Sammy Brown
Clemson Tigers
93
Elite

Sammy Brown

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Projected Starter

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Sammy Brown is the projected starter at WLB for Clemson Tigers.

Junior · #47 · 6'2", 235 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Clemson Tigers

  1. 14793Sammy BrownStarter
  2. 22184Kobe McCloud
  3. 32663C.J. Kubah-Taylor

Clemson Starting Lineup

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Up next for Clemson

Clemson plays Syracuse away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Jefferson, ranked #19 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 107 tackles, 14 TFL, 5.5 sacks. That's 14% of the team's production at his spot and 99th-percentile production nationally — good for a 93 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit5★ · #19 Natl2-Yr Total173 tackles · 10.5 sacksTeam Share14%Percentile99th
Commerce, GA
Jersey
#47
Class
JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
235 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025107145.5
202466125

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9929
National Rank
#19
High School
Jefferson
Hometown
Jefferson, GA

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 99th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 93. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 99% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WFSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 36-24

Oct 24LVTTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-16

Oct 17WCHSOTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 37-0

Oct 3LMIATKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Sep 26WCALTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-10

Sep 19WUNCTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-20

Sep 13WGASOTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 22-7

Sep 6LLSUTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 51-10

Sammy Brown's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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93
Elite
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Team Role

Tackling Machine
107 tkl · 14 TFL · 5.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.