Justin Mascoll: DE · Clemson · #7.
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Justin Mascoll
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fifth year in the Clemson defensive front. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 2 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
2023 season · 9 games
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| 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 No. 4 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 No. 22 North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 38-35vs Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Week 11 · 2023
W 42-21
vs Georgia Tech
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 21-point win at home against Georgia Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%2 sacksTFL rate
30%4 TFL15 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 54-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.8 | 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
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.6%
471 pass / 519 run
Plays / game
76.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #357 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Clemson, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
