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Will Shipley

RB · Clemson · Jr. · #1

All-Conf HMPhiladelphia — drafted 2024, Rd 4, Pick 27, #127 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Will Shipley

RB · Clemson · Jr · #1

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★★
#32 national
CFB
College
Clemson
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R4 · #127
Philadelphia · 2024

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2022)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM

All-Conf 1st team (2023)

All-ACC

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season

#127Rd 4 · Pick 27
PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season
View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2022)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM

All-Conf 1st team (2023)

All-ACC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Clemson1678275.05--
2022Clemson2101,1825.615--
2021Clemson1497395.011--
Career5262,7485.231--
SeasonTeam
2023Clemson312447.92--
2022Clemson382426.40--
2021Clemson161167.20--
Career856027.12--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023

W 38–35

at Kentucky

29 rush yds (11 car)

Edged out Kentucky on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Montrell Johnson’s 2023 season.

Montrell Johnson

77%match

Florida · 2023

#2

Parker Jenkins

Houston · 2023

74%
#3

Evan Hull

Northwestern · 2021

NFL Rd 5
72%
#4

Austin Jones

USC · 2022

72%
#5

Zonovan Knight

NC State · 2021

1st-team All-American
72%

Matches Montrell on

Rush TD rate
Receiving share
Yards / carry

Differs from Montrell on

Class year (lower)
Based on 9 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Camryn Edwards’s path through UConn.

Camryn Edwards

99%match

UConn · 2025

#2

Asim Rose

Kentucky · 2020

98%
#3

Calvin Turner

Hawai'i · 2020

All-Mountain West
94%
#4

Cooper Wallace

The Citadel · 2024

94%
#5

Tank Bigsby

Auburn · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 25
90%

Matches Camryn on

Height
Weight
Yards per carry
202120222023
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Montrell Johnson's junior season at Florida (2023).

Montrell Johnson

80%match

Florida · 2023

#2

Jovantae Barnes

Oklahoma · 2024

76%
#3

Bhayshul Tuten

Virginia Tech · 2023

All-ACCNFL Rd 4
72%
#4

Sean Tucker

Syracuse · 2022

1st-team All-American
72%
#5

Tank Bigsby

Auburn · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 25
72%

Matches Montrell on

Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Yards / carry

Differs from Montrell on

Class year (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Will Shipley

#1

Camryn Edwards

UConn · 2023

99%
#2

Tank Bigsby

Auburn · 2021

90%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2023
7392021
1,1822022
8272023

+12%

Modest growth (12%) across the multi-season window.