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My Take
Jadeveon Clowney is, to me, the kind of physical specimen who redefines what a defensive end can be. At 198 cm, the Rock Hill, South Carolina native dominated for the South Carolina Gamecocks, won the Ted Hendricks Award in 2012, and went first overall in the 2014 NFL draft to Houston, where he spent five seasons. What I love is the contradiction in his game: a frame that size is supposed to be slow, yet his explosiveness off the snap is electric. Defensive players rarely become must-watch attractions, but Clowney did, and that rare blend of mass and burst makes him pure football romance.
Overview
Jadeveon Davarus Clowney ( jə-DEV-ee-on; born February 14, 1993) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, winning the Ted Hendricks Award in 2012. Clowney was selected first overall in the 2014 NFL draft by the Houston Texans, where he spent five seasons.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jadeveon Clowney
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャデベオン・クラウニー
- Reading
- じゃでべおん・くらうにー
- Born
- February 14, 1993 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 198 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- South Pointe High School
- University
- University of South Carolina
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.