Usage / Role
15%
Rotational offensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2012-2015Clemson
C.J. Davidson
RB • 5'10" • Clemson, SC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
C.J. Davidson leans balanced backfield option traits and 26.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
26
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
C.J. Davidson built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Clemson, SC wearing No. 21, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of C.J. Davidson's career was his backfield work: 468...
Read the storyC.J. Davidson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Clemson. C.J. Davidson leans balanced backfield option traits and 26.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 568
- Rushing yards
- 468
- Receiving yards
- 100
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
C.J. Davidson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 568
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Florida State
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 60 scrimmage yards · RB 444th (top 79%) · ACC 181st (top 68%) · National 1,592nd (top 67%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2013 Postseason | Clemson | 5 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 50.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 5 | 165 | 152 | 13 | 4 | 50.5 |
| 2014 Postseason | Clemson | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 305 | 245 | 60 | 3 | 54.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 6 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 |
Related Context
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C.J. Davidson played RB for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, C.J. Davidson recorded 468 rushing yards, 100 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Clemson paired 308 primary output with 36.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina State
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2013 Postseason · Clemson
Games
5
Scrimmage Yards / G
39
Efficiency
52.7
Usage
10.6
Consistency
55.6
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 30. South Carolina State: 76. Wake Forest: 25. Syracuse: 41. Virginia: 23
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 4 by 50. South Carolina State: 15 by 51.4. Wake Forest: 9 by 28.9. Syracuse: 8 by 53.4. Virginia: 3 by 79.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half43.7 · Games = 3 · +11.7 vs Second Half
Second Half32 · Games = 2 · -11.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina State
Best efficiency game
79.9 vs Virginia
Player Story
C.J. Davidson story
C.J. Davidson built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Clemson, SC wearing No. 21, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of C.J. Davidson's career was his backfield work: 468 rushing yards, 122 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 100 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 100 receiving yards and 39 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives C.J. Davidson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 5 | 26 | 3.1 | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Clemson | 195 | 52.7 | 10.6 | 190 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 195 | 52.7 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Clemson | 308 | 36.6 | 10.6 | 113 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 308 | 36.6 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 60 | 26.5 | 5.5 | -248 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida State
Week 4 · L 17-23 · Conference game
Loss with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64
Scrimmage Yards
71 takeover
64 scrimmage yards and 23 usage.
#2
vs South Carolina State
Week 2 · W 52-13
76
Scrimmage Yards
68.4 takeover
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 18.8 usage.
#3
@ Georgia
Week 1 · L 21-45
60
Scrimmage Yards
66.9 takeover
Loss with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
60 scrimmage yards and 23.3 usage.
#4
@ Boston College
Week 8 · W 17-13 · Conference game
53
Scrimmage Yards
65.5 takeover
Win with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
53 scrimmage yards and 9.8 usage.
#5
vs Wofford
Week 1 · W 49-10
25
Scrimmage Yards
57.2 takeover
Win with 25 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
25 scrimmage yards and 6.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Clemson
308 primary output · 36.6 efficiency · 10.6 usage
54.5
#2
2014 Regular Season · Clemson
54.5
308 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Clemson
50.5
195 primary · 52.7 efficiency · 10.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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