Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019SMU
Rodney Clemons
S • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rodney Clemons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Rodney Clemons built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Katy, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Rodney Clemons' career was his defensive production: 272 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Rodney Clemons, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU. Rodney Clemons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 272
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 27
Quick Answers
Rodney Clemons quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · S
- Career Tackles
- 272
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Taylor · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Taylor · 17 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · S 26th (top 6%) · American Athletic 16th (top 3%) · National 221st (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 64 | 4 | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 72 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 70 | 3 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 61.5 |
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Rodney Clemons played S for SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rodney Clemons recorded 272 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
SMU paired 16 primary output with 37.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · SMU
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
37.8
Usage
5.8
Consistency
60.2
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 1. Arkansas State: 1.5. North Texas: 1. Texas State: 1. TCU: 0. South Florida: 3. Tulsa: 1. Temple: 1.5. Houston: 3. Memphis: 0. East Carolina: 1. Navy: 0. Tulane: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 7 by 39.2. Arkansas State: 4 by 31.7. North Texas: 9 by 47.5. TCU: 5 by 20.8. South Florida: 4 by 46.7. Tulsa: 4 by 26.7. Temple: 5 by 35.8. Houston: 8 by 63.3. Memphis: 4 by 16.7. East Carolina: 8 by 43.3. Navy: 8 by 33.3. Tulane: 11 by 65.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 10 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Tulane
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 28-52 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Tulane10+ tackles · Splash game | W 37-20 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Navy | L 28-35 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs East Carolina | W 59-51 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Memphis | L 48-54 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/24 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 34-31 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Temple | W 45-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Tulsa | W 43-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 48-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ TCU | W 41-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Texas State | W 47-17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs North Texas | W 49-27 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Arkansas State | W 37-30 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Rodney Clemons story
Rodney Clemons built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Katy, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Rodney Clemons' career was his defensive production: 272 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 7 interceptions across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Rodney Clemons' production has multiple signals. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU.
The arc is straightforward: Rodney Clemons moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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SMU
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 9 | 26.9 | 5.9 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 16 | 33.8 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 16 | 33.8 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 7.5 | 32.9 | 5.8 | -8.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 16 | 37.8 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 16 | 37.8 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Temple
Week 5 · L 20-45 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas State
Week 4 · W 44-21
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 1 · L 23-46
2
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Cincinnati
Week 8 · W 31-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Houston
Week 9 · W 34-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · SMU
16 primary output · 37.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
61.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · SMU
61.5
16 primary · 37.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · SMU
56.8
16 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
10
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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