Micheal Clemons

Micheal Clemons (born August 21, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL).

Micheal Clemons
New York Jets
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-21) August 21, 1997
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Sachse
(Sachse, Texas)
College:
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 117
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Clemons grew up in Garland, Texas and attended Sachse High School.[1]

College career

Clemons began his collegiate career at Cisco College.[2] In his lone season with the Wranglers, he recorded 30 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks in six games played. After the season, Clemons committed to transfer to Texas A&M.[3]

Clemons played in 13 games in his first season at Texas A&M and had 19 tackles, three tackles for loss, and one sack. He suffered a foot injury during preseason training camp going into his junior season and used a medical redshirt.[4] Clemons played in 11 games with nine starts as a redshirt junior an recorded 28 tackles.[5] He had 14 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, and four sacks before suffering a season ending-injury in the fifth game of his redshirt senior season.[6] Clemons decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Texas A&M for a fifth season.[7] He finished his final season with 32 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and seven sacks.[8]

Professional career

Clemons was selected in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.[9]

References
  1. Lucas, Mike (October 1, 2020). "Patience Pays Dividends for Aggie Defensive End Clemons". KAGSTV.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  2. "Texas A&M's Michael Clemons making most of his last go-round". Houston Chronicle. September 29, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  3. Zucker, Joseph (December 10, 2016). "Micheal Clemons to Texas A&M: Aggies Land 4-Star JUCO DE Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  4. "Texas A&M DE Micheal Clemons out with foot injury". The Dallas Morning News. August 4, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  5. Bruffett, Darryl V (September 14, 2020). "Clemons making impact along A&M defensive line". KBTX.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  6. "Texas A&M DE Micheal Clemons named to Hendricks watch list". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. November 18, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  7. Passwaters, Mark (May 27, 2021). "The 2021 Aggies: Clemons looks to build off of 2020 success". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  8. Thompson, Cole (January 31, 2022). "Aggies Trio Hopes To Boost Draft Stock at Senior Bowl". SI.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  9. Costello, Brian (April 30, 2022). "Jets draft Texas A&M defensive lineman Micheal Clemons in Round 4". New York Post. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.