Jadeveon Clowney

Jadeveon Clowney

31-Year-Old LinebackerLB
Carolina Panthers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Clowney is one of two key pass rushers that the Panthers added this offseason after trading star outside linebacker Brian Burnes to the Giants. The South Carolina native agreed to a two-year deal worth up to $24 million after posting 43 tackles, including 9.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and five passes defended with the Ravens last season. Clowney is expected to start opposite D.J. Wonnum at OLB, and the former again has a chance to shine as a top pass rusher in this league in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
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IDP
$Signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the Panthers in March of 2024.
Disappoints in Carolina
LBCarolina Panthers
January 8, 2025
Clowney recorded 46 total tackles, including 5.5 sacks, and four passes defended over 14 games in 2024.
ANALYSIS
The 2014 first-round pick from South Carolina signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the Panthers this past offseason after tying his career high in sacks (9.5) in 2023 with the Ravens. Clowney was brought in to help bolster a struggling Panthers pass rush that ranked dead last in the NFL in sacks (27.0) in 2023, but his first season in Carolina did not go as planned. The 31-year-old posted his lowest sack total of any season in which he appeared in 14 or more games, while the Panthers' defense once again ranked among the NFL's bottom-four teams in sacks (32.0). Clowney is expected to benefit from the return of fellow edge rusher D.J. Wonnum, who missed nine games in 2024, potentially making his job a bit easier heading into the 2025 season.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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Carolina PanthersPanthers 2024 LB Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Jadeveon Clowney's measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 5"
 
Weight
266 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.53 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.43 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.27 sec
 
Vertical Jump
37.5 in
 
Broad Jump
124 in
 
Bench Press
21 reps
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Clowney joined the Browns on a one-year deal after a year in Tennessee. Cleveland was also interested in him last season, but Clowney decided to pass. He ended up playing just eight games and missed the second half of the 2020 season after undergoing knee surgery. Though he didn't have a sack last year, Clowney logged 22 hurries over eight games, per Pro Football Focus. He was getting near quarterbacks, but not taking them down. That might change in 2021, as teams need to game plan for the team's other starting defensive end, Myles Garrett.
It took most of the offseason for Clowney to find a landing spot, but he finally chose to reunites with coach Mike Vrabel in Tennessee. Vrabel who was his position coach and defensive coordinator when the two were with the Texans. Though Clowney is coming off a 2019 campaign in which he toughed through injuries and was limited to three sacks, Clowney now slots into an ideal spot to put together a bounce-back campaign. The Titans' pass rush will run through the former No. 1 overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft, who's proven to be a disruptive force off the edge in his career.
After a couple of injury-plagued seasons to begin his career, Clowney has become a disruptive force on the edge for the Texans. The durability issues that hounded him early have become less concerning as the 2014 first-round pick has played 45 of a possible 48 games the last three seasons. He has a modest 29 sacks over five seasons, but 18.5 of them have come in the last two years. Sacks, however, are just one component. Clowney gets additional pressure on quarterbacks (21 QB hits in 2018) and had three fumble recoveries last year. The one hitch entering training camp is his contract, with the pass rusher expected to hold out before he eventually signs his franchise tag. Clowney reportedly doesn't plan to miss regular-season games, but he'll at least be absent for a good portion of training camp, and he doesn't seem likely to stay in Houston beyond 2019.
Clowney is one of those guys who you might rank higher if you could get his health guaranteed. Last year was the first time he played 16 games, and he unsurprisingly came through with a strong showing. While he generally looks like a player who will be regarded as a disappointment relative to expectations, players as talented as Clowney rarely go their entire careers without at least a couple dominant seasons. This year looks as fine of a time as any, especially if Deshaun Watson makes opponents throw to catch up.
Durability might always be a bit of an issue for Clowney, but he seems to be hitting his stride after a promising 2016 season that earned him a Pro Bowl trip and second-team All-Pro honors. Still just 24, his prospect profile projects plenty more improvement if his health cooperates. Last year's production would project to about 67 tackles and eight sacks over 950 snaps, and there's a good chance he improves on his per-snap efficiency, too. That kind of production at age 23 for a 6-5, 270-pound end with 4.53 speed shows his significant upside.
After a washout rookie season in 2014, Clowney was healthier during his sophomore NFL season. He showed signs of coming on last year -- his two-sack game against the Patriots stands out -- but injuries were still a factor, including a foot injury that sidelined him for Houston's playoff game against Kansas City. He reports the foot is 100 percent, but being hale in May is a far cry from being a 16-game player. If he can stay on the field, Clowney may emerge as an impact player.
Clowney's coming off a disappointing rookie season that began with a knee injury and ended with a knee injury that required microfracture surgery. He began training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list, but has a targeted return before the beginning of the regular season. It's unclear if he'll be ready to be a full-time starter, but that's the goal.
It's crucial that IDP drafters double-check the positional designation their league gives to Clowney, as he might be listed as an LB rather than a DL, but if he secures DL eligibility he'll be a borderline DL1 consideration. The Texans didn't pick Clowney first overall to bring him along slowly, so he'll start opposite Whitney Mercilus at 3-4 OLB, moving to DE in nickel formations. Clowney is like the Calvin Johnson of defensive end prospects, and he'll have the opportunity to post big numbers immediately with offenses primarily concerned with J.J. Watt. Clowney has 4.5 speed at 6-5, 266 pounds and should contend for a Pro Bowl spot immediately. Bone spurs in his right foot are the only real concern to his productivity.
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Good to go against Tampa Bay
LBCarolina Panthers
December 29, 2024
Clowney (knee/elbow) is active for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
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Questionable for Week 17
LBCarolina Panthers
Knee
December 27, 2024
Clowney is listed questionable for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers with knee and elbow injuries.
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Playing against Arizona
LBCarolina Panthers
December 22, 2024
Clowney (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
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Listed as questionable
LBCarolina Panthers
Knee
December 20, 2024
Clowney (knee) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Cardinals.
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Returns to practice Thursday
LBCarolina Panthers
Illness
December 19, 2024
Clowney (illness/knee) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Might get dealt
LBCarolina Panthers
October 21, 2024
Clowney could be shopped by the Panthers ahead of the November 5 trade deadline, Albert Breer of SI.com reports.
ANALYSIS
A number of contenders will be looking to bolster their pass rushes at the deadline, including the Falcons, Ravens and Lions, but Clowney may not be a high-priority target. The 32-year-old has missed the last two games with a shoulder injury, and he has just 1.0 sacks in five contests on the season. Clowney did record 9.5 sacks in 17 regular-season games for Baltimore in 2023, however, so a reunion could make sense once he gets healthy.
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