Phil Mafah


Phil Mafah is an American professional football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life

Mafah attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. During his career, he had 2,526 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns. He committed to Clemson University to play college football on August 29, 2019.

College career

As a true freshman at Clemson in 2021, Mafah played in nine games with one start and had 68 carries for 292 yards and three touchdowns. As the backup to Will Shipley in 2022, he started one of 14 games, rushing for 515 yards on 98 carries and four touchdowns. Mafah split carries with Shipley in 2023. Against Notre Dame, he had 186 yards on a school record tying 36 carries.

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Professional career

Mafah was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 239th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft. He was placed on injured reserve to begin the regular season due to a shoulder injury. He was activated on January 3, 2026.

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