2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 11
Chunky Clements
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 295
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Ohio
- High School:
- Trotwood Madison
2016 Senior
- 11 games played with seven starts
- 36 tackles, 7.0 TFLs, career-best 3.5 sacks
- Career-high 1.5 sacks vs. Michigan State, including half-sack on final defensive play of the game to seal the win
- Forced fumble vs. Michigan State
- Tied career high with 2.0 TFLs vs. Minnesota
- Tipped pass led to Darius Mosely’s 78-yard interception return for a touchdown at Rutgers
- 1.0 sacks in each of the first two games
- Tied career high with six tackles at Nebraska
- Missed the season finale at Northwestern with an injury
- Senior Bowl preseason watch list
2015 Junior
- Played in all 12 games, including 10 starts on the defensive line
- 35 tackles, 11.5 TFLs, 0.5 sacks, one PBU, two forced fumbles and six QB hurries on the season
- Led the team in QB hurries and forced fumbles
- Third on the team in TFLs
- Back-to-back games with career-high six tackles against Iowa and Wisconsin
- Career-high five solo tackles at Iowa
- Career-high 2.0 TFLs vs. Western Illinois and Iowa
- Forced fumbles in each of the final two games of the season against Minnesota and Northwestern
2014 Sophomore
- Played in all 13 games, including three starts, recording 24 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, three PBUs, a QB hurry, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the season
- Shared time at defensive tackle with Rob Bain after Teko Powell was ruled out for the season with an injury after the Washington game
- Recorded his first career fumble recovery against Western Kentucky
- Posted his first career half-sack against Youngstown State
2013 Freshman
- Played in 10 games, totaling four tackles and 1.0 TFL
- Recorded first career TFL at Purdue
- Made his first career tackle in his Illini debut against Cincinnati
High School
- Three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247 Sports
- Ranked the No. 37 defensive end nationally by Scout and No. 32 by 247 Sports
- Ranked as the No. 20 player in Ohio by Rivals
- Limited to eight games during senior season due to injury but still totaled 39 tackles, six sacks and 10 tackles for loss on the year
- Helped team to state runner-up finish in 2012
- Four-year letterman in football and three-year letterwinner in basketball
Personal
- Born Dec. 3, 1994
- Full name is Jarrod Clements, Jr.
- Goes by "Chunky"
- Father is Jarrod Clements Sr., and mother is Keisha Freeman
- Cousin, Roy Roundtree, was a receiver at Michigan
- Helped Dayton Dunbar HS to state basketball title
- Favorite athlete is former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis "because he's inspirational and leaves it all on the field"
- Majoring in communicaton
Career Highs
Tackles: 6, three times (last at Nebraska, 10/1/16)
Solos: 3, twice (last vs. Michigan State, 11/5/16)
TFLs: 2.0, three times (last vs. Minnesota, 10/30/16)
Sacks: 1.5 vs. Michigan State, 11/5/16
QB Hurries: 2, twice (last vs. Northwestern, 10/28/15)
Fumbles Forced: 1, twice (last at Minnesota 11/21/15)
Fumbles Recovered: 1, vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14
PBUs: 1, five times (last at Rutgers, 10/15/16)
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