Roderick McDowell

Quick and athletic running back who was a reserve most of his career, but emerged as the starter in 2013 ... had 1,699 yards on 318 carries and 12 touchdowns along with 34 receptions for 231 yards and two touchdowns in 950 snaps over 46 games (10 starts) in his career ... eighth in school history in yards per carry (5.3).

2013: Third-Team All-ACC selection (media, coaches) ... third-team All-ACC by Phil Steele ... had a team-high 1,025 yards on 189 carries and five touchdowns along with 29 receptions for 199 yards and two touchdowns in 603 snaps over 13 games (10 starts) ... had four 100-yard rushing games ... third in the ACC in rushing yards per game (78.8) and ninth in all-purpose yards per game (98.2) ... had 132 yards on 22 carries and a 10-yard reception against #5 Georgia on Aug. 31; named team offensive player-of-the-game ... had 43 yards on eight carries and a two-yard reception against S.C. State on Sept. 7 ... had a game-high 68 yards on 14 carries and a 10-yard reception at N.C. State on Sept. 19 ... had 41 yards on 13 carries and two receptions for 11 yards at Syracuse on Oct. 5 ... had a game-high 91 yards on 18 carries and three receptions for 15 yards for a team-high 106 all-purpose yards against Boston College on Oct. 12 ... had a team-high 61 yards on 11 carries and three receptions for 11 yards against #5 Florida State on Oct. 19 ... had 161 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries and four receptions for 11 yards for 172 all-purpose yards at Maryland on Oct. 26; named team co-offensive player-of-the-game ... had a team-high 70 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and three receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown at Virginia on Nov. 2 ... had a team-high 60 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and three receptions for 11 yards against Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 ... had a game-high 108 yards on 21 carries and two receptions for 18 yards and a touchdown against The Citadel on Nov. 23; named team co-offensive player-of-the-game ... had a game-high 111 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries and two receptions for 31 yards at #9 South Carolina on Nov. 30; named team offensive player-of-the-game ... had 69 yards on 12 carries, four receptions for 32 yards, and a 35-yard kickoff return against #6 Ohio State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3 ... preseason third-team All-ACC by Athlon.

2012: Had 450 yards on 83 carries and five touchdowns along with three receptions for 29 yards in 244 snaps over 13 games ... had 11 yards on four carries and a touchdown against #25 Auburn at Atlanta, GA on Sept. 1 ... had a team-high 59 yards on eight carries and a 27-yard touchdown run against Ball State on Sept. 8 ... had 27 yards on six carries and a 16-yard touchdown run at Boston College on Sept. 29 ... had 56 yards on nine carries and two touchdowns along with a 23-yard reception against Georgia Tech on Oct. 6 ... had a game-high 83 yards on 13 carries at Duke on Nov. 3 ... had 51 yards on 11 carries against Maryland on Nov. 10 ... had 83 yards on 12 carries against N.C. State on Nov. 17 ... had 47 yards on three carries against #12 South Carolina on Nov. 24 ... had 26 yards on seven carries and two receptions for six yards against #7 Louisiana State in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31.

2011: Had 63 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown along with one reception in 44 snaps over 13 games ... had six yards on two carries against #11 Florida State on Sept. 24 ... had a five-yard rush and one reception against Boston College on Oct. 8 ... had 17 yards on three carries against North Carolina on Oct. 22 ... had 34 yards on four carries and a touchdown against #22 West Virginia in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 4.

2010: Had 161 yards on 32 carries (5.0 yard per carry) and a touchdown in 59 snaps over seven games ... third-leading rusher on the team ... saw more action in the second half of the season when Andre Ellington was injured ... had 86 yards on nine carries and a touchdown against Presbyterian College ... had 26 yards on eight carries at Wake Forest ... had a 39-yard run against #17 South Carolina.

2009: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #25 running back in the nation by ESPN.com ... #4 running back in the nation by Rivals.com ... member of the Rivals.com 250 ... #6 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com ... #48 running back in the nation by Scout.com ... #22 running back in the nation by SuperPrep ... #7 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep ... #38 player in the ACC by Athlon ... member of the All-America Top-250 team by PrepStar ... had 1,892 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior ... played his last high school game in the state championship game in Death Valley ... had 1,399 yards on 158 carries and 28 total touchdowns as a junior ... Shrine Bowl participant ... invited to the U.S. Army All-American game ... coached by Paul Sorrells at Sumter High School ... recruited by André Powell ... chose Clemson over Florida, Kentucky, and South Carolina.

Personal: Graduated on May 10, 2013 with a degree in sociology ... born Feb. 7, 1990.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide