Running back, Clemson, 2014–⁠17

C.J. Fuller

Number
No. 27
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Hometown
Easley, SC

C.J. Fuller played running back at Clemson (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kent State, 2017

Team titles: ACC champions, 2015, 2016 and 2017; National champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Clemson421714.1118
2016Clemson472114.5027
2017Clemson582173.7326
Career1475994.1427

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Clemson142370
2016Clemson3530
2017Clemson120
Career182920

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Clemson44411.0023
2016Clemson7628.9230
2017Clemson7497.0014
Career181558.6230

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Clemson27RB
2015Clemson27RB
2016Clemson27RB
2017Clemson27RB5′10″205

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
2015Clemson470.15––7.28%0.10
2016Clemson560.03––1.66%0.09
2017Clemson680.0118th (n=287)0.120.78%0.08

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

2017 Clemson 12 games, 217 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Kent StateW 56–⁠37512––
Sep 9vs.AuburnW 14–⁠6490––
Sep 16atLouisvilleW 47–⁠2110340––
Sep 23vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠71120––
Sep 30atVirginia TechW 31–⁠17410112
Oct 7vs.Wake ForestW 28–⁠14260––
Oct 28vs.Georgia TechW 24–⁠108500––
Nov 4atNC StateW 38–⁠31–––––
Nov 11vs.Florida StateW 31–⁠142100––
Nov 18vs.The CitadelW 61–⁠34100––
Nov 25atSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠105200––
Dec 2vs.MiamiW 38–⁠31150––
2016 Clemson 11 games, 211 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 10vs.TroyW 30–⁠24150––
Sep 17vs.South Carolina StateW 59–⁠04120––
Oct 7atBoston CollegeW 56–⁠10290––
Oct 15vs.NC StateW 24–⁠1716560––
Nov 5vs.SyracuseW 54–⁠05240––
Nov 12vs.PittsburghL 42–⁠43260––
Nov 19atWake ForestW 35–⁠13370––
Nov 26vs.South CarolinaW 56–⁠77460––
Dec 3vs.Virginia TechW 42–⁠355400––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 31–⁠0130––
Jan 9 ✦vs.AlabamaW 35–⁠31130353
2015 Clemson 11 games, 171 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.WoffordW 49–⁠107260––
Sep 12vs.App StateW 41–⁠104180––
Oct 3vs.Notre DameW 24–⁠22110––
Oct 10vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠246150––
Oct 17vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠17290––
Oct 24atMiamiW 58–⁠08420111
Nov 7vs.Florida StateW 23–⁠13–––114
Nov 14atSyracuseW 37–⁠27–––6108
Nov 21vs.Wake ForestW 33–⁠1310360238
Nov 28atSouth CarolinaW 37–⁠324241––
Dec 5vs.North CarolinaW 45–⁠37–––466

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

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