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Demond Claiborne
Vikings logoMinnesota Vikings

Demond Claiborne

RBposition#21jersey23age5' 10"height188lbsRookieexperienceWake Forestcollege

Injured Reserve · Knee · ir

At a glance

Demond Claiborne is a running back for the Minnesota Vikings (No. 21). In 4 games of the 2026 season: 6 carries for 13 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 2 catches on 2 targets for 8 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns. Snap share in Week 5: 6% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Injured Reserve (knee).

Is Demond Claiborne playing this week?

Demond Claiborne is listed as injured reserve with a knee injury on the latest injury report: ir The Minnesota Vikings play next on the road at the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What are Demond Claiborne's stats this season?

In 4 games of the 2026 season, Demond Claiborne has 6 carries for 13 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 2 catches on 2 targets for 8 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns.

What team does Demond Claiborne play for?

Demond Claiborne plays running back for the Minnesota Vikings, wearing No. 21. Demond Claiborne is 23 years old, 5' 10", 188 lbs. College: Wake Forest. Rookie season.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Demond Claiborne 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/demond-claiborne (updated 2026-11-10).

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Demond ClaiborneMinnesota Vikings · #21
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · running backs

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades running backs with at least 41 carries this season. Claiborne has 6, 35 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Rush/gYPCEPA/carSuccessTgt/gRec/g
  • Rush/g3.3 yds/g
  • YPC2.2
  • EPA/car-0.432
  • Success17%
  • Tgt/g0.5 tgt/g
  • Rec/g2.0 yds/g
Small sample · 6 of 41 carriesMethod4 games6 carriesweeks 1–9peer group 53 qualified · min. 41 carriesnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 13 min agoGlossary →

Claiborne is under the 41-carries minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 53 qualified running backs.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Carries: 6-0.432EPA / carry · total -2.617%success01st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

-0.7Wk 2
-2.1Wk 3
-0.5Wk 4
-0.4Wk 5

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
4%2 snapsWk 2 · CHI
5%3 snapsWk 3 · TB
12%9 snapsWk 4 · MIA
6%4 snapsWk 5 · NO

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Vikings · signed 2026 · 4 years, through 2029$1.2M a year
Total
$4.7M
Guaranteed
$274K
Share of cap at signing
0.4%
6% of the value guaranteed
43rd paid57th in EPApercentiles among 146 RBs under contract, 2026

Game log

RushingReceiving
WeekOpponentResultCarRush ydsTDLongRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
2 Sep 20@ Bears logoCHIW 9-3––––11202
3 Sep 27@ Buccaneers logoTBW 23-163103–––––
4 Oct 4vs Dolphins logoMIAW 15-1031208–––––
5 Oct 11@ Saints logoNOW 23-13––––11606
Season6130822806

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