Running back, Clemson, 2021–⁠24

Phil Mafah

Number
No. 7
Height
6′1″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Loganville, GA
Born
Oct 24, 2002

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Phil Mafah played running back at Clemson (2021–⁠24). The Dallas Cowboys took Mafah in round 7, No. 239 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,115
Rushing yards, 2024 (Clemson, 10–⁠4)
Best game
186 yards
Vs. Notre Dame, week 10, 2023: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 239
Round 7, 2025 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

186rushing yards, career highvs. Notre Dame, 20234rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kentucky, 2023

Team titles: ACC champions, 2022 and 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Clemson682924.3363
2022Clemson985155.3439
2023Clemson1799655.41349
2024Clemson2161,1155.2883
Career5612,8875.12883

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Clemson6386.3015
2022Clemson9485.3017
2023Clemson211085.1019
2024Clemson211034.9022
Career572975.2022

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Clemson7RBFr.
2022Clemson7RBSo.
2023Clemson7RBJr.
2024Clemson7RBSr.6′1″230

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
2021Clemson760.0417th (n=277)0.162.912%0.15
2022Clemson1100.2170th (n=470)0.1423.511%0.24
2023Clemson2050.1238th (n=450)0.1725.121%0.18
2024Clemson2300.1032nd (n=434)0.1624.225%0.16

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

2024 Clemson 14 games, 1,115 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠341659092−3
Sep 7vs.App StateW 66–⁠2010118183––
Sep 21vs.NC StateW 59–⁠357107138315
Sep 28vs.StanfordW 40–⁠141058026––
Oct 5atFlorida StateW 29–⁠132515405915
Oct 12atWake ForestW 49–⁠141910822213
Oct 19vs.VirginiaW 48–⁠31187829122
Nov 2vs.LouisvilleL 21–⁠3330171224528
Nov 9atVirginia TechW 24–⁠142612803110
Nov 16atPittsburghW 24–⁠2017170622
Nov 23vs.The CitadelW 51–⁠1431407––
Nov 30vs.South CarolinaL 14–⁠172066014214
Dec 7vs.SMUW 34–⁠3113280812
Dec 21 ✦atTexasL 24–⁠382907215
2023 Clemson 13 games, 965 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atDukeL 7–⁠281165049214
Sep 9vs.Charleston SouthernW 66–⁠1795921811
Sep 16vs.Florida AtlanticW 48–⁠1454211912
Sep 23vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠311069046332
Sep 30atSyracuseW 31–⁠1484313235
Oct 7vs.Wake ForestW 17–⁠1296302119
Oct 21atMiamiL 20–⁠285140413
Oct 28atNC StateL 17–⁠24168424138
Nov 4vs.Notre DameW 31–⁠2336186241––
Nov 11vs.Georgia TechW 42–⁠211796036119
Nov 18vs.North CarolinaW 31–⁠2023841927
Nov 25atSouth CarolinaW 16–⁠7198901215
Dec 29 ✦vs.KentuckyW 38–⁠35117142923
2022 Clemson 14 games, 515 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Georgia TechW 41–⁠1082807––
Sep 10vs.FurmanW 35–⁠1252006––
Sep 17vs.Louisiana TechW 48–⁠2073011023
Sep 24atWake ForestW 51–⁠4572606––
Oct 1vs.NC StateW 30–⁠20522015––
Oct 8atBoston CollegeW 31–⁠3736017––
Oct 15atFlorida StateW 34–⁠28627014313
Oct 22vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠211894110110
Nov 5atNotre DameL 14–⁠3531101114
Nov 12vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠1610106139––
Nov 19vs.MiamiW 40–⁠1062408117
Nov 26vs.South CarolinaL 30–⁠31742018––
Dec 3vs.North CarolinaW 39–⁠1021016––
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeL 14–⁠3173901211
2021 Clemson 9 games, 292 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 2vs.Boston CollegeW 19–⁠1385802811
Oct 15atSyracuseW 17–⁠1493009327
Oct 23atPittsburghL 17–⁠2731417––
Oct 30vs.Florida StateW 30–⁠209690631−4
Nov 6atLouisvilleW 30–⁠24721011––
Nov 13vs.UConnW 44–⁠71749111114
Nov 20vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠272103––
Nov 27atSouth CarolinaW 30–⁠0114317––
Dec 29 ✦vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠132705––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height6′0⅝″
Weight234 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan77⅝″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Dallas Cowboys15181211

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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