Marcus Gilchrist Class: Senior Hometown: High Point, NC High School: T. Wingate Andrews Height / Weight: 5-11 / 190 Position: CB Experience: 3VL Major: Management

Had 211 tackles, five tackles for loss, a sack, an interception, 19 pass breakups, three caused fumbles, two recovered fumbles, 804 yards on 32 kickoff returns, and 261 yards on 27 punt returns in 2,103 snaps over a school-record-tying 53 games (28 starts) in his career; his 804 kickoff return yards were eighth-most in school history...started each of the last 27 games...first on the team in the power index with a 7.42 figure, meaning he is Clemson's strongest player pound for pound...tied for fourth on the team in the vertical leap with a 37-inch mark...fourth on the team in the broad jump with a leap of 10'1".

2010: Second-team All-ACC as a kick returner by Rivals.com...Honorable Mention All-ACC kick returner by the Atlantic Coast Media Association...third-team All-ACC as a kickoff returner and cornerback and fourth-team All-ACC as a punt returner by Phil Steele...played in the Senior Bowl...one of the team's most valuable players because of his versatility... had 66 tackles, three tackles for loss, an interception, a team-high 10 pass breakups, 639 yards (eighth-most in Tiger history) on 27 kickoff returns, and 233 yards on 23 punt returns; his 639 kickoff return yards were fifth-most in school history...played a team-defensive- high 790 snaps...third in the ACC in punt returns (10.1) and sixth in kickoff returns (23.7)...27th in the nation in punt returns...had 23 punt returns and 27 kickoff returns for 50 total returns...had eight tackles, two pass breakups, 41 yards on two punt returns, and 58 yards on two kickoff returns against North Texas...had five tackles, an interception, 44 punt return yards, and 73 kickoff return yards #16 Miami (FL)...had eight tackles and two pass breakups at North Carolina...had three tackles, a tackle for loss, and two pass breakups against Maryland...had nine tackles at Boston College...had seven tackles, a pass breakup, and 113 yards on three kickoff returns against #23 N.C. State...had eight tackles and 73 kickoff return yards at Wake Forest...had 165 all-purpose yards against #17 South Carolina, including 139 yards on six kickoff returns...won the Strength Training Award for cornerbacks for the spring practice.

2009: Had 71 first hits in 2009, second-best on the Tiger team, just seven behind linebacker Kavell Conner...finished the season strong with eight tackles in the win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl...had four games with double figures in tackles...had 10 against TCU in 71 plays as a starter, 11 against Miami (FL), including a tackle for loss, contributing to overtime win over the #8 team in the nation, 11 against Virginia and 13 against Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship game...so three of his four double-figure performances were against top-10 teams...had eight stops against Georgia Tech in the first meeting, so he had 21 in two games against the Yellow Jackets...in addition to his 11 stops at #8 Miami, he had a sack, a caused fumble and a recovered fumble...Clemson's top tackler against TCU, Miami (FL) and Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship game...started every game and played 902 snaps, the most snaps on the team...winner of the Solid Rock Award for defensive backs as voted on by the Clemson coaches.

2008: Made his first career start and played 30 snaps against Georgia Tech when the Tigers had a special defense for its running game; he also had a 46-yard kickoff return...had a season-high three tackles against both The Citadel and #24 Florida State...had at least one tackle in 11 games, including each of the last seven...averaged 20 snaps per game...had two tackles in 25 snaps at Boston College...had three first hits in 16 snaps against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl...had 14 of his 21 tackles in the last seven games.

2007: Saw a lot of action as a second-team cornerback and contributed in the return game...played all 13 games; he played on defense in 11 games, including double-figures in snaps in each of the last five games...played 26 snaps against Wake Forest and had a season-high five tackles...played 25 snaps against Central Michigan and had four tackles...had a 66-yard kickoff return that set up a score at Duke; also had three tackles in 23 snaps...played just 12 snaps in the first five games and 147 in the last eight...had his only pass breakup at Maryland and had a recovered fumble at South Carolina.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Rated as the #8 cornerback in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...#6 cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com...#42 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...#7 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com...#47 prospect in the nation by Tom Lemming...#11 defensive back in the nation by PrepStar...member of the PrepStar 100...member of the ESPN 150 by ESPN.com...second-team All-American by USA Today...SuperPrep All-American at T. Wingate Andrews High School...All-American by PrepStar...U.S. Army All-American Bowl participant...U.S. Army All-American scholar...#5 prospect in North Carolina by SuperPrep...#3 prospect in North Carolina by Rivals.com...Carolina Panthers Community Captain Nominee...Watkins Award Semifinalist...Shrine Bowl pick...all-state as a junior and two-time all-conference pick...Piedmont-Triad AAA Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a junior...NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete...participant in the North Carolina Athletic Association First-Team Program...missed four games as a senior due to an elbow injury...had 46 tackles, two interceptions, four pass breakups, one rushing touchdown, and one touchdown on a punt return as a senior...had 235 rushing yards, 110 receiving yards, nine punt returns for 185 yards, and nine kickoff returns for 215 yards as a senior...as a junior, he had 52 tackles, 10 interceptions, and seven pass breakups; he also had four kickoff returns, two punt returns, and two interception returns for touchdowns as a junior...scored 11 touchdowns as a junior...had 1,460 all-purpose yards as a junior, including 220 rushing, 181 receiving, and 1,059 on returns...averaged 17 yards per touch in all-purpose yards as a junior...four-year letterman in basketball and conference player-of-the-year as a senior...all-conference in basketball as a junior...three-year letterman in track; he was a member of the state championship 4x200m team...participated as a Peer to Peer mentor...volunteered at the High Point Salvation Army in the Angel Tree Program...recruited by Billy Napier...chose Clemson over Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Southern California, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech.

PERSONAL: Majoring in management...born Dec. 8, 1988.