Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Clemson
Phil Mafah
RB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Loganville, GA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Phil Mafah leans workhorse runner traits and 53.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Phil Mafah built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Loganville, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Phil Mafah's career was his backfield work: 2,887...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 239
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Phil Mafah, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Clemson. Phil Mafah leans workhorse runner traits and 53.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,184
- Rushing yards
- 2,887
- Receiving yards
- 297
- Touchdowns
- 28
Quick Answers
Phil Mafah quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,184
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Grayson · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Grayson · 80 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 7 · Pick 23 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,218 scrimmage yards · RB 43rd (top 7%) · ACC 8th (top 3%) · National 55th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 9 | 323 | 285 | 38 | 3 | 43.2 |
| 2022 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 523 | 476 | 47 | 4 | 47.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 74 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 72.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 999 | 894 | 105 | 9 | 72.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 75.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 1,194 | 1,106 | 88 | 8 | 75.2 |
Related Context
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Phil Mafah played RB for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Phil Mafah recorded 19 passing yards, 2,887 rushing yards, and 297 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Clemson paired 1,218 primary output with 53.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Clemson
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
82.5
Efficiency
58.4
Usage
24.3
Consistency
72.4
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 74. Duke: 79. Charleston Southern: 60. Florida Atlantic: 44. Florida State: 101. Syracuse: 48. Wake Forest: 72. Miami: 17. NC State: 92. Notre Dame: 186. Georgia Tech: 115. North Carolina: 91. South Carolina: 94
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 13 by 64.1. Duke: 13 by 62.3. Charleston Southern: 10 by 66. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 80.6. Florida State: 13 by 75.5. Syracuse: 11 by 51.8. Wake Forest: 10 by 73.8. Miami: 6 by 29.3. NC State: 19 by 53. Notre Dame: 36 by 53.8. Georgia Tech: 18 by 61.9. North Carolina: 25 by 38. South Carolina: 20 by 48.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins87.1 · Games = 9 · +14.9 vs Losses
Losses72.3 · Games = 4 · -14.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
80.6 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Kentucky2+ TD | W 38-35 | 11 | 71 | 6.50 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.7 |
| Sun 11/26 | @ South Carolina | W 16-7 | 19 | 89 | 4.70 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs North Carolina | W 31-20 | 23 | 84 | 3.70 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.6 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Georgia Tech | W 42-21 | 17 | 96 | 5.60 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6.4 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Notre Dame100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-23 | 36 | 186 | 5.20 | 2 | — | — | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ NC State2+ TD | L 17-24 | 16 | 84 | 5.30 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4.8 |
| Sun 10/22 | @ Miami | L 20-28 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Wake Forest | W 17-12 | 9 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7.2 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Syracuse | W 31-14 | 8 | 43 | 5.40 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Florida State | L 24-31 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 7.8 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 48-14 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Charleston Southern2+ TD | W 66-17 | 9 | 59 | 6.60 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Tue 9/5 | @ Duke | L 7-28 | 11 | 65 | 5.90 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6.1 |
Player Story
Phil Mafah story
Phil Mafah built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Loganville, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Phil Mafah's career was his backfield work: 2,887 rushing yards, 561 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 297 receiving yards across 50 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 passing yards, 297 receiving yards, and 65 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Phil Mafah's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 330 | 42.6 | 14.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 330 | 42.6 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Clemson | 563 | 50.9 | 12.4 | 233 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 563 | 50.9 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 1,073 | 58.4 | 24.3 | 510 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 1,073 | 58.4 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Clemson | 1,218 | 53.4 | 29 | 145 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Clemson | 1,218 | 53.4 | 29 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 10 · L 21-33 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
199
Scrimmage Yards
86.4 takeover
199 scrimmage yards and 44.9 usage.
#2
vs Notre Dame
Week 10 · W 31-23
186
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
186 scrimmage yards and 64.3 usage.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 6 · W 29-13 · Conference game
159
Scrimmage Yards
81.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
159 scrimmage yards and 44.1 usage.
#4
vs Louisville
Week 11 · W 31-16 · Conference game
106
Scrimmage Yards
79.4 takeover
Win with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
106 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.
#5
vs Syracuse
Week 8 · W 27-21 · Conference game
104
Scrimmage Yards
75.3 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 25.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Clemson
1,218 primary output · 53.4 efficiency · 29 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Clemson
75.2
1,218 primary · 53.4 efficiency · 29 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Clemson
72.1
1,073 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 24.3 usage
Milestones
8
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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