Running back, Clemson, 2015–⁠18

Ryan Mac Lain

Number
No. 37
Height
5′9″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Plymouth, IN

Ryan Mac Lain played running back at Clemson (2015–⁠18).

Team titles: ACC champions, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018; National champions, 2016 and 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
12–⁠2AP 415–⁠0★ AP 1
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Clemson294.5011
2018Clemson372.303
Career5163.2011

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Clemson37RBFr.
2016Clemson37RBSo.
2017Clemson37RBJr.
2018Clemson37RBSr.5′9″175

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Clemson20.12––0.2–
2018Clemson3-0.44––-1.3–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Clemson 2 games, 7 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Nov 3vs.LouisvilleW 77–⁠161303
Nov 17vs.DukeW 35–⁠62403
2017 Clemson 2 games, 9 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Kent StateW 56–⁠31−200
Nov 18vs.The CitadelW 61–⁠3111011

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

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