Micheal Clemons

Former defensive lineman at Texas A&M. 2021: 7 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

DL · Texas A&M · Sr. · #2

6′5″ · 270 lb · Garland, TX

CFB Index 23 · #315 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceNew York — drafted 2022, Rd 4, Pick 12, #117 overall

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 21 nationally · Joined Texas A&M

Statement game4 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 3.5 sacksat LSU (FBS) · L 24-27

Top 1% sacks game since 2021.

Clemons only wants a drink from the female water girl hahah Homeboy rejected twice 💀r/CFB game thread · ▲ 11His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Texas A&M. 2021: 7 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2017.
Drafted round 4 by the New York in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Texas A&M, 12 sacks — drafted at #117 overall by New York.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20177 games

Signed with Texas A&M3-star out of Cisco College

2022

Drafted by New Yorkround 4, pick 117

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#21 national

CFB

College

Texas A&M

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #117

New York · 2022

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017

Kevin Sumlin

Texas A&M

2019–2021

Jimbo Fisher

Texas A&M

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jimbo Fisher. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

#117Rd 4 · Pick 12

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Texas A&M7-6HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced

2019Texas A&M8-5HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2020Texas A&M9-1HC: Jimbo Fisher · Run-leaning

2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

23Below cohort / limited sample #315 of 370?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (100th percentile). Strength: sacks (97th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#6 / 2743 · 100th pct

Sacks#60 / 2743 · 97th pct

7.0

Tackles for loss#113 / 2743 · 96th pct

11.0

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#943 / 2743 · 65th pct

Tackles#1279 / 2743 · 52nd pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.0	0.9	0.5	0.2
Road5g	3.4	1.3	0.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	1.1	0.6	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	3.2	1.1	0.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

23 · #315 of 370 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #315 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Texas A&M	32	23	11.0	7.0	2	--	--
2020	Texas A&M	14	7	4.5	4.0	--	--	--
2019	Texas A&M	28	12	2.5	0.5	--	--	--
2017	Texas A&M	19	10	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		93	52	21.0	12.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2021

W 41–38

vs Alabama

3 QB HUR · 1 PD · 1 TFL

Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.

With D. Achane — 34 rush yds (7 car) · Z. Calzada — 285 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.2 · 12 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 10-7@ Colorado	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 3	W 34-0vs New Mexico	4	3	1.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 4	L 10-20@ Arkansas	4	2	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 22-26vs Mississippi State	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 41-38vs Alabama	3	2	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 35-14@ Missouri	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 44-14vs South Carolina	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-3vs Auburn	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 19-29@ Ole Miss	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 24-27@ LSU	4	3	3.5	3.5	—	1	3.5 sacks
Total		32	23	11.0	7.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Micheal Clemons

20177 games

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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