Cullen Harper Class: Graduate Student Hometown: Alpharetta, GA High School: Sequoyah Height / Weight: 6-4 / 225 Position: QB Experience: 2VL Major: Sociology

C. Harper Fact: Led the ACC in passing efficiency in 2007, the first Tiger to do so since Mike Eppley in 1983.
Years Lettered: 2006,07
Years Starter: 2007
Bowl Participation: Starting quarterback in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: First-team quarterback

Overview: Voted permanent captain of the Clemson offense by his 2007 teammates...Second-Team All-ACC by AP/ACSMA and Rivals.com after having thrown just 22 passes in his first two years...honorable mention All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com...#4 player in the ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com in 2007...established 22 records in 13 starts in 2007...first-team Strength All-American in 2007, the first Clemson quarterback to make that team since Woodrow Dantzler in 2001...ninth among active ACC players in career total offense (3,088)...fourth in the nation in interception avoidance in 2007...third among active ACC players in career touchdown passes (29)...his 29 career touchdown passes are fourth-most in school history...did not throw an interception in his first 165 career passes, a school record...#4 quarterback in the nation by Phil Steele, #6 by ESPN, and #6 by Lindy's...one of top 17 Heisman Trophy candidates in the nation by Athlon...first-team All-ACC by Lindy's and Phil Steele...son of Jeff Harper, a starting offensive lineman for Georgia's 1980 National Championship team; his father is in a sculpture of Vince Dooley on the Georgia campus; he is holding Dooley up on his shoulders after a Georgia win in 1980...graduated in May, 2008 with a degree in management.

2007: Led the ACC in passing efficiency (141.0), ahead of the 137.6 mark by Sean Glennon (Virginia Tech) and ahead of Matt Ryan of Boston College, the third pick of the NFL draft; Harper was 22nd in the nation...his most impressive stat might have been his 27-to-6 touchdown-to-interception ratio...second in the ACC in total offense per game (223.2)...completed 65.1 percent of his passes, second-best in the ACC...his completion percentage was second-best in Tiger history...had the best touchdown-to-interception ratio (27-to-6) in school history and led the ACC...second in passing touchdowns...his 27 touchdown passes were six more than the previous Tiger record and the same amount Charlie Ward had in 1993 when he won the Heisman Trophy...threw for 2,991 yards, second-most in Clemson history...set the Clemson record for touchdown passes in a game with five against both Louisiana-Monroe and Central Michigan...had 81 completions in his last three regular-season games, a school record for a three-game period...accounted for 30 touchdowns, including 27 passing and three rushing...got his season off to great start, as he led Clemson to a win over #19 Florida State in the season-opener by completing 14-24 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns; he was the first Tiger quarterback in history to beat a top-20 team in his first career start...threw for 270 yards and five scores in his second start against Louisiana-Monroe; the five scoring passes are a Clemson record that he later tied...completed 16-19 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns against Furman in his third start...threw for 268 and two touchdowns, as he led the offense to 608 yards of total offense in the fourth game, a 42-20 win at N.C. State; that was the most total offense in an ACC road game in school history...threw for 372 yards against #14 Virginia Tech, as he completed passes in 66 attempts, both school records...had his second five touchdown-pass game in a 70-14 win over eventual MAC Champion Central Michigan; he had a pass efficiency rating of 261.1, a school record...threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns against Wake Forest...led Clemson to a 23-21 victory at South Carolina; he took the Tigers 61 yards in 2:09 for the winning field goal with no time left on the clock; he was 5-5 for 69 yards on the drive and overcame a third-and-18...had nine games with multiple touchdown passes...had eight games with at least 200 passing yards, including six games with at least 260 passing yards...led Clemson to nine wins in his first year as a starter, most by a first-year starter since DeChane Cameron in 1990.

2006: Clemson's backup quarterback all season...had impressive stats while playing behind starter Will Proctor...was 14-20 for 155 yards and two touchdowns without an interception...had a 168.1 passing efficiency...played four games; all four games were within the first seven games of the season...saw his most action against North Carolina; he was 5-7 for 46 yards and added 25 rushing yards...completed 4-6 passes for 31 yards and one touchdown against Louisiana Tech...was 4-4 for 71 yards and one touchdown against Temple.

2005: Played five snaps against Duke in his only appearance; he completed one pass for 15 yards in two attempts.

2004: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Played just two games at Sequoyah High School as a senior due to injury...threw for 1,123 yards, 14 scores, and a 50.0 completion percentage during a healthy junior year...All-Southeast Region selection by PrepStar...#28 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com...#32 prospect in Georgia by Rivals.com...All-Dixie team member by SuperPrep...played quarterback in the Georgia North-South All-Star game in December of 2003...completed 15-24 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown in his two games as a senior...Chick-fil-A Back-of-the-Week as a senior...Spirit of Sequoyah Award winner as a senior...Super Southern top-100 prospect...top-50 player in Georgia by Atlanta Constitution...Elite 11 quarterback finalist...coached by Sid Maxwell...son of Jeff Harper, a starting offensive lineman on Georgia's 1980 National Championship team...chose Clemson over Auburn, Georgia Tech, and South Carolina...born Oct. 1, 1985...graduated in May, 2008 with a degree in management.