Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#50
Fletcher Cothran
Senior linebacker for Clemson. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 220 lb · Anderson, SC · T.L. Hanna HS
Returning to Clemson for 2026
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, at LSU
His career numbers, season by seasonFletcher Cothran
He has spent three seasons in the Clemson linebacker corps. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against LSU — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 18-11 over that span.
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2026Clemson1-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 22–7
1 TOT · 0 TFL
With J. Smith — 39 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 46 LONG · T. Reynolds — 178 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 11.3 · 38 rush yds (14 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Clemson
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Clemson
Returning around him
- 9 Clemson players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Clemson · Last season: 7-6 (AP #12) · Talent rank #16 · 2026 recruiting class #20
The linebacker corps · Clemson
- #47Sammy Brown107 tackles · 2025
- #7Jeremiah Alexander36 tackles · 2025
- #21Kobe McCloud26 tackles · 2025
- #50Fletcher Cothran9 tackles · 2025
- #53Joseph Roberto II2 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Clemson team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology