Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Clemson
Darien Rencher
RB • 5'8" • 195 lbs • Anderson, SC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Darien Rencher leans balanced backfield option traits and 32 efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
9
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wofford
Player Story
Darien Rencher built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Anderson, SC wearing No. 21, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Darien Rencher's career was his backfield work: 429...
Read the storyDarien Rencher, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Clemson. Darien Rencher leans balanced backfield option traits and 32 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 474
- Rushing yards
- 429
- Receiving yards
- 45
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Darien Rencher quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 474
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Clemson
- Top game
- Wofford
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 62 scrimmage yards · RB 497th (top 73%) · ACC 182nd (top 63%) · National 1,652nd (top 65%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 4 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 26.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 7 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 12 | 161 | 135 | 26 | 2 | 50.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Clemson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 9 | 152 | 137 | 15 | 1 | 46.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 3 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 34.8 |
Related Context
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Darien Rencher played RB for Clemson. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darien Rencher recorded 429 rushing yards, 45 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Clemson paired 161 primary output with 48 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wofford
Win with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Clemson
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
13.4
Efficiency
48
Usage
4
Consistency
41.8
Best Game by takeover score
Wofford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 21. Texas A&M: 1. Syracuse: 4. Charlotte: 6. Florida State: 27. Louisville: 8. Boston College: 13. Wofford: 36. NC State: 9. Wake Forest: 25. South Carolina: 8. Virginia: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 6 by 36.5. Texas A&M: 1 by 10.4. Syracuse: 3 by 30.6. Charlotte: 2 by 31.3. Florida State: 3 by 87.5. Louisville: 1 by 83.3. Boston College: 2 by 45.8. Wofford: 3 by 100. NC State: 2 by 25. Wake Forest: 4 by 53.1. South Carolina: 2 by 41.7. Virginia: 1 by 31.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half11.2 · Games = 6 · -4.5 vs Second Half
Second Half15.7 · Games = 6 · +4.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wofford
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wofford
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/8 | vs Virginia | W 62-17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ South Carolina | W 38-3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Wake Forest | W 52-3 | 3 | 13 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6.3 |
| Sun 11/10 | @ NC State | W 55-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Wofford | W 59-14 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Boston College | W 59-7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Louisville | W 45-10 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Florida State | W 45-14 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Charlotte | W 52-10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Syracuse | W 41-6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Texas A&M | W 24-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Georgia Tech | W 52-14 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
Player Story
Darien Rencher story
Darien Rencher built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Anderson, SC wearing No. 21, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Darien Rencher's career was his backfield work: 429 rushing yards, 92 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 45 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 45 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 32 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darien Rencher's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 38 | 37.9 | 3.4 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 61 | 41 | 3.9 | 23 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 61 | 41 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 161 | 48 | 4 | 100 |
| 2020 Postseason | Clemson | 152 | 43.2 | 4.4 | -9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 152 | 43.2 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 62 | 32 | 10.6 | -90 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wofford
Week 10 · W 59-14
Win with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
36
Scrimmage Yards
71.8 takeover
36 scrimmage yards and 5.4 usage.
#2
@ Virginia Tech
Week 14 · W 45-10 · Conference game
50
Scrimmage Yards
69 takeover
Win with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
50 scrimmage yards and 2.4 usage.
#3
vs UConn
Week 11 · W 44-7
45
Scrimmage Yards
64.8 takeover
Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
45 scrimmage yards and 23.2 usage.
#4
vs Kent State
Week 1 · W 56-3
27
Scrimmage Yards
62.4 takeover
Win with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
27 scrimmage yards and 5.9 usage.
#5
vs Louisville
Week 10 · W 77-16 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
58 takeover
Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
20 scrimmage yards and 7.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Clemson
161 primary output · 48 efficiency · 4 usage
50.3
#2
2020 Postseason · Clemson
46.2
152 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Clemson
46.2
152 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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