Tajh Boyd Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Hampton, VA High School: Phoebus Height / Weight: 6-1 / 225 Position: QB Experience: 1VL Major: Sociology

Second-team quarterback as a red-shirt freshman who is slated to move into the starting role in 2011...has a strong arm and the size to be an outstanding signal-caller.

2010: Future Impact Player Award (offense) winner...was 33-63 passing for 329 yards and four touchdowns against three interceptions in seven games for a total of 139 snaps...played six snaps against North Texas and played 34 snaps against Presbyterian College when he completed 4-9 passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns; he had 112 total yards, including 25 rushing yards...was 1-1 passing for 13 yards against Maryland...was 4-8 passing for 37 yards at Wake Forest...was 10-18 passing for 73 yards against #17 South Carolina...was 13-23 passing for 112 yards and two touchdowns against South Florida.

2009: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Consensus top-100 national player...#38 player in the nation by Tom Lemming...#59 player in the nation by ESPN.com and #51 player by Rivals.com...#46 player in the nation by SuperPrep...#87 player in the Top-100 Dream Team by PrepStar...#77 player in the nation and #9 player in the ACC by Athlon...#5 quarterback in the nation by ESPN.com and #4 quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com...#3 player in Virginia by Rivals.com...#6 player in Virginia by SuperPrep...#5 quarterback in the nation by SuperPrep...played in the U.S. Army All-American game, where he earned Co-MVP honors after completing 7-9 passes for 179 yards and three touchdowns...completed 57 percent of his passes for 1,455 yards and 23 touchdowns along with three rushing touchdowns as a senior...completed 69 percent of his passes for 2,050 yards and 25 touchdowns, and rushed for seven touchdowns as a junior...his high school team posted a 43-2 record with him as starting quarterback in his career...played his senior year with a torn ACL and had surgery in January; he still led his high school to the state championship...led Phoebus High to two state titles...coached by Bill Dee at Phoebus High School...recruited by Billy Napier and Danny Pearman...chose Clemson over Ohio State and Oregon.

Personal: His cousin, Darrell Roseman, was an offensive lineman at Auburn...majoring in sociology...born Sept. 25, 1990.