Player Dossier

2017-2019

LSU

Clyde Edwards-Helaire

RB • 5'8" • 209 lbs • Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Clyde Edwards-Helaire leans workhorse runner traits and 64.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

4%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

13

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Player Story

Clyde Edwards-Helaire built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 22, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Clyde Edwards-Helaire's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8846

Baton Rouge Catholic · Baton Rouge, LA

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2020
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 32
Overall
No. 32
NFL Team
Kansas City Chiefs

Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · LSU. Clyde Edwards-Helaire leans workhorse runner traits and 64.9 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,644
Rushing yards
2,048
Receiving yards
596
Touchdowns
25
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire LSU Highlights

2019 · LSU · Player Highlight

Clyde Edwards-Helaire college highlights at LSU.

Season
2019
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Clyde Edwards-Helaire quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,644
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · LSU
Top game
Arkansas
Recruit profile
3-star · Baton Rouge Catholic · LSU
High school pipeline
Baton Rouge Catholic · 33 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
NFL Draft
2020 · Round 1 · Pick 32 · Kansas City Chiefs
Latest roster
No. 22 · Junior
2019 Scrimmage yards rank
1,867 scrimmage yards · RB 8th (top 2%) · SEC 1st (top 1%) · National 9th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 PostseasonLSU10000012.4
2017 Regular SeasonLSU10773146012.4
2018 PostseasonLSU12573225049.6
2018 Regular SeasonLSU1264357172849.6
2019 PostseasonLSU1517812454079.3
2019 Regular SeasonLSU151,6891,2903991779.3

Related Context

Clyde Edwards-Helaire played RB for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Clyde Edwards-Helaire recorded 11 passing yards, 2,048 rushing yards, and 596 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

LSU paired 1,867 primary output with 64.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 33.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Win with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2017 Postseason · LSU

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

7.7

Efficiency

33.7

Usage

1.8

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. BYU: 47. Chattanooga: 2. Mississippi State: 1. Syracuse: 0. Troy: 0. Auburn: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Alabama: 0. Texas A&M: 27

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 8 by 53.6. Chattanooga: 1 by 20.8. Mississippi State: 1 by 10.4. Texas A&M: 2 by 50

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins12.7 · Games = 6 · +12.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -12.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

BYU

Best efficiency game

53.6 vs BYU

Result
Mon 1/1vs Notre DameL 17-21
Sun 11/26vs Texas A&MW 45-21100012713.5
Sun 11/5@ AlabamaL 10-24
Sat 10/21@ Ole MissW 40-24
Sat 10/14vs AuburnW 27-23
Sat 9/30vs TroyL 21-24
Sat 9/23vs SyracuseW 35-26
Sat 9/16@ Mississippi StateL 7-3711101
Sat 9/9vs ChattanoogaW 45-1012202
Sun 9/3vs BYUW 27-06284.7002195.9

Player Story

Clyde Edwards-Helaire story

Clyde Edwards-Helaire built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 22, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Clyde Edwards-Helaire's career was his backfield work: 2,048 rushing yards, 357 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 596 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 passing yards, 596 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Clyde Edwards-Helaire's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    LSU

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonLSU7733.71.8
2017 Regular SeasonLSU7733.71.80
2018 PostseasonLSU70044.119.8623
2018 Regular SeasonLSU70044.119.80
2019 PostseasonLSU1,86764.928.61,167
2019 Regular SeasonLSU1,86764.928.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arkansas

Week 13 · W 56-20 · Conference game

Win with 253 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

96.9 takeover

253 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.

#2

vs Georgia

Week 7 · W 36-16 · Conference game

145

Scrimmage Yards

87.3 takeover

Win with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

145 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#3

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 4 · W 38-21

136

Scrimmage Yards

84.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

136 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#4

@ Ole Miss

Week 12 · W 58-37 · Conference game

194

Scrimmage Yards

84.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

194 scrimmage yards and 38 usage.

#5

vs Clemson

Week 1 · W 42-25 · Postseason

164

Scrimmage Yards

78.5 takeover

Win with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

164 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · LSU

1,867 primary output · 64.9 efficiency · 28.6 usage

79.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · LSU

79.3

1,867 primary · 64.9 efficiency · 28.6 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · LSU

49.6

700 primary · 44.1 efficiency · 19.8 usage

Milestones

9

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games