DeAndre Hopkins Class: Sophomore Hometown: Central, SC High School: D.W. Daniel Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: WR Experience: 1VL Major: Community Recreation, Sport & Camp Management

Talented wideout who shined in his first season in the Tiger program...has outstanding hands and ball skills...played basketball for the Tigers after the football season ended in 2010-11...2011 Biletnikoff Award Watch List member in the preseason...preseason second-team All-ACC by Athlon and Phil Steele.

2010: Third-team freshman All-American by Phil Steele...honorable mention freshman All-American by College Football News...first-team freshman All-ACC as a wide receiver and punt returner by Rivals.com...Rookie-of-the-Year Award (offense) winner...Clemson's leading receiver with 52 catches for 637 yards and four touchdowns...first freshman to lead Clemson in catches since Derrick Hamilton in 2001, when he had 53 catches...first first-year freshman in school history to lead the team in receptions...established school records for catches and receiving yards for a first-year freshman...the fourth freshman to lead Clemson in receiving; one of the previous three was the late Terry Smith, Hopkins' uncle, who led the 1990 team with 34 catches...tied for ninth in the ACC in recpetions per game (4.3); he was the only freshman in the top 10...tied the Clemson freshman record for receiving touchdowns...among all freshmen in school history, his 52 catches were second-most and his 637 receiving yards were second-most...had six combined catches in the first four games, but had 46 catches in his last eight games (he missed the Maryland game with an injury)...had 34 catches for 451 yards in the last five games, an average of 6.9 catches for 90.2 yards per game...had three 100-yard receiving games in the last four contests...had a touchdown reception in three of the last five games...had five knockdown blocks against #16 Miami (FL), the most by a Tiger wideout on the season...team special teams player-of-the-game at North Carolina when he had a 31-yard punt return to set up a touchdown; named ACC Freshman-of-the-Week; had seven catches for 46 yards in 61 snaps in his first career start...had eight catches for 106 yards at Florida State...had seven catches for 124 yards against #17 South Carolina, including a 45-yard touchdown catch, to earn team offensive player-of-the-game honors by the coaches and the Edisto Clemson Club Offensive Player-of-the-South Carolina Game Award...had nine catches for 105 yards, both game-highs, against South Florida; the nine catches set a school record for a bowl game.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #12 wide receiver in the nation and #8 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...#148 player in the nation and #4 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...#14 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com...#29 athlete in the nation by ESPN.com...#6 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep...#6 athlete in the nation by SuperPrep...first-team all-state by The State...#3 player in South Carolina by Charlotte Observer...participated in the Offense-Defense All American game and the Shrine Bowl...first-team All-Southern by Orlando Sentinel...Mr. Football finalist...two-time AP All-State pick at defensive back...two-time Seneca Daily Journal Player-of-the-Year...two-time Anderson Independent Player-of-the-Year...two-time AAA all-state by High School Sports Report...co-region player-of-the-year as a senior...three-time all-region pick...had 28 career interceptions for 555 yards and five touchdowns...had 57 receptions for 1,266 yards and 18 touchdowns in his career...had 11 punt returns for 289 yards and three touchdowns as a senior...had two kickoff returns for 119 yards and one touchdown as a senior...had seven receiving touchdowns, two on interception returns, three on punt returns, one on a kickoff return, and one on a fumble return as a senior...AAA Back-of-the-Year in South Carolina...had two blocked kicks...led D.W. Daniel High School to a 37-4 record in his career...preseason PrepStar All-American...attended the same high school as former Clemson All-America center Kyle Young...four-year starter on the hardwood...had over 1,300 points, 400 rebounds, 600 assists, and 200 steals in his career...averaged 20.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, 8.4 assists, and 4.0 steals per game as a sophomore...averaged 18.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game as a junior...led D.W. Daniel High to a state title in basketball as a senior, the school's first title since 1967...First-team all-state in basketball for three years...coached by Randy Robinson in football at D.W. Daniel High School...recruited by André Powell...chose Clemson over Michigan, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Personal: Nephew of the late Terry Smith, who had 162 receptions as a Tiger from 1990-93...majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management...born June 6, 1992.