Last confirmed: Clemson, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Loganville, GA · Grayson
Wayne Gallman: RB · Clemson · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Wayne Gallman
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his third year in the same backfield at Clemson. One game to point at: 161 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards against Wake Forest — Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 18.1% of his carries. 2 carries for 14 yds vs NC State; 22 for 161 vs Wake Forest.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
40.7% of carries overall (231/567) → 28.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (36/125) — 83.3% 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
10 of 19 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (52.6%). 18 of the team's 43 inside-the-5 carries (41.9%).
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
2016 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-13@ Auburn | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-24vs Troy | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs South Carolina State | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-7@ Georgia Tech | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-36vs No. 3 Louisville | 16 | 110 | 6.9 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-10@ Boston College | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 1 | 59 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17vs NC State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34@ No. 12 Florida State | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | W 54-0vs Syracuse | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 11 | L 42-43vs Pittsburgh | 18 | 36 | 2.0 | 3 | 8 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 12 | W 35-13@ Wake Forest | 22 | 161 | 7.3 | 2 | 42 | Season-high 161 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 56-7vs South Carolina | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-35@ No. 19 Virginia Tech | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 1 | 11 | |
 Bowl | W 31-0vs No. 2 Ohio State | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 1 | 20 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31@ No. 1 Alabama | 18 | 46 | 2.6 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 232 | 1133 | 4.9 | 17 | 59 |
Week 9 · 2016
W 37-34
82 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Edged out Florida State on the road in a shootout.
With D. Watson — 378 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 58.3 · 52 rush yds (17 car) · A. Teasdall — 38 yards per punt · 4 punts · 44 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
52%196 carriesFumble rate
0.9%2 of 232 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 232 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 52% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 38-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 58.4 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 107 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 68.9 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 85.5 | 4.9 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
51.8%
625 pass / 582 run
Plays / game
80.5
15 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
655 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
232 carries and 20 catches in 15 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Clemson, 3,429 rushing yards — drafted at #140 overall by the New York Giants.
His career
He has a stat line in 42 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Where he ended up · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 10th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 10th NFL season
