Last confirmed: Clemson, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 240 lb · Sharpsburg, GA · Northgate
James Skalski: LB · Clemson · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
James Skalski
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent six seasons in the Clemson linebacker corps. All-ACC in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 16 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
85 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 17
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-10vs No. 5 Georgia | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs South Carolina State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 14-8vs Georgia Tech | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-27@ NC State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 19-13vs Boston College | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14@ Syracuse | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-20vs Florida State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-24@ Louisville | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-7vs UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-27vs No. 13 Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-0@ South Carolina | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 85 | 40 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 4 |
Week 10 · 2021
W 30-24
at Louisville
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups87 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
6 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 75-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
59.3%
802 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
112.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #67 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Clemson, 258 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 56 games over 6 seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
ACC Linebacker Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
