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#23 Ja'Kobe Clapper
Class FRStatus True freshmanHt / Wt 6'1" · 230 lbHometown Cincinnati, OH · St. Xavier
Depth-chart placement
Ja'Kobe Clapper is on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Background & career
Ja'Kobe Clapper is a linebacker for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish wearing number 23. The 6'1", 230-pound true freshman hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended St. Xavier High School. Clapper arrived at Notre Dame as a three-star recruit ranked 474th nationally in the 2026 recruiting class.
Recruiting3-star · No. 508 nationalOriginCincinnati, OH · St. Xavier