Jadeveon Clowney

32-Year-Old LinebackerLB

Free Agent

2024 Defense Stats

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5.5

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IDP

Height 6'5"

Weight 266

DOB 2/14/1993

College South Carolina

Drafted 1st Rd 2014 #1 Overall

Being let go by Panthers

LBFree Agent

May 8, 2025

The Panthers are set to release Clowney, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

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Per Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer, the move will free up $7.78 million in salary cap space for the Panthers. In 14 games with Carolina in 2024, Clowney recorded 46 tackles to go along with 5.5 sacks. The 32-year-old -- who was the top overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft -- will now look to catch on with a team seeking to add experienced pass-rushing depth.

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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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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.

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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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.

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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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No intention of retiring

LBFree Agent

May 12, 2025

Clowney intends to play in 2025 after being released by the Panthers last week, Joe Person of the Athletic reports.

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The 32-year-old edge rusher has become a journeyman since his Houston days, playing for five different teams over the last six seasons, and he's on the move again. Clowney believes he still has plenty to offer a defense after recording 14.0 sacks in 31 regular-season games over the last two seasons between the Ravens and Panthers, however. "I'm definitely gonna play well. You can mark my word on that. I don't care where I end up playing at, I'm gonna play extremely well," Clowney said last Thursday prior to his release becoming official. "It is what it is. I can play the game. I can play football. There are 31 other teams. I just hope another team gives me that opportunity so I can prove myself again. I feel like I can do that." Carolina general manager Dan Morgan made attempts to trade Clowney both before and after the 2025 Draft with no takers, and the veteran declined to take a pay cut to remain with the team.

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