Running back, Clemson, 2006–09
C.J. Spiller
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Lake Butler, FL
- Born
- Aug 5, 1987
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C.J. Spiller played running back at Clemson (2006–09). He finished sixth in the 2009 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2009. The Buffalo Bills took Spiller in the first round, No. 9 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
At a glance
Career highs
233rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20094rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20097catches, career highvs. Duke, 2008108receiving yards, career highvs. Duke, 2008Honors
- Inducted 2021College Football Hall of Fame
- 2006Second-team All-ACC
- 2009Consensus All‑American
- 2009ACC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2009ACC Player of the Year
- 2009Sixth in the Heisman vote
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Returns
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2009 Clemson 14 games, 1,212 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 37–14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | at Georgia Tech | L 27–30 | 20 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 78 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Boston College | W 25–7 | 17 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| Sep 26 | vs. TCU | L 10–14 | 26 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Maryland | L 21–24 | 18 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Wake Forest | W 38–3 | 9 | 106 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at Miami | W 40–37 | 14 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 49–3 | 5 | 27 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. Florida State | W 40–24 | 22 | 165 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | at NC State | W 43–23 | 18 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Virginia | W 34–21 | 19 | 58 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 28 | at South Carolina | L 17–34 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 34–39 | 20 | 233 | 4 | 3 | 63 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 21–13 | 15 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
2008 Clemson 12 games, 629 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Alabama | L 10–34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs. The Citadel | W 45–17 | 6 | 75 | 3 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 13 | vs.NC State | W 27–9 | 10 | 61 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. South Carolina State | W 54–0 | 14 | 63 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Maryland | L 17–20 | 14 | 98 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 9 | atWake Forest | L 7–12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 1 | atBoston College | W 27–21 | 8 | 55 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 8 | atFlorida State | L 27–41 | 13 | 66 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Duke | W 31–7 | 10 | 71 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 22 | atVirginia | W 13–3 | 14 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Nov 29 | vs.South Carolina | W 31–14 | 16 | 88 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Nebraska | L 21–26 | 7 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
2007 Clemson 13 games, 768 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Florida State | W 24–18 | 11 | 48 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 8 | vs. UL Monroe | W 49–26 | 6 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Furman | W 38–10 | 9 | −1 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 22 | atNC State | W 42–20 | 21 | 114 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 29 | atGeorgia Tech | L 3–13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 23–41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Central Michigan | W 70–14 | 15 | 96 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 27 | atMaryland | W 30–17 | 17 | 106 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 3 | atDuke | W 47–10 | 8 | 56 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Wake Forest | W 44–10 | 8 | 54 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Boston College | L 17–20 | 11 | 52 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 24 | atSouth Carolina | W 23–21 | 16 | 88 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Auburn | L 20–23 | 8 | 112 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
2006 Clemson 12 games, 865 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 54–6 | 6 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 9 | atBoston College | L 33–34 | 5 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | atFlorida State | W 27–20 | 2 | −4 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. North Carolina | W 52–7 | 12 | 58 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 51–0 | 15 | 127 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 7 | atWake Forest | W 27–17 | 9 | 104 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 31–7 | 16 | 116 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 26 | atVirginia Tech | L 7–24 | 10 | 41 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Maryland | L 12–13 | 9 | 41 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs.NC State | W 20–14 | 18 | 154 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs.South Carolina | L 28–31 | 10 | 155 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs.Kentucky | L 20–28 | 5 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 12 at Temple, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 | Pro day 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅝″ | |
| Weight | 196 lb | |
| Arm length | 30½″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.37 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 36″W | |
| Broad jump | 10′6″W | |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 90 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
Pro Bowl: 2012
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 74 | 283 | 0 | 24 | 157 |
| 2011 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 107 | 561 | 4 | 39 | 269 |
| 2012 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 207 | 1,244 | 6 | 43 | 459 |
| 2013 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 202 | 933 | 2 | 33 | 185 |
| 2014 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 78 | 300 | 0 | 19 | 125 |
| 2015 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 36 | 112 | 0 | 34 | 239 |
| 2016 | New York Jets | 6 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 50 |
| 2017 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 90 | 712 | 3,451 | 12 | 198 | 1,484 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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