Justin Mascoll

Senior defensive end for Clemson. 2023: 1.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.

DE · Clemson · Sr. · #7

6′4″ · 260 lb · Snellville, GA

CFB Index 23 · #357 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceClemson 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

WDE recruit

No. 142 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for Clemson. 2023: 1.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Clemson, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Clemson4-star out of South Gwinnett

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#142 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 54-13 over that span.

2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

23Below cohort / limited sample #357 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (17th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#635 / 2842 · 76th pct

4.5

Sacks#720 / 2842 · 72nd pct

1.5

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#2046 / 2842 · 25th pct

Tackles#2305 / 2842 · 17th 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

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.3
Road3g	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.3

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 · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

23 · #357 of 418 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #357 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Clemson	15	9	4.5	1.5	2	--	--
2022	Clemson	17	8	3.5	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Clemson	11	4	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
2020	Clemson	18	9	5.0	2.0	--	--	--
2019	Clemson	14	7	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		75	37	14.0	3.5	4	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 66-17vs Charleston Southern	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 3	W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 24-31vs Florida State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 31-14@ Syracuse	2	1	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	W 17-12vs Wake Forest	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 20-28@ Miami	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 42-21vs Georgia Tech	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 31-20vs North Carolina	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Bowl	W 38-35@ Kentucky	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		15	9	4.5	1.5	—	2

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

Justin Mascoll

2018

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

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