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Final Grades: Simple stats undersell Clemson defensive ends

Clemson football put a wrap on another double-digit win campaign recently, and with the help of analytics, we take a deeper look into the 10-3 Tigers season by position, continuing with the Clemson defensive ends.

2021 Clemson final defensive end statistics

(players in order of snap count)

Snaps: 552

PFF (Pro Football Focus) grade (0-100): 79.2 (No. 4 in ACC)

37 tackles

7 sacks

14 TFLs

Myles Murphy led the Tigers in sacks and tackles for loss. PFF ranked him fourth among all ACC defensive ends. While his sack total of seven is well behind the career-highs of recent Clemson greats like Clelin Ferrell (11.