Demond Claiborne

Running Back, Minnesota Vikings · #21.

Player facts

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Position: Running Back
Number: 21
Born: Oct 9, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Aylett, VA, USA
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 188 lbs
College: Wake Forest
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	6	13	2.2	0	8	2	8	4.0	0	6	0	0
Career	6	13	2.2	0	8	2	8	4.0	0	6	0	0

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	6 carries	-0.43	17%		fewer than 36 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ NO	W 23-13	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	6	6.0	0	6	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs MIA	W 15-10	3	12	4.0	0	8	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ TB	W 23-16	3	1	0.3	0	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ CHI	W 9-3	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	2	2.0	0	2	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Demond Claiborne (born October 9, 2003) is an American professional football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was selected by the Vikings in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Demond Claiborne, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Claiborne was born on October 9, 2003 in Aylett, Virginia. He attended King William High School in King William, Virginia. As a senior, he was named the Metro Player of the Year and Tidewater District Player of the Year and as a sophomore was the Virginia Region 2A Offensive Player of the Year. He committed to Wake Forest University to play college football.

College career

As a freshman at Wake Forest in 2022, Claiborne played in 10 games and had 14 carries for 57 yards. As a sophomore he started two of 10 games, rushing 137 times for 586 yards and five touchdowns. He took over as Wake Forest's starter in 2024, and 1,049 yards on 228 carries and 11 touchdowns. Claiborne returned to Wake Forest as the starter in 2025 where he ran for 907 yards on 179 carries (5.1 YPC), 10 touchdowns and had 140 yards receiving. Awarded the 2025 Associated Press Second Team All-ACC for his performance.

From Wikipedia’s article on Demond Claiborne, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹