Phil Mafah

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Phil Mafah
Clemson Tigers–No. 7
Position Running back
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-24) October 24, 2002 (age 21)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight223 lb (101 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Grayson (Loganville, Georgia)

Phil Mafah (born October 24, 2002) is an American football running back for the Clemson Tigers.

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Early life and high school career

Mafah attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. During his career, he had 2,526 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns. He committed to Clemson University to play college football on August 29, 2019. [1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Phil Mafah
RB		 Loganville, Georgia Grayson High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)223 lb (101 kg)Aug 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Clemson Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  • "Clemson Tigers 2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  • "Clemson 2021 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

College career

As a true freshman at Clemson in 2021, Mafah played in nine games with one start and had 68 carries for 292 yards and three touchdowns. [2] [3] As the backup to Will Shipley in 2022, he started one of 14 games, rushing for 515 yards on 98 carries and four touchdowns. Mafah split carries with Shipley in 2023. [4] Against Notre Dame, he had 186 yards on a school record tying 36 carries. [5] [6]

Statistics

SeasonGamesRushingReceiving
GPAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
Clemson Tigers
2021 9682924.337507.10
2022 14985155.349485.30
2023 131799655.413211085.10
Career 363451,7725.120372065.60

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