Cornell Powell

WR · Clemson 2020 · #17

Last confirmed: Clemson, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · 210 lb · Greenville, NC · J.H. Rose

Cornell Powell: WR · Clemson · #17.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Darren Woods Jr.UNLV · 2019 · 91% season match
Jordan LasleyUCLA · 2017 · 82% season match
Brandon AiyukArizona State · 2019 · 79% season match
Corey ColemanBaylor · 2014 · 75% season match
Chris GodwinPenn State · 2015 · 74% season match

Cornell Powell

WR · Clemson · Sr · #17

Beats you over the top. Fifth year in the Clemson receiving corps. In 2020 he earned his first career honor: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 176 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 13, 2020.

How he plays

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Clemson in the news

Reserve defenders out for Clemson-CSUTigerNet Oct 17
CFP and ESPN discuss media rights for possible expansion from 12 to 24 playoff teamsFOX Carolina News Oct 15
Clemson depth chart updatedTigerNet Oct 13
ESPN ranks Swinney among biggest buyoutsClemson Wire Oct 11

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2020	Clemson	53	882	16.6	7
2019	Clemson	15	122	8.1	2
2018	Clemson	5	63	12.6	0
2017	Clemson	8	57	7.1	1
2016	Clemson	12	87	7.2	0
Career		93	1,211	13.0	10

Season	Team
2020	Clemson	15
2019	Clemson	--
2018	Clemson	117
2017	Clemson	65
2016	Clemson	--
Career		197

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 37-13@ Wake Forest	2	15	7.5	0	9
Wk 3	W 49-0vs The Citadel	2	25	12.5	0	13
Wk 5	W 41-23vs Virginia	2	5	2.5	0	7
Wk 6	W 42-17vs No. 7 Miami	2	12	6.0	0	8
Wk 7	W 73-7@ Georgia Tech	4	50	12.5	1	24
Wk 8	W 47-21vs Syracuse	2	45	22.5	1	25
Wk 9	W 34-28vs Boston College	11	105	9.5	0	16
Wk 10	L 40-47@ No. 4 Notre Dame	6	161	26.8	1	53	161-yard receiving day
Wk 13	W 52-17vs Pittsburgh	6	176	29.3	1	70	Season-high 176 yds
Wk 14	W 45-10@ Virginia Tech	4	90	22.5	1	65
Wk 16	W 34-10@ No. 2 Notre Dame	4	59	14.8	0	26
Total		45	743	16.5	5	70

Signature game

Week 10 · 2020

L 40-47

at Notre Dame

6 rec · 161 yds · 1 TD

With D. Uiagalelei — 439 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · T. Etienne — 8 rec · 57 yds · 28 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Virginia Tech · 2nd and 26 · Q4 · EPA +7.14Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 65 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 1 · Ohio State · 3rd and 16 · Q4 · EPA +4.43Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 26 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 13 · Pittsburgh · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.19Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 70 yds to the Pitt 5 for a
Week 10 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.10D.J. Uiagalelei pass complete to Cornell Powell for 53 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 13 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.59Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 43 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 8 · Syracuse · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.58Lawrence to Powell: a 25-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 16 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.39Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 26 yds to the NDame 48 for a
Week 10 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.16D.J. Uiagalelei pass complete to Cornell Powell for 51 yds to the NDame 20 for a
Week 7 · Georgia Tech · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.10Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 24 yds to the GTech 37 for a
Week 9 · Boston College · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.09D.J. Uiagalelei pass complete to Cornell Powell for 15 yds to the BC 48 for a

Teams and coaches

5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 65-6 over that span.

2016Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Clemson12-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (95th percentile). Strength: receptions (92nd percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#20 / 421 · 95th pct

882

Receptions#32 / 421 · 92nd pct

Rec TDs#27 / 421 · 92nd pct

Long catch#60 / 421 · 86th pct

Yards / catch#65 / 421 · 84th pct

16.6

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.2	61.3	13.7	0.3
Road4g	4.0	79.0	17.3	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.4	21.4	8.2	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	5.5	106	20.9	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2020 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Pass share

54.4%

484 pass / 405 run

Plays / game

80.8

11 games

Team sack rate

3.5%

515 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Cornell Powell

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Clemson in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Five seasons at Clemson, drafted

His moves

2016 5 games

2020 11 games

2021