Demon Clowney
Demon Clowney
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Lane Kiffin, Biff Poggi and Shane Beamer. 2024 brought the first one: All-AAC. The receipt: 2 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Shane Beamer.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 23 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 31 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 68 | 34 | 13.5 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–10
vs South Carolina State
1 TFL · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 28-point win at home against South Carolina State.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · South Carolina
Returning around him
- 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (25 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #18 · 2026 recruiting class #14
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Fernando Sanchez III’s 2024 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nusi Malani's graduate season at Washington State (2024).
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