Wayne Gallman in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Clemson, 2013–⁠16

Wayne Gallman

Number
No. 9
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Loganville, GA
Born
Oct 1, 1994, in Loganville, Georgia

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Wayne Gallman played running back at Clemson (2013–⁠16). He led the 2016 national champions in rushing. The New York Giants took Gallman in round 4, No. 140 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,527
Rushing yards, 2015 (Clemson, 14–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 140
Round 4, 2017 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Career highs

191rushing yards, career highvs. South Carolina, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 2016

Honors

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

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Clemson1617694.8434
2015Clemson2831,5275.41366
2016Clemson2321,1334.91759
Career6763,4295.13466

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Clemson241084.5118
2015Clemson2121310.1139
2016Clemson201527.6018
Career654737.3239

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Clemson9RB
2014Clemson9RB
2015Clemson9RB
2016Clemson9RB6′0″

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
2014Clemson1990.0119th (n=253)0.122.419%0.11
2015Clemson3090.1870th (n=268)0.1256.927%0.18
2016Clemson2560.1143rd (n=259)0.1328.221%0.21

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

2016 Clemson 15 games, 1,133 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atAuburnW 19–⁠133012312018
Sep 10vs.TroyW 30–⁠2493408325
Sep 17vs.South Carolina StateW 59–⁠0740111––
Sep 22atGeorgia TechW 26–⁠71759112322
Oct 1vs.LouisvilleW 42–⁠3616110124––
Oct 7atBoston CollegeW 56–⁠109109159––
Oct 15vs.NC StateW 24–⁠1721409118
Oct 29atFlorida StateW 37–⁠34208221212
Nov 5vs.SyracuseW 54–⁠01063130––
Nov 12vs.PittsburghL 42–⁠43183638410
Nov 19atWake ForestW 35–⁠1322161242211
Nov 26vs.South CarolinaW 56–⁠719112123––
Dec 3vs.Virginia TechW 42–⁠35175911117
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 31–⁠01885120110
Jan 9 ✦vs.AlabamaW 35–⁠311846112339
2015 Clemson 14 games, 1,527 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.WoffordW 49–⁠10149223512
Sep 12vs.App StateW 41–⁠101579123––
Sep 17atLouisvilleW 20–⁠172413902511
Oct 3vs.Notre DameW 24–⁠2223111033––
Oct 10vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠2413115266––
Oct 17vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠171748023214
Oct 24atMiamiW 58–⁠022118117211
Oct 31atNC StateW 56–⁠4131172124319
Nov 7vs.Florida StateW 23–⁠1322103125332
Nov 14atSyracuseW 37–⁠27156611411
Nov 28atSouth CarolinaW 37–⁠321910202714
Dec 5vs.North CarolinaW 45–⁠3728187131468
Dec 31 ✦vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠1726150221––
Jan 11 ✦vs.AlabamaL 40–⁠451445134361
2014 Clemson 13 games, 769 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atGeorgiaL 21–⁠451505217
Sep 6vs.South Carolina StateW 73–⁠7107701617
Sep 20atFlorida StateL 17–⁠23460423
Sep 27vs.North CarolinaW 50–⁠35140414
Oct 4vs.NC StateW 41–⁠01358012321
Oct 11vs.LouisvilleW 23–⁠1749053−5
Oct 18atBoston CollegeW 17–⁠13153911721
Oct 25vs.SyracuseW 16–⁠628101021212
Nov 6atWake ForestW 34–⁠2019106130443
Nov 15atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠28158803438
Nov 22vs.Georgia StateW 28–⁠0530112––
Nov 29vs.South CarolinaW 35–⁠17271911321−3
Dec 29 ✦vs.OklahomaW 40–⁠61955014––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height6′0½″
Weight215 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.49 s
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.17 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 56 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2017New York Giants13111476034193
2018New York Giants135117611489
2019New York Giants929110211102
2020New York Giants14147682621114
2021Minnesota Vikings7281040121
NFL career563661,548981519

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2024UFLSt. Louis Battlehawks

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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