Andre Ellington Class: RS Junior Hometown: Moncks Corner, SC High School: Berkeley Height / Weight: 5-10 / 190 Position: RB Experience: 2VL Major: Community Recreation, Sport & Camp Management

Has 1,177 yards on 186 carries and 14 touchdowns, 23 catches for 164 yards and a touchdown, and 333 yards on 13 kickoff returns and a touchdown in 23 games (seven starts) in his career...reached 1,000 career rushing yards in just 151 carries, the second-fewest carries needed to reach 1,000 yards in Clemson history; only C.J. Spiller (142) was better...has a 6.3-yard-per-carry figure in his career, best in history among Tigers with at least 1,000 rushing yards...has 16 career touchdowns...2011 Maxwell Award Watch List member in the preseason...2011 Paul Hornung Award Watch List member in the preseason...2011 Doak Walker Watch List member in the preseason...2011 CFPA Running Back Trophy Watch List member and Kick Returner Trophy Watch List member in the preseason...preseason first-team All-ACC by Sporting News...preseason second-team All-ACC by Athlon and Phil Steele...#17 draft-eligible running back in the nation by Phil Steele...first on the team in power index (7.52)...tied for fourth on the team in vertical jump (35.5").

2010: Second-team All-ACC by Rivals.com...third-team All-ACC by Phil Steele...had 686 yards on 118 carries and 10 touchdowns, 12 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown, and 238 yards on seven kickoff returns and a touchdown in 262 snaps over nine games (six starts)...had four 100-yard rushing games...tied for third in the ACC in touchdowns (12) even though he really only played less than eight games...averaged 114.8 all-purpose yards per game...if he had played enough games to qualify, he would have been third in the ACC in rushing yards per game (76.2)...averaged 34.0 yards per kickoff return, but he did not have enough returns to qualify for the ACC leaders in that category...team offensive player-of-the-game three times (Auburn, Miami (FL), Georgia Tech)...had 122 rushing yards against North Texas...had 140 yards on 22 carries and four catches for 48 yards at #15 Auburn...had 107 rushing yards, including a 60-yard touchdown run, against #16 Miami (FL)...had an 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Maryland to earn ACC Specialist-of-the-Week honors; he also earned CFPA National Kick Returner-of-the-Week honors...had 166 yards on 20 carries and 257 all-purpose yards against Georgia Tech to earn ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week honors...suffered a toe injury while trying to make a catch at Boston College; he missed three games then tried to come back for the South Carolina game, when he had just one carry.

2009: Had a big day against Florida State in Clemson's important win in November that went a long way to helping the Tigers win the ACC Atlantic Division title; he had 54 yards on six carries and scored a touchdown...saw a lot of second-half action when Spiller was out with an injury...Clemson's offensive player-of-the-game by the Tiger coaching staff against Coastal Carolina...averaged over six yards per carry in seven games...had 72 yards on nine carries against Middle Tennessee...had 45 yards on nine carries against Boston College...had 88 yards on six carries against Coastal Carolina...had 63 yards on five carries in the ACC Championship game against Georgia Tech...had 20 yards on four carries and a touchdown against Kentucky...had touchdowns against Coastal Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, and Georgia Tech...had six kickoff returns for 95 yards...capable receiver who had 11 catches to tie for fifth-most on the team...had three receptions for 25 yards and 30 more yards on kickoff returns to contribute to Clemson's overtime victory at Miami (FL)...had 546 yards from scrimmage for the year on 79 touches.

2008: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #44 prospect in the nation by ESPN.com...played in the ESPN/Under Armour All-American game...#6 running back in the nation by ESPN.com...#172 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...#8 player in South Carolina and #5 all-purpose back in the nation by Rivals.com...#24 running back in the nation by Scout.com...#10 player in South Carolina and #27 running back in the nation by SuperPrep...Shrine Bowl selection...consensus all-state pick...had 1,822 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior; he added four other touchdowns (two receiving, two kickoff return)...had 2,519 all-purpose yards as a senior...coached by Jerry Brown...recruited by David Blackwell...chose Clemson over Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Personal: His cousin, Bruce Ellington, was a starting guard on South Carolina's basketball squad...winner of the 2010 Vickery Hall Award for his work in the classroom...majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management...born Feb. 3, 1989.