BeaversEdge Top 25 For 2025: No. 11 Darrius Clemons
In the months leading up to the start of fall camp, BeaversEdge.com will be counting down the Top 25 Oregon State football players on the 2025 roster. Want to give your two cents on the rankings? Subscribe to BeaversEdge.com to join The Dam Board and weigh in on the conversation. We continue with wide receiver Darrius Clemons, who comes in at No. 11.
Darrius Clemons
Wide Receiver
Bio
No. 4
6-foot-3, 211-pounds
Senior
Portland, Ore.
Westview HS -> Michigan -> Oregon State
2024 (JUNIOR)
• Played in nine games
• Totaled 29 receptions for 292 yards and two touchdowns
• Tallied a season-best 123 yards on eight catches with a touchdown against Boise State in the season finale
• Caught four passes for 70 yards against UNLV, including a season-long 44-yard reception
• Made his season debut in week four against Purdue, catching three passes for 35 yards
• Totaled five catches for 39 yards at Nevada
• Caught his first career touchdown pass, a 4-yarder, in the win over Washington State
MICHIGAN
• Played in 22 games over two seasons
• Caught four passes for 40 yards
• Finished with three catches for 33 yards as a sophomore in 2023
• Totaled two receptions for 29 yards against Nebraska in 2023
• Won a National Championship with the Wolverines as a sophomore
WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
• Ranked as the No. 131 player nationally and the No. 19 wide receiver. Rated as the No. 1 player in the state of Oregon
• Four-star prospect by both ESPN and Rivals
• Earned invitations to the Under Armour All-American Game and the All-American Game
• First-Team All-Metro and Metro Offensive Player of the Year as a senior
• Lettered his senior year for head coach Ryan Atkinson
• Totaled more than 800 receiving yards, finishing with 17 touchdowns. Added 231 return yards and intercepted two passes on the defensive side of the ball
• Also lettered at Pleasant Grove High School in Utah
• Caught 38 passes for 817 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior. Averaged 21.9 yards per reception
• Totaled 24 catches for 408 yards and six touchdowns in six games as a sophomore
• Posted four catches and 107 yards in four games as a freshman
Clemons 2024 Recap
After spending the first two years of his career with Michigan, the Portland native and Westview alumnus Darrius Clemons opted to return to the West Coast and joined the Beavers ahead of the 2024 campaign. With the Beavers losing all three receiver starters following the end of 2023, the Beavers had a need at receiver, and Clemons needed a school that would allow him to showcase himself. A minor injury ahead of the start of the season resulted in a slow start to the campaign when he made his debut against Purdue in week four. He went on to play in every game from there on (nine total), including six straight starts to close out the year. Clemons tallied 29 receptions for 292 yards and two touchdowns, but had a breakout performance in the Beavers’ finale vs Boise State. He had eight catches for 123 yards and a score against the Broncos, nearly half of his season production in that contest.
Clemons 2025 Outlook
Entering the 2025 campaign, expecations are reasonably high for what Clemons will be able to do in his final season. Small sample size or not, the Boise State game showed what he can do against good competition, and with Maalik Murphy under center this season, he stands to benefit in a big way. Murphy is one of those quarterbacks who has the potential to elevate the play of his receivers, and he should be able to do that with Clemons. He boasts great size at 6-foot-3, 211 pounds and presents a big, athletic target for Murphy to throw to. Clemons is all but assured a starting spot alongside Trent Walker, and should be in line for a sizable season in terms of increased production with far better QB production.
