#20

Jakarrion Kenan

Sophomore safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.

S · Clemson · So. · #20

6′1″ · 190 lb · Bennettsville, SC · Marlboro County HS

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 486 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Sophomore safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2025.

The full story, with sources

How he projects

Grades highest in speed and zone coverage.

The full scouting read

Next upSat Sep 19 · 12 pm ETvs North CarolinaMemorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)Clemson by 3.5

Jakarrion Kenan

S · Clemson · So · #20

This is his second year in the same secondary at Clemson. One game to point at: 1 tackles against LSU — Week 1, 2026.

1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 8-7 over that span.

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

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#121 / 457 · 37th pct

0.0

QB hurries#126 / 457 · 36th pct

Passes defended#169 / 457 · 32nd pct

Tackles for loss#279 / 457 · 20th pct

0.0

Solo tackles#456 / 457 · 0th pct

Tackles#458 / 457 · 0th pct

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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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

Season	Team
2026	Clemson	1	--	0.0	--	--	--
2025	Clemson	2	1	1.0	--	--	--
Career		3	1	1.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-51@ LSU	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 1 tackles

The secondary · Clemson

#22Corey MyrickS · Jr.91 tackles · 2025
#6Jerome CarterS · Jr.76 tackles · 2025
#5Ronan HanafinS · Sr.64 tackles · 2025
#2Ashton HamptonCB · Jr.45 tackles · 2025
#20Jakarrion KenanS · So.2 tackles · 2025

15 more on the roster · Clemson team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology