Last confirmed: Clemson, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Grayson, GA
Ryan Carter: CB · Clemson · #31.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ryan Carter
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at Clemson since. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Auburn — Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 10 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2 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
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 14-6vs No. 13 Auburn | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 47-21@ No. 14 Louisville | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7vs Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-17@ No. 12 Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-14vs Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31@ No. 20 NC State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-14vs Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-10@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-3vs No. 7 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 6-24vs No. 4 Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 28 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 |
Week 10 · 2017
W 38-31
at NC State
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out NC State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
30%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this season33 tackles · 2 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
2 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 26-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
45.2%
469 pass / 568 run
Plays / game
74.1
14 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Clemson, 63 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
