Travis Etienne: RB · Clemson · #9.
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Travis Etienne
Wins in space out of the backfield. Fourth year in the Clemson backfield. All-America (Consensus) in 2020 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 149 rushing yards and 73 receiving yards against Miami — Week 6, 2020.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 21.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 13.3% of his carries. 10 carries for 32 yds vs Ohio State; 17 for 149 vs Miami.
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
12 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (75.0%). 17 of the team's 40 inside-the-5 carries (42.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-13@ Wake Forest | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-0vs The Citadel | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-23vs Virginia | 14 | 73 | 5.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-17vs No. 7 Miami | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 2 | 72 | Season-high 149 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 73-7@ Georgia Tech | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 47-21vs Syracuse | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 3 | 25 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | W 34-28vs Boston College | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 10 | L 40-47@ No. 4 Notre Dame | 18 | 28 | 1.6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-17vs Pittsburgh | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-10@ Virginia Tech | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 16 | W 34-10vs No. 2 Notre Dame | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 1 | 44 | |
| Total | 158 | 882 | 5.6 | 13 | 72 |
Week 6 · 2020
W 42-17
vs Miami
149 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · 8 rec · 73 yds
Dominant 25-point win at home against Miami.
With T. Lawrence — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 34 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · W. Spiers — 52.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 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
51%156 carriesFumble rate
2.4%4 of 168 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 168 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 51-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 86.3 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Road4g | 60.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 87.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 74.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
54.4%
484 pass / 405 run
Plays / game
80.8
11 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
515 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Selector Grid · 2020
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 4,952 rushing yards, a Consensus All-American season (2020) — drafted at #25 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2020)
4 first-team selectors
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
ACC Running Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 6th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 6th NFL season
