Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs South Carolina State | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-7vs UConn | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 30-0@ South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 19 | 54 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 |
#21
Darien Rencher
Senior running back for Clemson. 2021: 54 rushing yards, 2 catches.
5′8″ · 195 lb · Anderson, SC
Clemson 2021 alumnus
The story
4 running back for Clemson. 2021: 54 rushing yards, 2 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDarien Rencher
This is his fifth year in the same backfield at Clemson. The receipt: 37 rush yds, 8 rec yds against UConn — Week 11, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Clemson, 429 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coach2017–2021
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 61-8 over that span.
2017Clemson12-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 25.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 14.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 20.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · South Carolina State · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.32Darien Rencher run for 7 yds to the Clem 41 for a 1ST down
- Week 11 · UConn · 1&5 · Q4 · EPA -1.24Darien Rencher run for no gain to the 50 yard line
- Week 11 · UConn · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.21D.J. Uiagalelei pass complete to Darien Rencher for 12 yds to the UConn 27 for a 1ST down
- Week 11 · UConn · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -1.13Darien Rencher run for no gain to the UConn 48
- Week 11 · UConn · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.05Darien Rencher run for 11 yds to the Clem 47 for a 1ST down
- Week 11 · UConn · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.93Darien Rencher run for no gain to the Clem 32
- Week 11 · UConn · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.71Darien Rencher run for 12 yds to the UConn 37 for a 1ST down
- Week 11 · UConn · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.40Darien Rencher run for 3 yds to the UConn 48
- Week 2 · South Carolina State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.37Darien Rencher run for 3 yds to the Clem 34
- Week 11 · UConn · 1&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.33Darien Rencher run for 2 yds to the UConn 3
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology