Player Dossier

2019-2024

Southern Miss

Jalil Clemons

EDGE • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Starkville, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalil Clemons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

71%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender

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Reliability

67

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Memphis • Southern Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: App State

Player Story

Jalil Clemons built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as an edge defender from Starkville, MS wearing No. 8, spending time with Memphis and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Jalil Clemons' career was his...

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Jalil Clemons, EDGE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Jalil Clemons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.2 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
112
TFL
27.5
Sacks
12.5
QB hurries
18
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Jalil Clemons quick answers

Latest team and position
Southern Miss · EDGE
Career Tackles
112
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 51 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Top game
App State
Latest roster
No. 8 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
34 tackles · EDGE 17th (top 31%) · Sun Belt 129th (top 21%) · National 1,192nd (top 20%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonMemphis10155.524-041.6
2020 Regular SeasonMemphis8193131035.8
2021 Regular SeasonMemphis320.502-038.2
2022 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss101621-1014.4
2023 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss826105.561075
2024 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss12346.533-047.7

Related Context

Jalil Clemons played EDGE for Memphis and Southern Miss. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jalil Clemons recorded 112 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Southern Miss.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Southern Miss paired 22.5 primary output with 39.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 39.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Memphis, Southern Miss.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: App State

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

2.8

Efficiency

39.2

Usage

15.3

Consistency

60.7

Best Game by takeover score

App State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alcorn State: 1. Tulane: 2.5. Arkansas State: 3. Texas State: 4.5. App State: 7. UL Monroe: 1. Mississippi State: 1. Troy: 2.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alcorn State: 1 by 14.2. Tulane: 5 by 45.8. Arkansas State: 4 by 46.7. Texas State: 2 by 53.3. App State: 9 by 87.5. UL Monroe: 0 by 10. Mississippi State: 4 by 26.7. Troy: 1 by 29.2

Split Comparison

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Wins1 · Games = 2 · -2.4 vs Losses
Losses3.4 · Games = 6 · +2.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

App State

Best efficiency game

87.5 vs App State

Result
Sat 11/25vs TroySplash gameL 17-35100.5000
Sat 11/18@ Mississippi StateL 20-4143100
Sat 11/4vs UL MonroeW 24-700000
Sat 10/28@ App State2+ sacks · Splash gameL 38-48943.502.500
Sat 9/30vs Texas StateSplash gameL 36-50211.5011
Sat 9/23@ Arkansas StateSplash gameL 37-4442210
Sat 9/16vs TulaneSplash gameL 3-21541.5010
Sat 9/2vs Alcorn StateW 40-1410000

Player Story

Jalil Clemons story

Jalil Clemons built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as an edge defender from Starkville, MS wearing No. 8, spending time with Memphis and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Jalil Clemons' career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jalil Clemons' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Memphis

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Southern Miss

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMemphis11.517.85.2
2020 Regular SeasonMemphis819.95.5-3.5
2021 Regular SeasonMemphis2.511.16.1-5.5
2022 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss410.72.31.5
2023 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss22.539.215.318.5
2024 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss12.522.28.2-10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ App State

Week 9 · L 38-48 · Conference game

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

95.8 takeover

7 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.

#2

vs SMU

Week 10 · W 54-48 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Arkansas State

Week 1 · W 37-24

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Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Texas State

Week 12 · L 3-58 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Arkansas State

Week 7 · W 20-19 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

76.4 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss

22.5 primary output · 39.2 efficiency · 15.3 usage

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#2

2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss

47.7

12.5 primary · 22.2 efficiency · 8.2 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Memphis

41.6

11.5 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

12

Impact games

13

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games