Senior linebacker for South Carolina. 2025: 6 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′4″ · 255 lb · Baltimore, MD
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
tackles · 2025
1.5 TFL
Best game: 2 tackles, 1.5 TFL, vs South Carolina State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for South Carolina. 2025: 6 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
Demon Clowney
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Across six seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Lane Kiffin, Biff Poggi and Shane Beamer. 2024 brought the first one: All-AAC. The receipt: 2 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Will Muschamp → Shane Beamer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–10
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs South Carolina State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 7-26vs Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-29vs Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-30@ Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · South Carolina
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #14
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Fernando Sanchez III’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nusi Malani's graduate season at Washington State (2024).
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Player DNA