{{Short description|American football player}} {{Infobox college football player |name=Clev Lubin |school=Louisville Cardinals |currentnumber=50 |currentposition=Defensive end |class={{Redshirt}} Junior |major= |birth_date= |birth_place= |heightft=6 |heightin=3 |weight_lb=260 |highlights= * First-team NJCAA All-American (2023) * First-team All-Sun Belt (2024) * Third-team All-ACC (2025) |highschool=USMAPS {{avoid wrap|(West Point, New York)}} |bowlgames= |pastschools= * Army (2022) * Iowa Western (2023) * Coastal Carolina (2024) * Louisville (2025–present) |espn=5082149 }}
'''Clevmer Lubin''' ({{respell|CLEV|mah||}} {{respell|LOO|bin}})<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Thomson |first=Josh |title=Football: With Gatorade award in tow, Suffern's Clevmer Lubin is Rockland and state's best |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/varsity-insider/2021/05/20/gatorade-award-winner-clevmer-lubin-suffern-rocklands-best/5077638001/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Clev Lubin - Football |url=https://gocards.com/sports/football/roster/clev-lubin/16003 |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=University of Louisville Athletic |language=en}}</ref> is an American college football defensive end for the Louisville Cardinals. He previously played for the Army Black Knights, Iowa Western Reivers, and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.
== Early life == Lubin played football and basketball for Suffern High School and was considered one of the best players the school has produced.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-02-16 |title=West Point Offers Suffern HS Running Back Clev Lubin - Rockland Report |url=https://rocklandreport.com/west-point-offers-suffern-hs-running-back-clev-lubin/,%20https://rocklandreport.com/west-point-offers-suffern-hs-running-back-clev-lubin/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=Rockland Report |language=en-US}}</ref> He played as both a defensive end and running back, and during his senior season he recorded 1,053 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 110 carries.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Clev Lubin - Football |url=https://goccusports.com/sports/football/roster/clev-lubin/19409 |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=Coastal Carolina University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> He also set a program record of 1,062 rushing yards during the 2019 season.<ref name=":1" /> Due to his success on the field, he was named the Gatorade New York State Player of the Year as a senior and was also named The Journal News Rockland County Football Player of the Year.<ref name=":0" /> Lubin received several Division I offers, and on December 14, 2020, he committed to play at Army.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Clev Lubin Timeline Events |url=https://247sports.com/Player/clev-lubin-46100134/TimelineEvents/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=247sports.com}}</ref> Following his senior season, Lubin spent a year prepping at USMAPS before joining the Black Knights in 2022.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Clev Lubin - Louisville Cardinals - Edge |url=https://www.on3.com/rivals/clev-lubin-24013/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=Rivals |language=en}}</ref>
== College career ==
=== Army === After joining the Black Knights, Lubin did not see any game action his true freshman season and transferred to Iowa Western.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGavic |first=Matthew |date=2024-12-21 |title=Louisville Lands Coastal Carolina Transfer DE Clev Lubin |url=https://www.si.com/college/louisville/football/clev-lubin-commits |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=Louisville Cardinals On SI |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Iowa Western === While at Iowa Western, Lubin helped lead the team to the NJCAA D1 Football National Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gasparro |first=Rocco |date=2024-12-28 |title=Cards Sign One of the Nation's Top Pass Rushers |url=https://gocards.com/news/2024/12/28/football-cards-sign-one-of-the-nations-top-pass-rushers |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=University of Louisville Athletic |language=en}}</ref> Following the season he was named a first-team NJCAA All-American.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Demling |first=Jody |date=2025-08-30 |title=DE Clev Lubin starts strong for the Louisville defense |url=https://247sports.com/college/louisville/article/jeff-brohm-de-clev-lubin-starts-strong-for-the-louisville-defense-253250846/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=247Sports |language=en}}</ref>
=== Coastal Carolina === On July 1, 2024, Lubin enrolled at Coastal Carolina.<ref name=":2" /> In 10 games, he finished 16th nationally in sacks and contributed 12.5 tackles for loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=College Football Defense All Conferences Stat Leaders, 2024 Season |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/player/_/view/defense |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> Following the season, he was given First-Team All-Sun Belt honors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=Sun Belt Announces 2024 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams |url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2024/12/5/sun-belt-announces-2024-football-postseason-awards-all-conference-teams.aspx |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=sunbeltsports.org |language=en}}</ref>
After the season, Lubin again entered the transfer portal.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Goldkamp |first=Thomas |date=2024-12-21 |title=Coastal Carolina EDGE transfer Clev Lubin commits to Louisville |url=https://www.on3.com/news/coastal-carolina-edge-transfer-clev-lubin-commits-to-louisville/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=On3 |language=en}}</ref>
=== Louisville === On December 21, 2024, Lubin committed to Louisville.<ref name=":3" /> On January 2, 2026, Lubin announced he would return to Louisville for another season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGavic |first=Matthew |date=2026-01-02 |title=Louisville DE Clev Lubin Returning for 2026 Season |url=https://www.si.com/college/louisville/football/clev-lubin-returning-for-2026-season |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=Louisville Cardinals On SI |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== College statistics === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |GP ! colspan="5" |Tackles ! colspan="5" |Interceptions ! colspan="4" |Fumbles |- !Solo !Ast !Cmb !TfL !Sck !Int !Yds !Avg !TD !PD !FR !Yds !TD !FF |- !2022 !! Army |0 | colspan="14" |15x15px|Redshirt ''Redshirted'' |- !2023 !! Iowa Western |12 |31 |24 |55 |'''23.5''' |'''11.5''' |0 |— |— |— |1 |'''3''' |'''15''' |'''1''' |'''4''' |- !2024 !! Coastal Carolina |10 |24 |20 |44 |12 |9.5 |0 |— |— |— |3 |1 |0 |'''1''' |3 |- !2025 !! Louisville |'''13''' |'''35''' |'''26''' |'''61''' |13.5 |8.5 |0 |— |— |— |'''5''' |0 |— |— |3 |- !colspan="2"|NJCAA Career<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clev Lubin |url=https://www.goreivers.com/sports/fball/2023-24/bios/lubin_clev_nyzc |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=Iowa Western Reivers |language=en}}</ref> !12 !31 !24 !55 !23.5 !11.5 !0 !— !— !— !1 !3 !15 !1 !4 |- !colspan="2"|NCAA Career<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clev Lubin College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/clev-lubin-2.html |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> !23 !59 !46 !105 !25.5 !18.0 !0 !— !— !— !8 !1 !0 !1 !6 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/football/roster/clev-lubin/19111 Army bio] * [https://goccusports.com/sports/football/roster/clev-lubin/19409 Coastal Carolina bio] * [https://gocards.com/sports/football/roster/clev-lubin/16003 Louisville bio]
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