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RJ Mickens

Safety, Los Angeles Chargers · #27.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Safety
Number: 27
Born: Jul 10, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Southlake, TX, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Clemson
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	9	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	38	24	14	0	0	0	0	2	25	12.5	0	15	2	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs DEN	L 23-17	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ SEA	L 30-23	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ BUF	L 24-16	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs LV	L 26-14	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

R. J. Mickens (born July 10, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Chargers in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on R. J. Mickens, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Mickens attended Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, where he played both sides of the ball on the football team. On offense he rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns, while also bringing in 61 receptions for 1,092 yards and 14 touchdowns. On defense Mickens notched 211 tackles with six going for a loss, two sacks, 32 pass deflections, eight interceptions, two fumble recoveries, and eight forced fumbles. He committed to play college football for the Clemson Tigers over others schools such as Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M.

College career

As a freshman at Clemson University in 2020, Mickens had one tackle. In week 2 of the 2021 season, he had his first career interceptions, as helped Clemson beat South Carolina State. Mickens finished the 2021 season with 29 tackles with 0.5 tackle being for a loss, and two interceptions. In the 2022 regular season finale, he had a big goal line tackle and an interception, but he was ejected due to targeting in the third quarter, as the Tigers fell to their rival South Carolina. Mickens finished the 2022 season with 48 tackles with three going for a loss, two pass deflections, and three interceptions. He was named Preseason Third-Team All-American by Pro Football Focus for the 2023 season.