B.J. Goodson Class: Freshman Hometown: Lamar, SC High School: Lamar Height / Weight: 6-1 / 235 Position: LB Experience: HS Major: Sociology

First-year freshman.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #29 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com...#20 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...#23 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep...had 156 tackles as a senior at Lamar High School...15th in the state in tackles...had 20 tackles and eight sacks in a state playoff game...played in the North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach, SC...had 96 tackles and six tackles for loss and added 16 receptions for 220 yards and two touchdowns as a junior...all-state as a junior...his team reached the state championship game as a junior...from the same high school that produced former Clemson All-American and All-Pro Levon Kirkland...one of the top scorers on the Lamar High School basketball team...coached by J.R. Boyd at Lamar High...recruited by Kevin Steele.

Personal: Majoring in sociology...born May 29, 1993.