Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 48-31vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Zaire Patterson
Senior defensive end on Clemson's 2025 roster.
6′5″ · 260 lb · Winston-salem, NC
Returning to Clemson for 2026
Recruiting
4★
EDGE recruit
No. 189 nationally · Signed with Clemson
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Clemson's roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2021.
Zaire Patterson
Second year in the Clemson defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Virginia, Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Clemson4-star out of Winston-Salem Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 19-8 over that span.
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 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 · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Clemson
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Defensive end · Clemson · editorial
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
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology