Travis Etienne in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Clemson, 2017–⁠20

Travis Etienne

Number
No. 9
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Jennings, LA
Born
Jan 26, 1999, in Jennings, Louisiana

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Travis Etienne played running back at Clemson (2017–⁠20). He led the 2018 national champions in rushing. He finished seventh in the 2018 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2020. The Jacksonville Jaguars took Etienne in the first round, No. 25 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,658
Rushing yards, 2018 (Clemson, 15–⁠0)
Best game
205 yards
Vs. Georgia Tech, week 1, 2019: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2018
Drafted
No. 25
Overall, 2021 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

212rushing yards, career highvs. Wofford, 20193rushing touchdowns, career highsix times; last vs. Syracuse, 20208catches, career hightwice; last at Notre Dame, 2020140receiving yards, career highvs. Boston College, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Ohio State, 2019

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; National champions, 2018

All-America: consensus 2020; Sporting News 2018; ESPN 2018; USA Today 2019

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Clemson1077667.21381
2018Clemson2041,6588.12475
2019Clemson2071,6147.81990
2020Clemson1689145.41472
Career6864,9527.27090

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Clemson55711.4023
2018Clemson12786.5224
2019Clemson3743211.7453
2020Clemson4858812.3246
Career1021,15511.3853

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Clemson193890–––
2019Clemson51190–––
2020Clemson818901440
Career3269701440

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. 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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Clemson9RBFr.
2018Clemson9RBSo.
2019Clemson9RBJr.
2020Clemson9RBSr.5′10″205

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
2017Clemson1130.4399th (n=287)0.1248.611%0.41
2018Clemson2090.4798th (n=300)0.1597.721%0.56
2019Clemson2480.4899th (n=287)0.13120.023%0.35
2020Clemson2270.3493rd (n=212)0.1476.425%0.30

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

2020 Clemson 12 games, 914 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12atWake ForestW 37–⁠131710213470
Sep 19vs.The CitadelW 49–⁠086801110
Oct 3vs.VirginiaW 41–⁠231473151141
Oct 10vs.MiamiW 42–⁠171714928730
Oct 17atGeorgia TechW 73–⁠7114412290
Oct 24vs.SyracuseW 47–⁠21168633200
Oct 31vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠282084171401
Nov 7atNotre DameL 40–⁠47182818570
Nov 28vs.PittsburghW 52–⁠17115823200
Dec 5atVirginia TechW 45–⁠1016660110
Dec 19vs.Notre DameW 34–⁠101012413120
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 28–⁠49103214640
2019 Clemson 15 games, 1,614 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Georgia TechW 52–⁠14122053130
Sep 7vs.Texas A&MW 24–⁠10165304520
Sep 14atSyracuseW 41–⁠6147603320
Sep 21vs.CharlotteW 52–⁠1011611–––
Sep 28atNorth CarolinaW 21–⁠2014671230
Oct 12vs.Florida StateW 45–⁠14171270131
Oct 19atLouisvilleW 45–⁠101419214350
Oct 26vs.Boston CollegeW 59–⁠71610933330
Nov 2vs.WoffordW 59–⁠14921221230
Nov 9atNC StateW 55–⁠101411223311
Nov 16vs.Wake ForestW 52–⁠31612113370
Nov 30atSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠3155123370
Dec 7vs.VirginiaW 62–⁠17141141190
Dec 28 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 29–⁠23103613982
Jan 13 ✦vs.LSUL 25–⁠42157815360
2018 Clemson 15 games, 1,658 rushing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.FurmanW 48–⁠711631–––
Sep 8atTexas A&MW 28–⁠2684413230
Sep 15vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠7161622–––
Sep 22atGeorgia TechW 49–⁠21111221131
Sep 29vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠232720331−30
Oct 6atWake ForestW 63–⁠3101673–––
Oct 20vs.NC StateW 41–⁠7153931240
Oct 27atFlorida StateW 59–⁠1010450–––
Nov 3vs.LouisvilleW 77–⁠1681531–––
Nov 10atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠711780390
Nov 17vs.DukeW 35–⁠69812–––
Nov 24vs.South CarolinaW 56–⁠35281502190
Dec 1vs.PittsburghW 42–⁠10121562–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.Notre DameW 30–⁠3141091180
Jan 7 ✦vs.AlabamaW 44–⁠1614862151
2017 Clemson 13 games, 766 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Kent StateW 56–⁠38811–––
Sep 16atLouisvilleW 47–⁠216981–––
Sep 23vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠791132–––
Sep 30atVirginia TechW 31–⁠178190–––
Oct 7vs.Wake ForestW 28–⁠1415671–––
Oct 13atSyracuseL 24–⁠275681–––
Oct 28vs.Georgia TechW 24–⁠107431–––
Nov 4atNC StateW 38–⁠3183101100
Nov 11vs.Florida StateW 31–⁠14149721160
Nov 18vs.The CitadelW 61–⁠38622–––
Nov 25atSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠1094111230
Dec 2vs.MiamiW 38–⁠36241280
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠244220–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′10⅛″
Weight215 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan73⅛″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′8″
Bench press18 reps

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

In the NFL

5 seasons, 69 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2022Jacksonville Jaguars172201,125535316
2023Jacksonville Jaguars172671,0081158476
2024Jacksonville Jaguars15150558239254
2025Jacksonville Jaguars172601,107736292
2026 (so far)New Orleans Saints33012801151
NFL career699273,926251791,389

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

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