Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Corian Gipson
Junior cornerback on Clemson's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Fort Worth, TX · Lancaster HS
Returning to Clemson for 2026
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 80 nationally · Signed with Clemson
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Clemson's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2024.
How he projects
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Grades highest in speed and play recognition.
The full scouting readCorian Gipson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. He has spent two seasons in the Clemson secondary. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against LSU, Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Clemson4-star out of Lancaster
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 8-7 over that span.
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
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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: 6.0 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 · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 22–7
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
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
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Clemson
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · 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
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Ronald Walker’s 2017 season.
Matches Ronald on
PD rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Javien Toviano's sophomore season at LSU (2024).
99%match
Matches Javien on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Corian Gipson
The secondary · Clemson
- #22Corey Myrick91 tackles · 2025
- #6Jerome Carter76 tackles · 2025
- #5Ronan Hanafin64 tackles · 2025
- #2Ashton Hampton45 tackles · 2025
- #8Corian Gipson12 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