Senior safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Burlington, MA · Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 325 nationally · Signed with Clemson
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.
How he projects
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Grades highest in speed and play recognition.
The full scouting readRonan Hanafin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent four seasons in the Clemson secondary. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against LSU, Week 1, 2026.
16 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 28–20
5 tackles · 2 solo tackles
With T. Reynolds — 215 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.7 · 26 rush yds (11 car) · J. Smith — 39.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 46 long
Since week 2: +5 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 28-15 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFL16 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
46.4%
85 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #27 of 75 ACC DBs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jalen Johnson’s 2017 season.
Matches Jalen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Rourke Freeburg's senior season at Toledo (2022).
Matches Rourke on
Player DNA
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