 10 carries for 32 yds vs Ohio State; 17 for 149 vs Miami.
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
12 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (75.0%). 17 of the team's 40 inside-the-5 carries (42.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 17
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-13@ Wake Forest | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-0vs The Citadel | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-23vs Virginia | 14 | 73 | 5.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-17vs No. 7 Miami | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 2 | 72 | Season-high 149 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 73-7@ Georgia Tech | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 47-21vs Syracuse | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 3 | 25 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | W 34-28vs Boston College | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 10 | L 40-47@ No. 4 Notre Dame | 18 | 28 | 1.6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-17vs Pittsburgh | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-10@ Virginia Tech | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 16 | W 34-10@ No. 2 Notre Dame | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 1 | 44 | |
| Total | 158 | 882 | 5.6 | 13 | 72 |
Week 6 · 2020
W 42-17
vs Miami
149 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · 8 rec · 73 yds
Dominant 25-point win at home against Miami.
With T. Lawrence — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 34 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · W. Spiers — 52.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
51%156 carriesFumble rate
2.4%4 of 168 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 168 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 51-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 86.3 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Road4g | 60.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 87.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 74.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
54.4%
484 pass / 405 run
Plays / game
80.8
11 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
515 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Selector Grid · 2020
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 4,952 rushing yards, a Consensus All-American season (2020) — drafted at #25 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2020)
4 first-team selectors
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
ACC Running Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Where he ended up · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 6th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 6th NFL season
