Jadeveon Clowney
Clowney with South Carolina in 2012
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| No. 90 Houston Texans | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 14, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Rock Hill, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Rock Hill (SC) South Pointe | ||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 99 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 10.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
| Pass deflections: | 8 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jadeveon Clowney (pronounced jə-DEH-vee-on CLOWN-ee; born February 14, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He graduated from South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina and played college football at South Carolina. A unanimous College All-American as a sophomore in 2012, Clowney set South Carolina school records in quarterback sacks (13.0) and tackles for a loss (23.5) per season while also earning Defensive Player of the Year honors in the Southeastern Conference. Described by ESPN as "one of those rare game-changers on defense," Clowney was drafted first overall by the Texans in the 2014 NFL Draft.
A native of Rock Hill, South Carolina, Clowney attended South Pointe High School, where he played for the South Pointe Stallions high school football team. Already 6-3 and 200 lbs as a freshman in 2007, he played running back and defensive end for the school's junior varsity team. For his sophomore year he joined rising seniors Stephon Gilmore and DeVonte Holloman (both four-star recruits) on a South Pointe varsity that came off a 9–4 season. By spring practice, Clowney became a permanent fixture at defensive end. "We knew we had something special. He was 13 years old in that big athletic body. He was wreaking havoc on our offense that spring and fall," said Bobby Carroll, his coach at South Pointe. South Pointe went 15–0 for the season, including a 35–14 win over town-rival Northwestern High at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, for the 2008 South Carolina AAAA Division II title and a No. 3 spot in the annual MaxPreps high school ranking. Despite playing nearly the entire season with a bone spur in his foot, Clowney finished with 17 sacks. He opted to have surgery on the bone spur in January 2009.
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