Gideon Davidson
Clemson Tigers
71
Average

Gideon Davidson

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Projected Starter

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Gideon Davidson is the projected starter at RB for Clemson Tigers.

Sophomore · #8 · 6'0", 200 lbs

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Depth at RB · Clemson Tigers

  1. 1871Gideon DavidsonStarter
  2. 21671Chris Johnson Jr.
  3. 32656Jay Haynes
  4. 42152Jarvis Green
  5. 52445David Eziomume

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Liberty Christian Academy, ranked #69 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 260 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 16% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #69 NatlTeam Share16%
Lynchburg, VA
Jersey
#8
Class
SO
Height
6'0"
Weight
200 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20252600

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9657
National Rank
#69
High School
Liberty Christian Academy
Hometown
Lynchburg, VA

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated offense; 50th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 71.

Team offense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 50% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LMIAYDS 25
CAR
7
YDS
25
AVG
3.6
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final L 41-13

Sep 26WCALYDS 159
CAR
22
YDS
159
AVG
7.2
TD
2
REC
1
YDS
2
AVG
2.0
TD
0

Final W 24-10

Sep 19WUNCYDS 105
CAR
16
YDS
105
AVG
6.6
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final W 28-20

Sep 13WGASOYDS 62
CAR
14
YDS
62
AVG
4.4
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 22-7

Sep 6LLSUYDS 20
CAR
7
YDS
20
AVG
2.9
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
1
AVG
1.0
TD
0

Final L 51-10

Gideon Davidson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

260 rush yds · 0 TD · 15% of carries
Usage / Involvement53%
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