Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/15Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
- touchdown
Alabama · L 18-49
No carries.
Kentucky · L 34-35
No carries.
Florida · W 38-19
No carries.
Tennessee · W 27-24
No carries.
Clark has carries in 4 of South Carolina’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
This week
- RecordSouth Carolina is 5-3, No. 23 in the AP poll (week 10).
- From the game thread
“Former Longhorn Christian Clark? Let’s go baby. Avenge us”
- Next gamevs Texas A&M · Sat Nov 7
His most important play this season
Christian Clark
Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 29 rushing yards against Kent State — Week 1, 2026.
61 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 19 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
South Carolina in the news
- Shane Beamer calls out conspiracy theories
- South Carolina DB out for Tennessee game
On3 Oct 24 - New suites sold out
247Sports Oct 20
Where to follow
The latest game
Against Oklahoma on Oct. 31: 6 carries for 4 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 19 carries for 61 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 42-25 at Oklahoma6 carries, 4 yds, 1 TD
- W 27-24 vs Tennessee0 carries, 0 yds
- L 34-41 vs Mississippi State1 carry, 1 yds
- W 45-9 vs Towson7 carries, 27 yds
- W 57-0 vs Kent State5 carries, 29 yds
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | Texas | 55 | 236 | 4.3 | 2 | 22 |
| Career | 74 | 297 | 4.0 | 3 | 22 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | Texas | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 0 | 23 |
| Career | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 0 | 23 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 2 catches.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 29 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24vs No. 11 Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25@ Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2026
W 42-25
at Oklahoma
4 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 1 yds
With L. Sellers — 301 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.4 · 96 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · M. Bennett — 4 rec · 107 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90C.Clark rush middle for 1 yard gain for a touchdown
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −1.09C.Clark rush middle for 3 yards loss (N.Smith II; J.Nesta)
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.03Sellers to Clark: a 1-yard pass.
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.99C.Clark rush middle for 1 yard loss (R.Powers III; D.Okoye)
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA −0.96C.Clark rush middle for 0 yards (C.Guillory; W.Gilmore)
- Week 2 · Towson · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +0.91C.Clark rush right for 3 yards gain (M.Johnson)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.60Sellers to Clark: an 8-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.58C.Clark rush middle for 7 yards gain (S.Abuhamdeh)
- Week 2 · Towson · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.55C.Clark rush left for 1 yard gain (A.Hamond)
- Week 8 · Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.45Sellers to Clark: a 2-yard pass.
Where he ranks
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026South Carolina5-3HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 14.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 19.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
46.2%
262 pass / 305 run
Plays / game
70.9
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
19 carries and 5 catches in 5 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 South Carolina BeamerYear 3 · 5 games
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalTexas to South Carolina
- 2025 Texas SarkisianYear 2 · 8 games
- 2024 Texas SarkisianYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Mountain PointePhoenix, AZ · Class of 2024Four-star, No. 339 in the 2024 class. Signed with Texas.Also from Mountain Pointe: Rylon Dillard-Allen (Washington), Aaron Thomas (Minnesota), Zereoue Williams (Utah) and 2 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Texas to South Carolina, Jan 16, 2026.
2024
- Signed with TexasFour-star, out of Mountain Pointe
2026 5 games
- Transferred to South Carolinafrom Texas
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Texas
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Sarkisian and Shane Beamer.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to South Carolina
2024–25Texas
2026South Carolina