Running back, South Carolina (from Clemson), 2015–⁠19

Tavien Feaster

Lettered 2019 (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
221 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Spartanburg, SC
Born
Dec 31, 1997

Tavien Feaster played running back at Clemson (2015–⁠18) and South Carolina (2019).

Career highs

175rushing yards, career highvs. Florida, 20192rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Kentucky, 2019

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

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Clemson372216.0245
2017Clemson1076696.3789
2018Clemson784405.6670
2019South Carolina1246725.4537
Career3462,0025.82089

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Clemson121129.3160
2018Clemson11716.5026
2019South Carolina17875.1014
Career402706.8160

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Clemson71410
2017Clemson2310
Career91720

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Clemson4RBRS
2016Clemson4RBFr.
2017Clemson4RBSo.
2018Clemson4RBJr.
2019South Carolina4RBSr.6′0″221

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
2016Clemson370.27––10.08%–
2017Clemson1240.1868th (n=287)0.1222.612%0.23
2018Clemson880.2581st (n=300)0.1522.39%0.27
2019South Carolina1520.1247th (n=287)0.1317.921%0.18

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

2019 South Carolina 10 games, 672 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.North CarolinaL 20–⁠241372134211
Sep 7vs.Charleston SouthernW 72–⁠10664035319
Sep 14vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠47103307217
Sep 21atMissouriL 14–⁠346140615
Sep 28vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠715107228212
Oct 12atGeorgiaW 20–⁠17727017––
Oct 19vs.FloridaL 27–⁠3825175137––
Oct 26atTennesseeL 21–⁠41198011315
Nov 2vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠71153011210
Nov 30vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠38124701848
2018 Clemson 15 games, 440 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.FurmanW 48–⁠7324010––
Sep 8atTexas A&MW 28–⁠262−101––
Sep 15vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠7103218218
Sep 22atGeorgia TechW 49–⁠21875127––
Sep 29vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠2394401118
Oct 6atWake ForestW 63–⁠33407––
Oct 20vs.NC StateW 41–⁠73503––
Oct 27atFlorida StateW 59–⁠10310091−4
Nov 3vs.LouisvilleW 77–⁠166101270––
Nov 10atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠73508––
Nov 17vs.DukeW 35–⁠671716210
Nov 24vs.South CarolinaW 56–⁠3596311817
Dec 1vs.PittsburghW 42–⁠105300910
Dec 29 ✦vs.Notre DameW 30–⁠34200913
Jan 7 ✦vs.AlabamaW 44–⁠1631104229
2017 Clemson 14 games, 669 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Kent StateW 56–⁠3669147––
Sep 9vs.AuburnW 14–⁠631509––
Sep 16atLouisvilleW 47–⁠21109202617
Sep 23vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠72073011––
Sep 30atVirginia TechW 31–⁠1792918263
Oct 7vs.Wake ForestW 28–⁠14115401519
Oct 13atSyracuseL 24–⁠27757137––
Oct 28vs.Georgia TechW 24–⁠10735010212
Nov 4atNC StateW 38–⁠317105189––
Nov 11vs.Florida StateW 31–⁠149210614
Nov 18vs.The CitadelW 61–⁠3469161––
Nov 25atSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠1061818212
Dec 2vs.MiamiW 38–⁠342211118
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠24410062−3
2016 Clemson 9 games, 221 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10vs.TroyW 30–⁠24––––––
Sep 17vs.South Carolina StateW 59–⁠01283126––
Oct 1vs.LouisvilleW 42–⁠36––––––
Oct 7atBoston CollegeW 56–⁠10456145––
Nov 5vs.SyracuseW 54–⁠0928014––
Nov 19atWake ForestW 35–⁠133602––
Nov 26vs.South CarolinaW 56–⁠7636016––
Dec 3vs.Virginia TechW 42–⁠35––––––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 31–⁠0312011––

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

Before the draft

Named to the 2020 East–West Shrine Bowl (East team) but didn’t play.

DrillPro day 2020
Height5′11″
Weight221 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9¼″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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