Clyde Edwards-Helaire: RB · LSU · #22.
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Beats you as a runner and a receiver. Third year in the LSU backfield. The first career honor came in 2019: All-SEC. One game to point at: 188 rushing yards and 65 receiving yards against Arkansas — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Threatens defenses in every dimension — rushing, receiving, third-down.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
45.0% of carries overall (213/473) → 32.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (43/132) — 65.1% 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
17 of 20 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (85.0%). 15 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (46.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Georgia Southern | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-38@ No. 9 Texas | 15 | 87 | 5.8 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 3 | W 65-14vs Northwestern State | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-38@ Vanderbilt | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 1 | 46 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-6vs Utah State | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-28vs No. 7 Florida | 13 | 134 | 10.3 | 2 | 57 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-13@ Mississippi State | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-20vs No. 9 Auburn | 26 | 136 | 5.2 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 11 | W 46-41@ No. 2 Alabama | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 3 | 18 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 12 | W 58-37@ Ole Miss | 23 | 172 | 7.5 | 1 | 49 | 172-yard day |
| Wk 13 | W 56-20vs Arkansas | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | 3 | 89 | Season-high 188 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 50-7vs Texas A&M | 18 | 87 | 4.8 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 15 | W 37-10vs No. 4 Georgia | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 0 | 20 | |
 Bowl | W 63-28vs No. 4 Oklahoma | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 | |
 Bowl | W 42-25vs No. 3 Clemson | 16 | 110 | 6.9 | 0 | 25 | |
| Total | 215 | 1414 | 6.6 | 16 | 89 |
Week 11 · 2019
W 46-41
at Alabama
103 rush yds (20 car) · 3 TD · 9 rec · 77 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Alabama on the road in a shootout.
With J. Burrow — 393 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 64 rush yds (14 car) · Z. Von Rosenberg — 39.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 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
57%196 carriesFumble rate
0.9%2 of 215 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.6 yds/carry on 215 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 57% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Ed Orgeron — 34-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 102 | 9.4 | 1.4 |
| Road5g | 104 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 77.2 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 114 | 8.9 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
53.4%
567 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
70.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
609 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at LSU, 2,048 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — drafted at #32 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
A stat line in 37 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ed Orgeron.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 7th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 7th NFL season
