#22

Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Former running back at LSU. 2019: 1,414 rushing yards, 16 rushing TD, 55 catches.

RB · LSU · Jr. · #22

5′8″ · 209 lb · Baton Rouge, LA

Kansas City — drafted 2020, Rd 1, Pick 32, #32 overall

Recruiting

3★

APB recruit

No. 393 nationally · Signed with LSU

Statement game6 car · 188 yds · 3 TDvs Arkansas (FBS) · W 56-20

Top 1% rushing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at LSU. 2019: 1,414 rushing yards, 16 rushing TD, 55 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to LSU in 2017.
Drafted round 1 by the Kansas City in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at LSU, 2,048 rushing yards — drafted at #32 overall by Kansas City.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201710 games

Signed with LSU3-star out of Baton Rouge Catholic

2020

Drafted by Kansas Cityround 1, pick 32

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#393 national

CFB

College

LSU

2017–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #32

Kansas City · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2017–2019

1 coach

2017–2019

Ed Orgeron

LSU

Played his entire career under Ed Orgeron.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas CityEntering 7th NFL season

#32Rd 1 · Pick 32

Kansas CityEntering 7th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Ed Orgeron — 34-7 over that span.

2017LSU9-4HC: Ed Orgeron · Run-heavy

2018LSU10-3HC: Ed Orgeron · Run-leaning

2019LSU15-0HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (99th percentile). Strength: rec yards (99th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#2 / 314 · 99th pct

Rec yards#4 / 314 · 99th pct

453

Long run#8 / 326 · 97th pct

Rush TDs#9 / 326 · 97th pct

Rush yards#13 / 326 · 96th pct

1414

Yards / carry#22 / 326 · 93rd pct

6.6

Carries#28 / 326 · 92nd pct

215

Fumbles lost#53 / 218 · 50th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 15 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home10g	89.3	8.3	1.0
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

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	LSU	215	1,414	6.6	16	--
2018	LSU	133	603	4.5	7	--
2017	LSU	9	31	3.4	0	--
Career		357	2,048	5.7	23	--

Season	Team
2019	LSU	55	453	8.2	1	--
2018	LSU	10	97	9.7	0	--
2017	LSU	3	46	15.3	0	--
Career		68	596	8.8	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2019

W 46–41

at Alabama

103 rush yds (20 car) · 3 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 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 46 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week