#23
Notre Dame · 2026
Ja'Kobe Clapper
LBFreshman6' 1", 230 lbsCincinnati, OH★★★ 2026 recruit · #508 nationally
Notre Dame Fighting Irish6-1 · TDC #1
Snap share
19%
likely 7–25%
Tackles
4
3149th of 5406 in FBS
Solo
2
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
Game Log
Ja'Kobe Clapper's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
3.5 avg. game scoreBest: 5.1 vs Stanford (Week 6)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | vs Wisconsin | W 41–13 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Rice | W 52–0 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  Michigan State | W 27–10 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Purdue | W 49–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 | @ North Carolina | W 37–26 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 |  Stanford | W 58–7 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | @ BYU | L 24–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 4 | 3149th / 5406 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Wisconsin | 61 | ~8 (0–46) | 1 | 13% |
| Wk 3 · Michigan State | 46 | ~15 (2–27) | 1 | 33% |
| Wk 4 · Purdue | 68 | ~16 (2–29) | 1 | 24% |
| Wk 6 · Stanford | 44 | ~34 (4–44) | 2 | 77% |
| Season | 383 | 73 (28–96) | 5 | 19% |
Position Room
11 LBs on the Notre Dame roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Drayk Bowen | LB | SR | 38 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Jaylen Sneed | LB | SR | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 4 | Jaiden Ausberry | LB | SR | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 27 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | LB | JR | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Ja'Kobe Clapper | LB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Teddy Rezac | LB | JR | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Madden Faraimo | LB | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 43 | Kahanu Kia | LB | SR | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 58 | Thomas Davis Jr. | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Ko'o Kia | LB | SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 38 | Tommy Powlus | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Notre Dame depth chart →