Gideon Davidson

RB · #8 · Clemson · SO · 6'0" · 200 · Lynchburg, VA

Projected RB starter

430 2026 rush yards
5 2026 total TDs
24% Team touch share
10 Explosive plays
19 Career games (6 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Clemson6679 430 5.4 4 9 5
2025 Clemson13060 260 4.3 11 93 0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 71.7 86
Yards per carry 5.4 67
Receiving yards per game 1.5 16
Total TDs 5 81

Around Gideon

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Tait Reynolds QB · 943 pass yds · 6g
WR-X Bryant Wesco Jr. WR · 340 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z T.J. Moore WR · 244 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Tyler Brown WR · 196 rec yds · 6g
TE Olsen Patt-Henry TE · 71 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Clemson 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.8% 20
Red zone TD rate 47.8% 1
Line yards per carry 1.9 13
Sack rate allowed 10.2% 9

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ LSU7 20 0 1 1 1 0 0
W2 GASO14 62 0 1 0 0 0 5
W3 UNC16 105 1 3 1 3 0 4
W4 @ CAL22 159 2 1 1 2 0 6
W5 MIA7 25 1 1 1 3 0 2
W7Charleston Southern Buccaneers13 59 1 0 0 0 0 5

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#67 Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele QB · James Campbell ORE
#68 Elijah Barnes LB · Dallas Skyline TEX
#69 Gideon Davidson RB · Liberty Christian Academy CLEM
#70 Christopher Burgess Jr. DL · Simeon ND
#71 Carius Curne IOL · Marion LSU
RBs in the class
#1 Harlem Berry St. Martin's Episcopal School LSU
#2 AK Dear Quitman ALA
#3 Gideon Davidson Liberty Christian Academy CLEM
#4 Ousmane Kromah Lee County FSU
#5 Anthony Rogers Carver Montgomery OSU
2026 · 86th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 98th pctile of class