
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
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, 2019Honors
- 2018Led the national champions in rushing
- 2018, 2019ACC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2018, 2019ACC Player of the Year
- 2018National leader in points (156)
- 2018National leader in rushing touchdowns (24)
- 2018Seventh in the Heisman vote
- 2019Ninth in the Heisman vote
- 2020Consensus All‑American
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
Receiving
Returns
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Clemson | 9 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Clemson | 9 | RB | So. | ||
| 2019 | Clemson | 9 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Clemson | 9 | RB | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Clemson | 113 | 0.43 | 99th (n=287) | 0.12 | 48.6 | 11% | 0.41 |
| 2018 | Clemson | 209 | 0.47 | 98th (n=300) | 0.15 | 97.7 | 21% | 0.56 |
| 2019 | Clemson | 248 | 0.48 | 99th (n=287) | 0.13 | 120.0 | 23% | 0.35 |
| 2020 | Clemson | 227 | 0.34 | 93rd (n=212) | 0.14 | 76.4 | 25% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | W 37–13 | 17 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 49–0 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 41–23 | 14 | 73 | 1 | 5 | 114 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 42–17 | 17 | 149 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 73–7 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 47–21 | 16 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 34–28 | 20 | 84 | 1 | 7 | 140 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 40–47 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 57 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 52–17 | 11 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at | W 45–10 | 16 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs. | W 34–10 | 10 | 124 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 28–49 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 0 |
2019 Clemson 15 games, 1,614 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 52–14 | 12 | 205 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 24–10 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 41–6 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 52–10 | 11 | 61 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | W 21–20 | 14 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 45–14 | 17 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 45–10 | 14 | 192 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 59–7 | 16 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 59–14 | 9 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 55–10 | 14 | 112 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 52–3 | 16 | 121 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 38–3 | 15 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 62–17 | 14 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 29–23 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 2 |
| Jan 13 ✦ | vs. | L 25–42 | 15 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 0 |
2018 Clemson 15 games, 1,658 rushing yards, 24 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 48–7 | 11 | 63 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at | W 28–26 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 38–7 | 16 | 162 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 49–21 | 11 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 27–23 | 27 | 203 | 3 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 63–3 | 10 | 167 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 41–7 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at | W 59–10 | 10 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 77–16 | 8 | 153 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | W 27–7 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 35–6 | 9 | 81 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 56–35 | 28 | 150 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 42–10 | 12 | 156 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 30–3 | 14 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. | W 44–16 | 14 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2017 Clemson 13 games, 766 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 56–3 | 8 | 81 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 47–21 | 6 | 98 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 34–7 | 9 | 113 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 31–17 | 8 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 28–14 | 15 | 67 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | at | L 24–27 | 5 | 68 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 24–10 | 7 | 43 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 38–31 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 31–14 | 14 | 97 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 61–3 | 8 | 62 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 34–10 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 38–3 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 6–24 | 4 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 73⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 69 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 17 | 220 | 1,125 | 5 | 35 | 316 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 17 | 267 | 1,008 | 11 | 58 | 476 |
| 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 150 | 558 | 2 | 39 | 254 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 17 | 260 | 1,107 | 7 | 36 | 292 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 30 | 128 | 0 | 11 | 51 |
| NFL career | 69 | 927 | 3,926 | 25 | 179 | 1,389 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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