CLEMSON — Clemson running back Phil Mafah was selected in the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday.
Mafah was taken by the Dallas Cowboys with the 239th overall pick in the seventh round of the draft. He joins linebacker Barrett Carter (4th round) and safety R.J. Mickens (sixth round) as Tigers chosen in the 2025 NFL Draft.
A punishing workhorse running back, Mafah earned third-team All-ACC honors as a graduate senior in 2024, when he rushed 216 times for 1,115 yards with eight touchdowns and caught 21 passes for 103 yards over 14 games (all starts).
The 6-foot-1, 234-pounder was hampered all year by a preseason shoulder injury but still recorded the 24th 1,000-yard rushing season in Clemson history, and his 1,115 yards ranked 14th in a season in school history.