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
Career highs
186rushing yards, career highvs. Notre Dame, 20234rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kentucky, 2023Team titles: ACC champions, 2022 and 2024
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Clemson | 7 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Clemson | 7 | RB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Clemson | 7 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Clemson | 7 | RB | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Clemson | 76 | 0.04 | 17th (n=277) | 0.16 | 2.9 | 12% | 0.15 |
| 2022 | Clemson | 110 | 0.21 | 70th (n=470) | 0.14 | 23.5 | 11% | 0.24 |
| 2023 | Clemson | 205 | 0.12 | 38th (n=450) | 0.17 | 25.1 | 21% | 0.18 |
| 2024 | Clemson | 230 | 0.10 | 32nd (n=434) | 0.16 | 24.2 | 25% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 3–34 | 16 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 2 | −3 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 66–20 | 10 | 118 | 1 | 83 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 59–35 | 7 | 107 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 15 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 40–14 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 26 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 29–13 | 25 | 154 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 49–14 | 19 | 108 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 48–31 | 18 | 78 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 21–33 | 30 | 171 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 28 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 24–14 | 26 | 128 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 24–20 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 51–14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 14–17 | 20 | 66 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 34–31 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at | L 24–38 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
2023 Clemson 13 games, 965 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 7–28 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 66–17 | 9 | 59 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 48–14 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 24–31 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 32 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 31–14 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 17–12 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 20–28 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 17–24 | 16 | 84 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 8 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 31–23 | 36 | 186 | 2 | 41 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 42–21 | 17 | 96 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 19 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 31–20 | 23 | 84 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 16–7 | 19 | 89 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 38–35 | 11 | 71 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 3 |
2022 Clemson 14 games, 515 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 41–10 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 35–12 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 48–20 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 51–45 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 30–20 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 31–3 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 34–28 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 27–21 | 18 | 94 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 14–35 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 31–16 | 10 | 106 | 1 | 39 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 40–10 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 30–31 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 39–10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 14–31 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
2021 Clemson 9 games, 292 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 19–13 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 17–14 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Oct 23 | at | L 17–27 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 30–20 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 63 | 1 | −4 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 30–24 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 44–7 | 17 | 49 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 48–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 30–0 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 20–13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ |
| Weight | 234 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″ |
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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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