Dorian O'Daniel: LB · Clemson · #6.
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Dorian O'Daniel
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Second year in the Clemson linebacker corps. First career honor, 2017: All-America (Sports Illustrated). On tape: 14 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Auburn, Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 11.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Kent State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 14-6vs No. 13 Auburn | 14 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 47-21@ No. 14 Louisville | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7vs Boston College | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-17@ No. 12 Virginia Tech | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-14vs Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Syracuse | 10 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10vs Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31@ No. 20 NC State | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-14vs Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 61-3vs The Citadel | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-10@ South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-3vs No. 7 Miami | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-24vs No. 4 Alabama | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 51 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%12 TFLSack rate
6%5 sacksPD rate
6%5 pass breakups88 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 26-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 8.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
45.2%
469 pass / 568 run
Plays / game
74.1
14 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
88 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Clemson, 142 tackles — drafted at #100 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 9th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 9th NFL season
