CLEMSON – With Will Shipley and Phil Mafah now in the NFL, it is a new era for Clemson running backs.
Last year’s leading rusher and workhorse for the Tigers, Mafah was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in April. Shipley, of course, was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Things are now a little different in the running back room.
“The last four years, you always knew you had Will Shipley or Phil Mafah,” running backs coach and Clemson great C.J. Spiller said at Clemson Football’s annual Media Outing. “This year, the big question is who is going to fill those guys.