R.J. Mickens

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R.J. Mickens
Clemson Tigers–No. 9
Position Safety
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2001-07-10) July 10, 2001 (age 23)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Carroll
(Southlake, Texas)

R.J. Mickens (born July 10, 2001) is an American football safety for the Clemson Tigers.

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Early years

Mickens hometown is Southlake, Texas where he attended Carroll High School. In his high school career, Mickens played on both sides of the ball. 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 he notched 211 tackles with six going for a loss, two sacks, 32 pass deflections, eight interceptions, two fumble recoveries, and eight forced fumbles. [1] Mickens would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Clemson over others schools such as Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M. [2] [3]

College career

In Mickens first career season in 2020, he had one tackle. [4] In week two of the 2021 season, Mickens had his first career interceptions, as helped Clemson beat South Carolina State. [5] Mickens finished the 2021 season with 29 tackles with 0.5 tackle being for a loss, and two interceptions. [6] In Clemson's 2022 regular season finale, Mickens 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. [7] Mickens finished the 2022 season with 48 tackles with three going for a loss, two pass deflections, and three interceptions. [8] Mickens was named Preseason Third Team All-American, by Pro Football Focus, for the 2023 season. [9]

College statistics

YearTeamClassGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstTotLossSkIntYdsAvgTDPDFFFR
Clemson Tigers
2020 Clemson FR 11010.00.0000.00000
2021 Clemson SO 131316290.50.023718.50000
2022 Clemson JR 132622483.00.0300.00200
2023 Clemson SR 112814424.00.0000.00301
Career 3868521207.50.05377.40510

Personal life

He is the son of former NFL cornerback Ray Mickens. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rj Mickens Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ Bloomquist, Brett. "RJ Mickens, son of former Texas A&M star Ray Mickens, follows heart to Clemson". Greenville Online. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Holland, EJ. "Four-star Southlake Carroll DB RJ Mickens commits to Clemson". Dallas News. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "R.J. Mickens 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ Cubit, Alexis. "Five things we learned about Clemson in Tigers' home win over SC State". The State. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "R.J. Mickens 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ Shanesy, Todd. "Clemson football's RJ Mickens ejected for targeting penalty against South Carolina". Greenville Online News. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  8. ↑ "R.J. Mickens 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2023 PFF College Preseason All-America Team: USC QB Caleb Williams, Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr. and more". PFF. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  10. ↑ Bloomquist, Bret. "RJ Mickens, son of former Texas A&M star Ray, follows heart to Clemson". El Paso Times. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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