California · L 18-21
No catches.
Louisville · L 26-34
No catches.
North Carolina · W 31-30
No catches.
SMU · W 30-27
2 catches, 26 yards
The other 4 games average 17 yards. This one was 9 above.
Clement has catches in 5 of Syracuse’s 8 games: none against California, Louisville and North Carolina.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
David Clement
Second year in the same receiving corps at Syracuse. One game to point at: 35 receiving yards and 2 tackles against New Hampshire — Week 1, 2026.
95 receiving yards · 9 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named David Clement at Pittsburgh.
Against SMU on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 26 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 9 catches for 95 yards. Syracuse has thrown to him 12 times in 205 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 26 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 35 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30@ North Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs No. 19 SMU | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 27 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 66-3
2 rec · 35 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from +1 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
135% of team targetsCatch rate
69%9 of 13 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
69% catch rate on 13 targets · 5% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Fran Brown — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 30.5 | 15.2 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 17.2 | 10.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #116 at the position.
The No. 1,489 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dino Babers → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
