Running back, Clemson, 2021–⁠23

Will Shipley

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Weddington, NC
Born
Aug 29, 2002

Will Shipley played running back at Clemson (2021–⁠23). The Philadelphia Eagles took Shipley in round 4, No. 127 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,182
Rushing yards, 2022 (Clemson, 11–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 127
Round 4, 2024 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

172rushing yards, career highvs. Syracuse, 20222rushing touchdowns, career higheight times; last vs. Syracuse, 20226catches, career hightwice; last at Duke, 2023

All-America: USA Today 2022

Team titles: ACC champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Clemson1497395.01142
2022Clemson2101,1825.61553
2023Clemson1678275.0533
Career5262,7485.23153

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Clemson161167.3019
2022Clemson382426.4026
2023Clemson312447.9236
Career856027.1236

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Clemson143800
2022Clemson143240
2023Clemson72000
Career359040

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Clemson1RBFr.
2022Clemson1RBSo.
2023Clemson1RBJr.5′11″210

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
2021Clemson1710.1858th (n=277)0.1631.626%0.27
2022Clemson2510.2478th (n=470)0.1460.925%0.24
2023Clemson2010.1647th (n=450)0.1732.022%0.17

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

2023 Clemson 12 games, 827 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4atDukeL 7–⁠281711406291
Sep 9vs.Charleston SouthernW 66–⁠1797303220
Sep 16vs.Florida AtlanticW 48–⁠1410380270
Sep 23vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠31186714381
Sep 30atSyracuseW 31–⁠1418611200
Oct 7vs.Wake ForestW 17–⁠1219971140
Oct 21atMiamiL 20–⁠2815440–––
Oct 28atNC StateL 17–⁠2462102200
Nov 11vs.Georgia TechW 42–⁠21117713300
Nov 18vs.North CarolinaW 31–⁠201812612530
Nov 25atSouth CarolinaW 16–⁠7158004320
Dec 29 ✦vs.KentuckyW 38–⁠3511290290
2022 Clemson 14 games, 1,182 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Georgia TechW 41–⁠10104221140
Sep 10vs.FurmanW 35–⁠1210682–––
Sep 17vs.Louisiana TechW 48–⁠201213922140
Sep 24atWake ForestW 51–⁠452010413150
Oct 1vs.NC StateW 30–⁠20146003370
Oct 8atBoston CollegeW 31–⁠310331180
Oct 15atFlorida StateW 34–⁠282012106480
Oct 22vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠212717223170
Nov 5atNotre DameL 14–⁠35126315170
Nov 12vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠16199711−20
Nov 19vs.MiamiW 40–⁠10176113140
Nov 26vs.South CarolinaL 30–⁠311513212130
Dec 3vs.North CarolinaW 39–⁠1071814260
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeL 14–⁠31177204210
2021 Clemson 10 games, 739 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠104701110
Sep 11vs.South Carolina StateW 49–⁠38802–––
Sep 18vs.Georgia TechW 14–⁠821882260
Sep 25atNC StateL 21–⁠27113611−10
Oct 23atPittsburghL 17–⁠2710520150
Oct 30vs.Florida StateW 30–⁠202512824240
Nov 6atLouisvilleW 30–⁠2414470100
Nov 20vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠271911221180
Nov 27atSouth CarolinaW 30–⁠0191281–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠13186115530

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′11″
Weight206 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan74⅛″W
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.88 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2024Philadelphia Eagles1330820435
2025Philadelphia Eagles1414490956
2026 (so far)Philadelphia Eagles520571531
NFL career3264188118122

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

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