Sadat Chambers Class: Graduate Student Hometown: Pageland, SC High School: Central Height / Weight: 5-11 / 195 Position: S Experience: 3VL Major: Sociology

Chambers Fact: One of only two current Tigers with a 100-yard rushing game.
Years Lettered: 2006,07,08
Depth Chart Position: First-team free safety

Overview: After three years as a reserve, he is slated to move into the first-team role at free safety in 2009...named most improved defensive back for the 2009 spring practice...versatile player who has lettered twice as a defensive back and once as a running back...has played 37 career games, 13 as a running back and 24 as a defensive back...has never started a game but has made some important plays...sixth on team in the power index (7.29)...has played three bowl games...played running back in 2007 and was third on the team in rushing yards (161); he had 112 of those yards against Central Michigan, so he is one of just two current Tigers with a 100-yard rushing game...he and Michael Wade are the only active Tigers to letter on both sides of the ball...South Carolina AA Back-of-the-Year as a junior and senior in high school...fine student who earned his undergraduate degree in sociology in August.

2008: Did not start against Virginia but played 55 snaps after Chris Clemons was injured; he had three tackles and was a reason the Tigers allowed just three points...played nine snaps against #24 Alabama but had three tackles and one tackle for loss...had four tackles against The Citadel in 30 snaps...averaged 14 snaps per game...doubled his tackle total over his freshman year (the last year he had played defense) when he had 21 stops in 168 snaps.

2007: Had a 112-yard rushing performance on just 10 carries against Central Michigan; it included a 63-yard touchdown run, the second-longest run of the season by a Tiger...also carried the ball against Louisiana-Monroe, Furman, and Duke...played special teams in every game...named reserve-of-the-game by the Clemson radio network against Louisiana-Monroe and Central Michigan...had two receptions...had 28 carries in his 70 snaps.

2006: Reserve safety and outside linebacker...special teams player-of-the-week by the coaches against North Carolina; he had a caused fumble that the Tigers recovered, leading to a momentum change that Clemson never relinquished...played 117 snaps in 11 games...played on defense in nine games, including the Music City Bowl against Kentucky...played 26 snaps against Louisiana Tech and totaled three tackles...played 33 snaps against Temple...had three tackles in 16 snaps against Virginia Tech.

2005: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: South Carolina AA Back-of-the-Year and all-state by High School Sports Report as a junior and senior...honorable mention All-Southern team pick by Orlando Sentinel...Shrine Bowl pick...SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic team member as the #17 player in South Carolina...#14 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...#28 on Spartanburg Herald-Journal's Fab-50 list...two-time all-state and all-region pick...had 13 carries for 202 yards and two touchdowns in the state title game as a junior...had 1,031 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns as a quarterback and running back as a junior...helped Central High School to the state title as a junior and four straight conference titles...all-state in track...earned 10 letters, four in football, four in track, and two in basketball...coached by Joey Mangum...chose Clemson over South Carolina and Virginia Tech...born Dec. 23, 1986...graduated in August, 2009 with a degree in sociology.