2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Shamokin RB/LB Za’Kem Clinton
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Billy Splain | May 5, 2025
Za’kem Clinton
RB,OLB
Shamokin
Class Of 2026
Jersey #21
HT/WT6-0, 230
12 tds,12 sacks,1000 yard rusher
Other sports Track
All state OLB
Twitter @Zakem_clinton21
Let’s get to know Za’Kem
Coach says: “Zakem is a force to be reckoned with! He is big, physical and strong and it was no surprise that he earned 1st Team All State honors as a junior at the LB position. Zakem has spent even more time this off-season working on his body and the expectations are that he expands upon his 1000yd rushing season from last year.”
Why do you play football?
I play football because it’s something I would dream about since I was little
It’s gameday! What are you looking forward to the most?
Hitting the other team
Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?
Saquon Barkley because I grew up watching him and the plays he would make were crazy
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
His rookie year when he got the first down and hurdled a jags player
What was last years season like for you?
It was a pretty good season I would say
What are your goals for this coming season?
My goal is to learn from year and get better
Who is the best player you ever lined up against?
Blake hockenbroch during practice
When the game is on the line, which college/professional coach would you like to call in the play?
I don’t know
What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
New York giants
What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Ny giants
What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?
My second game against Jersey shore because it pushed all of us
What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Longest yard
If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
I can barely hear anything
Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Throw the ball
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
My older brother because after every game we would rewatch it and go over all the plays
Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Baseball
What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
I don’t have any that I remember
Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My grandma because she always supported me through everything
When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Playing the game with my friends
What is your favorite football memory to date?
Ending a 28 year losing streak to our rival
What is your favorite play to run?
Blue bill
What scares you the most?
One of my teammates getting injured
Music of choice:
Rap
What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
A football because I would outside and play with it
What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Chipotle
What is your favorite vacation destination?
Beach
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