Georgia Southern · W 22-7
No tackles.
California · W 24-10
No tackles.
Charleston Southern · W 37-0 · FCS
3 tackles
Florida State · W 36-24
3 tackles
The other 5 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
McCloud has tackles in 6 of Clemson’s 8 games: none against Georgia Southern and California.
Kobe McCloud
Fourth year in the Clemson linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against LSU — Week 1, 2026.
14 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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.
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ No. 11 LSU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-0vs Charleston Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-20vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-24@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from +4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 31-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
45.3%
248 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #531 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #55 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,185 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a 5th (graduate).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
