Ranked as #16 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com and 247sports.com...Scout.com ranks him as seventh best outside linebacker in the nation...ranked as a top 300 All-American by PrepStar...Area Defensive Player of the Year for South Fort Myers High School...helped that team to an 11-2 record...ranked as #15 athlete in the nation by Tom Lemming and MaxPreps...all-around football player who had 528 yards rushing and scored five touchdowns as a senior, he averaged 12.3 yards per rush...also averaged 18.9 yards per catch and scored five touchdowns...on defense as a safety, had 87 total tackles, three sacks and an interception...had 1600 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns as a junior...comes to Clemson from the same high school as junior wide receiver Sammy Watkins...nephew of former Florida All-American and NFL All-Pro Jevon Kearse...also cousin of NFL player Phillip Buchanon...played in the Offense-Defense Bowl in Houston...played for Grant Redhead at South Fort Myers High School...recruited by Tony Elliott...born Feb. 11, 1994.