Player Dossier

2013-2016

Clemson

Cordrea Tankersley

CB • 6'1" • Beech Island, SC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cordrea Tankersley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

63%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

87

Top-tier box-score impact for a corner

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Reliability

96

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

78

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Player Story

Cordrea Tankersley built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a cornerback from Beech Island, SC wearing No. 25, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Cordrea Tankersley's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.9051

Silver Bluff · Aiken, SC

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2017
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 33
Overall
No. 97
NFL Team
Miami Dolphins

Cordrea Tankersley, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson. Cordrea Tankersley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
52
TFL
6
Passes defended
11
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Cordrea Tankersley quick answers

Latest team and position
Clemson · CB
Career Tackles
52
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Clemson
Top game
Troy
Recruit profile
4-star · Silver Bluff · Clemson
High school pipeline
Silver Bluff · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2017 · Round 3 · Pick 33 · Miami Dolphins
Latest roster
No. 25 · Class 2016
2016 Tackles rank
52 tackles · CB 25th (top 8%) · ACC 72nd (top 12%) · National 655th (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonClemson00-0--0-
2014 Regular SeasonClemson00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonClemson50-0--147.9
2016 PostseasonClemson139-0-1056.7
2016 Regular SeasonClemson134360-10056.7

Related Context

Cordrea Tankersley played CB for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cordrea Tankersley recorded 52 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Clemson.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Clemson paired 21 primary output with 32.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 32.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · Clemson

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

32.8

Usage

5.9

Consistency

44.6

Best Game by takeover score

Troy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. Ohio State: 1. Auburn: 3. Troy: 4. Georgia Tech: 0. Louisville: 1. Boston College: 1. NC State: 1. Florida State: 2. Syracuse: 2. Pittsburgh: 1. Wake Forest: 1. Virginia Tech: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 5 by 30.8. Ohio State: 4 by 26.7. Auburn: 4 by 46.7. Troy: 4 by 56.7. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 3 by 22.5. Boston College: 5 by 30.8. NC State: 5 by 30.8. Florida State: 5 by 40.8. Syracuse: 6 by 45. Pittsburgh: 4 by 26.7. Wake Forest: 2 by 18.3. Virginia Tech: 4 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.7 · Games = 12 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -0.7 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

Troy

Best efficiency game

56.7 vs Troy

Result
Tue 1/10@ AlabamaW 35-3153001
Sun 1/1vs Ohio StateW 31-0440010
Sun 12/4@ Virginia TechSplash gameW 42-35420021
Sun 11/20@ Wake ForestW 35-1321001
Sat 11/12vs PittsburghL 42-4342100
Sat 11/5vs SyracuseSplash gameW 54-0660011
Sun 10/30@ Florida StateSplash gameW 37-3453101
Sat 10/15vs NC StateW 24-1753001
Fri 10/7@ Boston CollegeW 56-1055100
Sun 10/2vs LouisvilleW 42-3632001
Thu 9/22@ Georgia TechW 26-711000
Sat 9/10vs TroySplash gameW 30-2444103
Sun 9/4@ AuburnSplash gameW 19-1343201

Player Story

Cordrea Tankersley story

Cordrea Tankersley built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a cornerback from Beech Island, SC wearing No. 25, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Cordrea Tankersley's career was his defensive production: 52 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 9 interceptions, and 11 passes defended across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Clemson. 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 Cordrea Tankersley's production has multiple signals. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.

The arc is straightforward: Cordrea Tankersley 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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    Clemson

    2013-2016

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Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonClemson0
2014 Regular SeasonClemson00
2015 Regular SeasonClemson5205
2016 PostseasonClemson2132.85.916
2016 Regular SeasonClemson2132.85.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Troy

Week 2 · W 30-24

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

72.8 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.

#2

@ Virginia Tech

Week 14 · W 42-35 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

#3

@ Auburn

Week 1 · W 19-13

3

Havoc Plays

61.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#4

vs North Carolina

Week 14 · W 45-37 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

vs Wake Forest

Week 12 · W 33-13 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Clemson

21 primary output · 32.8 efficiency · 5.9 usage

56.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · Clemson

56.7

21 primary · 32.8 efficiency · 5.9 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Clemson

47.9

5 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games