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Jersey Number 8
Jalil Clemons
- Position:
- Jack Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Macon, Miss.
- High School:
- Starkville HS
- Prev School:
- Memphis
Named second-team preseason by Phil Steele Publications.
2023 (RS Jr.): Played in nine games for the Golden Eagles and finished with 31 tackles, including 17 solo tackles...Made five-straight starts to open the season and had seven total... Forced a fumble against Texas State and App State, while recording a season-high nine tackles against the Mountaineers...Led the team in sacks with 5.5 and posted 2.5 in the App State game...Added team-best 11 tackles for loss.
2022 (RS So.): Played in all 12 contests at linebacker…Recorded 16 stops on the year (10 solo) with two for loss and one sack…Against Arkansas State (10/15), had three tackles (two solo), 1.5 TFLs for 10 yards and one sack for seven yards…Deflected a pass against Miami (9/10).
2021 Memphis (Sophomore): Appeared in four games against Mississippi State (9/18), Temple (10/2), Tulsa (10/9) and Navy (10/14)…Totaled two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss…Redshirted on the year.
2020 Memphis (Sophomore): Appeared in nine games with four starts on the year … Totaled 19 tackles (12 solo) with three tackles for loss and one sack … Also had three passes defended and one pass breakup … Season-high four tackles in back-to-back-to-back games against UCF (10/17), Temple (10/24) and Cincinnati (10/31) … Season-best 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack in win over Temple … Contributed to Tigers’ 8-3 season and Camelia Bowl victory.
2019 Memphis (Freshman): Played in 13 out of 14 games as a true freshman … Finished season with 15 tackles (eight solos) … Added five quarterback hurries and two sacks … Recorded first collegiate sacks against SMU (11/2) … 2019 Tigers finished 12-2, collecting the American Athletic Conference Championship before playing in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Starkville High School for coaches Ricky Woods (2016) and Chris Jones (2017-18) … Over three-year span, Yellow Jackets enjoyed a combined 31-9 record and three-straight MHSAA Class 6A playoff appearances … Last two seasons in Starkville included back-to-back double-digit wins, going 13-3 in 2017 and 11-2 in 2018 … As a senior in 2018, had 57 total stops (24 solo), 18 tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hurries and seven sacks … Named to Clarion Ledger All-State Second Team, MAC Class 6A All-State First Team, Tupelo Daily Journal Large School All-Area Team and Mississippi-Alabama Shrine Classic Game … Finished Yellow Jacket career with 180 total tackles (84 solo), 50 tackles for loss, 21 sacks and 26 quarterback hurries … Also had six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Added on two receptions for 41 yards and one touchdown … Earned MAC Class 6A All-State Second Team Honors as a junior and Columbus Dispatch All-Area Second Team honors as a sophomore.
Personal: Majoring in Liberal Studies.
2023 (RS Jr.): Played in nine games for the Golden Eagles and finished with 31 tackles, including 17 solo tackles...Made five-straight starts to open the season and had seven total... Forced a fumble against Texas State and App State, while recording a season-high nine tackles against the Mountaineers...Led the team in sacks with 5.5 and posted 2.5 in the App State game...Added team-best 11 tackles for loss.
2022 (RS So.): Played in all 12 contests at linebacker…Recorded 16 stops on the year (10 solo) with two for loss and one sack…Against Arkansas State (10/15), had three tackles (two solo), 1.5 TFLs for 10 yards and one sack for seven yards…Deflected a pass against Miami (9/10).
2021 Memphis (Sophomore): Appeared in four games against Mississippi State (9/18), Temple (10/2), Tulsa (10/9) and Navy (10/14)…Totaled two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss…Redshirted on the year.
2020 Memphis (Sophomore): Appeared in nine games with four starts on the year … Totaled 19 tackles (12 solo) with three tackles for loss and one sack … Also had three passes defended and one pass breakup … Season-high four tackles in back-to-back-to-back games against UCF (10/17), Temple (10/24) and Cincinnati (10/31) … Season-best 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack in win over Temple … Contributed to Tigers’ 8-3 season and Camelia Bowl victory.
2019 Memphis (Freshman): Played in 13 out of 14 games as a true freshman … Finished season with 15 tackles (eight solos) … Added five quarterback hurries and two sacks … Recorded first collegiate sacks against SMU (11/2) … 2019 Tigers finished 12-2, collecting the American Athletic Conference Championship before playing in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Starkville High School for coaches Ricky Woods (2016) and Chris Jones (2017-18) … Over three-year span, Yellow Jackets enjoyed a combined 31-9 record and three-straight MHSAA Class 6A playoff appearances … Last two seasons in Starkville included back-to-back double-digit wins, going 13-3 in 2017 and 11-2 in 2018 … As a senior in 2018, had 57 total stops (24 solo), 18 tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hurries and seven sacks … Named to Clarion Ledger All-State Second Team, MAC Class 6A All-State First Team, Tupelo Daily Journal Large School All-Area Team and Mississippi-Alabama Shrine Classic Game … Finished Yellow Jacket career with 180 total tackles (84 solo), 50 tackles for loss, 21 sacks and 26 quarterback hurries … Also had six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Added on two receptions for 41 yards and one touchdown … Earned MAC Class 6A All-State Second Team Honors as a junior and Columbus Dispatch All-Area Second Team honors as a sophomore.
Personal: Majoring in Liberal Studies.
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