James Skalski: LB · Clemson · #47.
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James Skalski
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Six seasons in the Clemson linebacker corps to date. All-ACC in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 16 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
85 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-10vs No. 5 Georgia | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs South Carolina State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 14-8vs Georgia Tech | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-27@ NC State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 19-13vs Boston College | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14@ Syracuse | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-20vs Florida State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-24@ Louisville | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-7vs UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-27vs No. 13 Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-0@ South Carolina | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 85 | 40 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 4 |
Week 10 · 2021
W 30-24
at Louisville
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups87 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
6 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 75-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
59.3%
802 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
112.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #67 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Clemson, 258 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 56 games over six seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
ACC Linebacker Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
