Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
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Ronan Hanafin
Senior safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Burlington, MA · Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
CFB Index 58 · #202 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Clemson for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 325 nationally · Signed with Clemson
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2023.
Ronan Hanafin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent four seasons in the Clemson secondary. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against LSU, Week 1, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Clemson4-star out of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 27-15 over that span.
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
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
Medium confidenceBreakout
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (27th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
58 · #202 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #202 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #27 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 22–7
5 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
With J. Smith — 39 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 46 LONG · T. Reynolds — 178 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 11.3 · 38 rush yds (14 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Clemson
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Clemson
Returning around him
- 9 Clemson players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Clemson · Last season: 7-6 (AP #12) · Talent rank #16 · 2026 recruiting class #20
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Young’s 2021 season.
85%match
Matches Christian on
Height
PD rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ameer Speed's junior season at Michigan State (2022).
90%match
NFL Rd 6
Matches Ameer on
Height
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Ronan Hanafin
The secondary · Clemson
- #22Corey Myrick91 tackles · 2025
- #6Jerome Carter76 tackles · 2025
- #5Ronan Hanafin64 tackles · 2025
- #2Ashton Hampton45 tackles · 2025
- #1Branden Strozier21 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