R.J. Mickens (born July 10, 2001) is an American football safety for the Clemson Tigers.
| Clemson Tigers – No. 9 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 10, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Carroll (Southlake, Texas) |
Early years
editMickens attended Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, where he played both sides of the ball on the football team. On offense he rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns, while also bringing in 61 receptions for 1,092 yards and 14 touchdowns. On defense Mickens notched 211 tackles with six going for a loss, two sacks, 32 pass deflections, eight interceptions, two fumble recoveries, and eight forced fumbles.[1] He committed to play college football at the University of Clemson over others schools such as Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M.[2]
College career
editAs a freshman in 2020, Mickens had one tackle.[3] In week 2 of the 2021 season, he had his first career interceptions, as helped Clemson beat South Carolina State.[4] Mickens finished the 2021 season with 29 tackles with 0.5 tackle being for a loss, and two interceptions.[5] In the 2022 regular season finale, he had a big goal line tackle and an interception, but he was ejected due to targeting in the third quarter, as the Tigers fell to their rival South Carolina.[6] Mickens finished the 2022 season with 48 tackles with three going for a loss, two pass deflections, and three interceptions.[3] He was named Preseason Third-Team All-American by Pro Football Focus for the 2023 season.[7]
College statistics
edit| Year | Team | Class | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | ||||
| Clemson Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Clemson | FR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Clemson | SO | 13 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Clemson | JR | 13 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Clemson | SR | 11 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 38 | 68 | 52 | 120 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
Personal life
editHe is the son of former NFL cornerback Ray Mickens.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Rj Mickens Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023. [better source needed]
- ^ a b Bloomquist, Brett. "RJ Mickens, son of former Texas A&M star Ray Mickens, follows heart to Clemson". Greenville Online. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "R.J. Mickens College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Cubit, Alexis. "Five things we learned about Clemson in Tigers' home win over SC State". The State. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "R.J. Mickens 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ Shanesy, Todd. "Clemson football's RJ Mickens ejected for targeting penalty against South Carolina". Greenville Online News. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023 PFF College Preseason All-America Team: USC QB Caleb Williams, Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr. and more". PFF. Retrieved September 17, 2023.