Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Clemson
Will Shipley
RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Weddington, NC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Will Shipley leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Will Shipley built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Weddington, NC wearing No. 1, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Will Shipley's career was his backfield work: 2,748...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 127
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Will Shipley, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Clemson. Will Shipley leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,350
- Rushing yards
- 2,748
- Receiving yards
- 602
- Touchdowns
- 34
Quick Answers
Will Shipley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,350
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Weddington · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Weddington · 12 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 4 · Pick 27 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,071 scrimmage yards · RB 54th (top 8%) · ACC 12th (top 5%) · National 84th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 10 | 114 | 61 | 53 | 1 | 66.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 10 | 741 | 678 | 63 | 11 | 66.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 93 | 72 | 21 | 0 | 77 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 1,331 | 1,110 | 221 | 15 | 77 |
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 12 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 68.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 12 | 1,033 | 798 | 235 | 7 | 68.2 |
Related Context
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Will Shipley played RB for Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, Will Shipley recorded 2 passing yards, 2,748 rushing yards, and 602 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Clemson paired 1,424 primary output with 56.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Clemson
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
101.7
Efficiency
56.5
Usage
29.1
Consistency
68.4
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 93. Georgia Tech: 56. Furman: 68. Louisiana Tech: 153. Wake Forest: 119. NC State: 97. Boston College: 41. Florida State: 169. Syracuse: 189. Notre Dame: 80. Louisville: 95. Miami: 75. South Carolina: 145. North Carolina: 44
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 21 by 44.9. Georgia Tech: 11 by 47.5. Furman: 10 by 70.8. Louisiana Tech: 14 by 95.5. Wake Forest: 23 by 54.1. NC State: 17 by 50.6. Boston College: 11 by 36.2. Florida State: 26 by 64.9. Syracuse: 30 by 66.1. Notre Dame: 17 by 52.4. Louisville: 20 by 51.7. Miami: 20 by 38.1. South Carolina: 17 by 85.5. North Carolina: 11 by 32.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins100.5 · Games = 11 · -5.5 vs Losses
Losses106 · Games = 3 · +5.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
95.5 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | vs Tennessee | L 14-31 | 17 | 72 | 4.20 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 4.4 |
| Sun 12/4 | @ North Carolina | W 39-10 | 7 | 18 | 2.60 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 4 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs South Carolina100 rush yards | L 30-31 | 15 | 132 | 8.80 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8.5 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Miami | W 40-10 | 17 | 61 | 3.60 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Louisville | W 31-16 | 19 | 97 | 5.10 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Notre Dame | L 14-35 | 12 | 63 | 5.30 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 4.7 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Syracuse100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 27-21 | 27 | 172 | 6.40 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6.3 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Florida State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 34-28 | 20 | 121 | 6.10 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Boston College | W 31-3 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs NC State | W 30-20 | 14 | 60 | 4.30 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Wake Forest100 rush yards | W 51-45 | 20 | 104 | 5.20 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.2 |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Louisiana Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 48-20 | 12 | 139 | 11.60 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10.9 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Furman2+ TD | W 35-12 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 2 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Tue 9/6 | @ Georgia Tech2+ TD | W 41-10 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5.1 |
Player Story
Will Shipley story
Will Shipley built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Weddington, NC wearing No. 1, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Will Shipley's career was his backfield work: 2,748 rushing yards, 526 carries, 31 rushing touchdowns, and 602 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Clemson. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 2 passing yards, 602 receiving yards, and 904 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.
The arc is straightforward: Will Shipley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 855 | 51.1 | 30.2 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 855 | 51.1 | 30.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Clemson | 1,424 | 56.5 | 29.1 | 569 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 1,424 | 56.5 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 1,071 | 53.1 | 26 | -353 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 1,071 | 53.1 | 26 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 8 · W 27-21 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
189
Scrimmage Yards
88.7 takeover
189 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
#2
vs South Carolina
Week 13 · L 30-31
145
Scrimmage Yards
87.4 takeover
Loss with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
145 scrimmage yards and 37.8 usage.
#3
vs North Carolina
Week 12 · W 31-20 · Conference game
179
Scrimmage Yards
85.4 takeover
Win with 179 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
179 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.
#4
@ South Carolina
Week 13 · W 30-0
128
Scrimmage Yards
84.8 takeover
Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
128 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.
#5
@ Florida State
Week 7 · W 34-28 · Conference game
169
Scrimmage Yards
84.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
169 scrimmage yards and 44.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Clemson
1,424 primary output · 56.5 efficiency · 29.1 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Clemson
77
1,424 primary · 56.5 efficiency · 29.1 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Clemson
68.2
1,071 primary · 53.1 efficiency · 26 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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