Da'Quan Bowers Class: Junior Hometown: Bamberg, SC High School: Bamberg-Ehrhardt Height / Weight: 6-4 / 275 Position: DE Experience: 2VL Major: Community Recreation, Sport & Camp Management

Junior defensive end who was among the best in Clemson history in terms of tackles for loss (45) and sacks (19.5)...tied for eighth in school history in tackles for loss and ninth in sacks...had 179 tackles, 47 quarterback pressures, and six pass breakups in 38 games (30 starts) in his career...first Clemson signee to be the #1 prospect in the nation...declared to forego his senior season and enter the NFL draft on Jan. 5, 2011.

2010: Unanimous first-team All-American who won the Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player and the Hendricks Award as the top defensive end...finalist for the Lombardi Award and the Bednarik Award...first Tiger to win more than one national award in the same year...first-team All-American by AFCA, AP, Football Writers Association, Phil Steele, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI.com, Sporting News, and Walter Camp Foundation...national defensive player-of-the-year by Scout.com...First-Team All-ACC by ACC Sports Media Association and Phil Steele...had 15.5 sacks, most in the nation...his 26 tackles for loss were tied for most in the nation and were fifth-most in school history...had a streak of nine straight games involved in a sack, a Clemson record; he broke the mark set by Gaines Adams (2006); Adams and Bowers were close friends, but Adams died of a heart problem in February; Bowers wore the same jersey number (#93) that Adams wore at Clemson...his 15.5 sacks were the most by an ACC player since 1999, when former Clemson All-American Keith Adams had 16...his 15.5 sacks were the most by a Clemson defensive lineman in history and second-most overall...had 74 tackles, second-most on the team, and led the team in quarterback pressures (20)...five-time selection as team defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches, games against North Texas, Auburn, Maryland, N.C. State, and Florida State; he became the first Tiger to be a five-time selection in one season...had seven first hits and two sacks against North Texas...had nine tackles, all first hits, four tackles for loss, and a sack at #15 Auburn...had 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack against #16 Miami (FL)...had four tackles for loss and two sacks at North Carolina...had eight tackles and three sacks against Maryland to earn ACC Defensive Lineman-of-the-Week honors; he was the first Tiger to record three sacks in a game since 2001...had two sacks against #23 N.C. State, a key to Clemson's 14-13 win...had two tackles for loss and his first career interception at Florida State...had his ninth straight game involved in a sack at Wake Forest when he had two sacks...had seven tackles and a tackle for loss against South Florida.

2009: Eighth on the team in tackles with 58 even though he missed most of three games...suffered a knee injury on the first play of the Coastal Carolina game...missed rest of that game and the Florida State and N.C. State games...came back to play 12 snaps against Virginia and was full go over the last three games...finished the year with six tackles in 54 plays as a starter in the win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl...had career-high 11 tackles against Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship game...the total included nine first hits...played career-high 56 snaps in that game...was playing at an All-ACC level until the injury, he had eight tackles for loss and three sacks in the first six games of the year...had seven tackles in the game at Georgia Tech...had six tackles, including a sack, against Boston College...had five tackles against TCU and was Clemson's defensive player-of-the-game by Tiger coaches...had seven tackles, including two sacks, at Maryland...had season-high three tackles for loss in the win over Wake Forest, he had six tackles in that game...ninth in the ACC in sacks even though he missed three games due to injury...was 10th in the league in tackles for loss...averaged a tackle every 8.19 plays, eighth-best on the team and fifth-best among returning players for 2010.

2008: Had 47 tackles, most among Tiger defensive linemen and eighth-most on the team...averaged a tackle every 10.21 snaps, second-best among defensive linemen...third-team freshman All-American by Phil Steele...honorable mention freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com...started six games and played 480 snaps, more than any other non-starter...had four tackles and a sack against The Citadel...had four tackles in 37 snaps as a starter against Maryland...had 29 of his 47 tackles in the last seven games...had five tackles in 34 snaps against Georgia Tech and played two snaps on offense in short-yardage situation...had a key recovered fumble in the second half at Boston College...had 20 tackles in the last four games...had five tackles and two tackles for loss against Duke...had four tackles and a tackle for loss at Virginia...had five tackles against South Carolina...only had one sack, but he led the team in quarterback pressures (15)...had three pass breakups.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Enrolled at Clemson in January of 2008 following his high school graduation in December of 2007...#1 prospect in the nation by ESPN.com; he became the first Tiger signee to be the nation's top-rated prospect...#2 prospect in the nation by Scout.com and Rivals.com, #8 prospect by SuperPrep, and #14 prospect by Tom Lemming...first-team All-American by Scout.com...played in the ESPN/Under Armour All-American game; he was the defensive MVP when he had four tackles for loss...first-team All-American by EA Sports...#1 defensive tackle in the nation by ESPN.com...#2 prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com...#1 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com...#2 prospect in South Carolina and #2 defensive lineman in the nation by SuperPrep...played at the same high school that sent defensive end Ricky Sapp to Clemson...South Carolina Gatorade Player-of-the-Year as a senior...two-time AP All-State pick...had 267 tackles, 90 tackles for loss, and 37 sacks in his career...had 97 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and three recovered fumbles as a senior...had a 40-yard average on kickoff returns as a senior...had over 1,200 rushing yards as a senior and 840 as a junior...coached by Ron Duncan...recruited by Ron West...chose Clemson over Florida State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech.

PERSONAL: Spent most of his free time on weekends in the offseason playing guitar in his late father's gospel band, the "Legendary Singing Stars"...majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management...born Feb. 23, 1990.