Oregon State Beavers–No. 1 | |
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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | Portland, Oregon | April 9, 2003
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Pleasant Grove (Pleasant Grove, Utah) Westview (Portland, Oregon) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Darrius Clemons (born April 9, 2003) is an American college football wide receiver for the Oregon State Beavers. He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines, where he won a national championship in 2023.
Clemons was born on April 9, 2003, in Portland, Oregon, the son of Christa Gordon and Larry Clemons. [1] His father Larry played college football as a wide receiver for the Florida Gators. Darrius began playing high school football at Pleasant Grove High School in Utah from 2018 to 2020. As a junior in 2020, he caught 38 passes for 817 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a senior in 2021, he transferred to Westview High School in his hometown Portland, Oregon, playing both wide receiver and defensive back and tallying over 800 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns. [2] He was rated by 247Sports as the No. 1 player from Oregon in the 2022 college football recruiting class. [2] He ran a 4.37 laser-timed 40-yard dash in 2020. [3]
After narrowing his finalists to Auburn, Oregon, Miami, Michigan, and Penn State, Clemons committed to Michigan in December 2021. [4] [5] He said he chose the University of Michigan based on academics. [5]
Clemons enrolled in 2022, where as a freshman he appeared in eleven games, including nine games as a backup at wide receiver. He tallied one reception for seven yards on the season. [2] [6]
As a sophomore in 2023, Clemons appeared in 11 games and played as a wide receiver in nine, including the 2024 CFP National Championship Game. He finished the season with three catches for 33 yards. [7] On January 10, 2024, Clemons announced that he would enter the NCAA transfer portal. [8]
On January 15, 2024, Clemons announced that he would transfer to Oregon State. [9]