Running back, Clemson, 2012–⁠15

C.J. Davidson

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Clemson, SC

C.J. Davidson played running back at Clemson (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2013

Team titles: ACC champions, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Clemson252.506
2013Clemson341554.6422
2014Clemson642483.9332
2015Clemson22602.7011
Career1224683.8732

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Clemson5408.0016
2014Clemson9606.7014
Career141007.1016

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Clemson21RB
2013Clemson21RB
2014Clemson21RB
2015Clemson21RB5′10″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Clemson350.15––5.29%–
2014Clemson76-0.122nd (n=253)0.12-9.29%0.14
2015Clemson22-0.20––-4.55%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Clemson 6 games, 60 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.WoffordW 49–⁠1052509––
Sep 12vs.App StateW 41–⁠1061407––
Sep 17atLouisvilleW 20–⁠174905––
Oct 10vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠24317011––
Oct 24atMiamiW 58–⁠02−208––
Nov 21vs.Wake ForestW 33–⁠132−302––
2014 Clemson 11 games, 248 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atGeorgiaL 21–⁠45124317217
Sep 6vs.South Carolina StateW 73–⁠73416––
Sep 20atFlorida StateL 17–⁠231254014210
Sep 27vs.North CarolinaW 50–⁠35932012212
Oct 4vs.NC StateW 41–⁠04180815
Oct 11vs.LouisvilleW 23–⁠17280612
Oct 18atBoston CollegeW 17–⁠13539132114
Oct 25vs.SyracuseW 16–⁠693809––
Nov 6atWake ForestW 34–⁠203803––
Nov 15atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠283103––
Dec 29 ✦vs.OklahomaW 40–⁠62303––
2013 Clemson 5 games, 155 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.South Carolina StateW 52–⁠131363014213
Sep 28vs.Wake ForestW 56–⁠792526––
Oct 5atSyracuseW 49–⁠14841113––
Nov 2atVirginiaW 59–⁠10323122––
Jan 3 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 40–⁠351303327
2012 Clemson 1 game, 5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 10vs.MarylandW 45–⁠102506––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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