Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 38-10@ North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10vs Furman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Tyler Venables
Senior safety on Clemson's 2025 roster.
5′11″ · 205 lb · Clemson, SC
CFB Index 34 · #371 of 493 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
3★
S recruit
No. 1103 nationally · Signed with D.W. Daniel
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Clemson's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to D.W. Daniel in 2020.
Tyler Venables
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent five seasons in the Clemson secondary. One game to point at: 5 tackles against North Carolina — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20207 games
- Recruited3-star out of D.W. Daniel
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
1 coach2020–2022
Clemson
2024–2025
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 48-18 over that span.
2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 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 · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
34 · #371 of 493 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #371 at the position.
Career stats
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 2022 production profile sits closest to Kelechi Nwachuku’s 2021 season.
87%match
Matches Kelechi on
Tackle volume
Class year
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jonathan Sutherland's junior season at Penn State (2022).
93%match
Matches Jonathan on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyler Venables
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology