#8
Clemson · 2026

Gideon Davidson

RBSophomore6' 0", 200 lbsLynchburg, VA
Clemson Tigers5-3 · TDC #54
Snap share
50%
6 of 8 started · likely 40–62%
Rush yards
528
68th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.0
118th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
5
82nd of 683 in FBS
Receptions
4
1233rd of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.04
194th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

110 plays · +4.3 total EPA · 194th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.04
Passing-0.65
Rushing+0.09
1st down-0.13
2nd down+0.26
3rd down+0.37
Standard downs-0.11
Passing downs+0.51
DavidsonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays20%
Pass plays3%
Run plays38%
1st down21%
2nd down22%
3rd down14%
Standard downs23%
Passing downs14%
DavidsonRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries100—
Success rate37.0%279th / 332
Explosive run rate12.0%197th / 332
Stuffed at the line18.0%233rd / 332
First downs28—
Red-zone carries23—
Goal-line carries6—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share5.4%—
Catch rate42.9%—
Success rate per target0.0%—
Yards per target1.1—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Davidson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
7
3 caught (43%)
Avg. depth of target
-0.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.7
11 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-3
of 8 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

43% comp-0.3 avg. depth3.7 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (29%), 1 caught (50%), 3 yds, 1.5 per target250% · 3yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction104 carries

Left
11%
3.9 YPC · 45% succ.
Middle
76%
4.3 YPC · 34% succ.
Right
13%
4.9 YPC · 64% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Clemson

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Davidson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
12
9 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
-0.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
12.3
111 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-16
of 95 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted12 targets charted

77% comp-0.4 avg. depth12.3 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (17%), 2 caught (100%), 24 yds, 12.0 per target2100% · 24yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (17%), 1 caught (50%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target250% · 13yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (17%), 1 caught (50%), 9 yds, 4.5 per target250% · 9yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (33%), 4 caught (100%), 42 yds, 10.5 per target4100% · 42yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction42 carries

Left
19%
9.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
67%
3.8 YPC · 43% succ.
Right
14%
3.5 YPC · 33% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farClemson#54 · 5-3850%1055285.0537.0%4905.4%
2025Clemson#36 · 7-61122%602604.3042.0%119306.9%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Gideon Davidson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Gideon Davidson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 8.6 at California (Week 4)1 of 8 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@LSUL 10–514.27202.908
2Georgia SouthernW 22–75.514624.4021
3North CarolinaW 28–207.4161056.6145
4@CaliforniaW 24–108.6221597.2275
5MiamiL 13–415.97253.619
7Charleston SouthernW 37–06.213594.5111
8Virginia TechL 16–205.514624.4026
9@Florida StateW 36–244.112363.006
2026 · 8 games5.91055285.0575

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries105—
Yards52868th / 1519
Yards / carry5118th / 312
Touchdowns582nd / 683
Long75—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41233rd / 2089
Yards91796th / 2074
Yards / catch2.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long3—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · LSU✓ RB48~21 (14–27)7·44%
Wk 2 · Georgia Southern✓ RB74~38 (26–49)15·51%
Wk 3 · North Carolina✓ RB66~43 (36–48)19·65%
Wk 4 · California✓ RB65~41 (35–45)24·63%
Wk 5 · Miami✓ RB75~32 (22–41)8·43%
Wk 7 · Charleston Southern✓ RB86~29 (20–38)13·34%
Wk 8 · Virginia Tech—62~42 (35–47)14·68%
Wk 9 · Florida State—76~32 (22–41)12142%
Season6 GS552278 (220–343)112150%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Clemson roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
8Gideon DavidsonRBSO105528554+0.04
16Chris Johnson Jr.RBSR351363.924-0.18
21Jarvis GreenRBSR321253.90—-0.09
26Jay HaynesRBSR9252.801-0.54
Max WilsonRB7527.401-0.28
24David EziomumeRBJR111111—+2.52
23Peyton StrekoRBSR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Clemson depth chart →