Reggie Merriweather Class: RS Senior Hometown: North Augusta, SC High School: North Augusta Height / Weight: 5-8 / 210 Position: RB Experience: 3 VL Major: Human Resource Development

Merriweather Fact: Had three consecutive 100-yard rushing games at midseason, the first Tiger to do that in nine years.
Years Lettered: 2003,04,05
Years Starter: 2004,05
Bowl Participation: Played on special teams in the 2004 Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee and reserve running back in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado.
Fall 2006 Depth Chart Position: Second-team running back

Overview: Veteran running back who is first among active Tigers in career touchdowns (18) and rushing yards (1,441)...veteran of 36 games; he has not missed a game...has 12 starts, six each of the last two years...sixth among returning rushers in the ACC in 2006...needs just 106 rushing yards to break into the top 25 in Clemson history...consistent player who had 670 rushing yards in 2004 and 715 in 2005...had three 100-yard rushing games in 2005 and five for his career...all three 100-yard games took place consecutively in games against Temple, Georgia Tech, and Duke...first Tiger to have three-consecutive, 100-yard rushing games since Raymond Priester in 1996...has five career 100-yard rushing games; all five were within the last 15 games...has 18 touchdowns over the last two seasons; he has 17 in his last 18 games...has three games in his career in which he has scored three touchdowns, including at #10 Miami (FL) in 2004, the South Carolina game in 2004, and the Duke game in 2005...went over the 300 career carry mark in the Champ Sports Bowl against Colorado...has a 4.8-yard average for his career, a solid accomplishment because he has so many inside rushes...has scored the winning points in the fourth quarter with under three minutes left three times in his career, including each of the last two years against Maryland; also did it at #10 Miami (FL) in 2004...strongest player on the team on a pound-for-pound basis; he has a power index of 7.80...at 5'8", he is the fourth-strongest player on the team in terms of total weight lifted in all categories (1,685)...his 415-pound bench press lifted in February 2006 is second-best since 1984 among Clemson skill position players; only a 435 by Altroy Bodrick in 2002 is better; that 415-pound bench press is sixth-best on the team...his 26 reps of 225 pounds rank tied for third-best on record among Tiger skill position players and tied for fourth-best on the 2006 team...his 340-pound power clean is tied for third-best on record (since 1984) among skill position players and tied for sixth-best on the 2006 team...his 1,685 total pounds lifted in all areas is best among skill position players since 1997...his power index of 7.80 is fifth-best among skill position players since 1997...one of the team leaders; he is very active in community service.

2005: Ninth in the ACC in rushing (59.6)...gained 715 yards and averaged 4.8 yards per carry...teamed with James Davis to become the first pair of Tigers in 10 years to exceed 700 yards...scored seven touchdowns, seventh-most in the ACC....fifth in rushing in conference games with a 70.5-yard average...co-starter at running back with Davis...only Tiger to score three touchdowns in a game; he did it against Duke...had a career-high 128 yards rushing at Georgia Tech...had his first 100-yard game of the year against Temple when he had 17 carries for 108 yards; also had a 15-yard catch...caught a career-high eight passes for 49 yards...finished his streak of 100-yard games in the victory over Duke when he had 18 rushes for 104 yards and three scores...all six of his starts were consecutive from the October 1 Wake Forest game through the November 12 Florida State game...had his most important game when he had 75 yards on 10 carries in the four-point win at Maryland; he scored the winning touchdown with 2:58 left on a 38-yard run...productive against #25 Boston College's strong defense; he had 15 carries for 75 yards to lead the team...led Clemson in rushing five of the 12 games, tied with Davis for the lead.

2004: Came on strong at the end of the season; he gained 508 yards over the last six games of the season, an 85-yard average...had 670 rushing yards on the season...had a pair of 100-yard rushing games when the Tigers won five of the last six games; he had 20 carries for 114 yards in the win at #10 Miami (FL) and a career-high 28 carries for 125 yards in the victory over South Carolina; had three touchdowns in each of those victories...scored what proved to be the winning touchdown in overtime in the win over the Hurricanes; also had four receptions for 24 yards in that game, giving him a career-high 138 all-purpose yards...led the team in touchdowns (11) by far; seven took place in the last three games of the season...had 18 carries for 84 yards in the win over Utah State; he also scored a pair of touchdowns in that game...played just two snaps in the win over Wake Forest and did not have a carry, then had eight carries for 90 yards to lead Clemson in rushing against Georgia Tech; had a career-long 62-yard touchdown run in that game; that was the longest touchdown run by a Clemson running back since 1996 (Raymond Priester)...ranked 10th in the ACC in rushing with 67 yards per game...fifth in the ACC in scoring with 6.6 points per game; he had 11 touchdowns in his 11 games for 66 total points...second in the ACC in touchdowns...started six of the 11 games; the starts were the last six to close the season...named Clemson's Offensive Player-of-the-Game four times by the Clemson coaches (Texas A&M, Maryland, Miami (FL), and South Carolina), more than any other Tiger...also the player-of-the-game as chosen by the Jefferson Pilot television announcers for the South Carolina game...cited for a game ball by ESPN.com for his performance against Miami (FL)...outstanding blocker who had 10 knockdown blocks over the last five games...had a 91-percent blocking grade in the win over South Carolina and a 90-percent grade in the win over Maryland.

2003: Appeared in all 13 games...saw his most action as a special teams player, but also played in six games at tailback...saw playing time in the first four games, as the Tigers tried to sort out their tailback situation...had five carries for 22 yards in the Furman game...had eight carries for 27 yards, both career highs, in the Middle Tennessee game; had a long run of 11 yards in that game as well...had 16 carries for 56 yards overall...played mostly with the return units on special teams.

2002: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: All-American by SuperPrep, USA Today, and Tom Lemming...all-state, all-region, and all-area as a junior and senior...rushed for 2,580 yards as a senior with 29 scores...rushed for 1,870 yards and 18 scores as a junior...Augusta Chronicle 2001 Player-of-the-Year...Star Newspaper Player-of-the-Year in 2000 and 2001...Aiken Standard 2001 Player-of-the-Year...Augusta Metro 2001 Player-of-the-Year...played in the Shrine Bowl...SuperPrep's #27 running back in the nation...team offensive player-of-the-year as a junior and senior...one of the top-50 players in the South by Atlanta Constitution...High School Sports Report top running back in South Carolina...team MVP as a senior and MVP of the track team...coached by Joe Long...chose Clemson over Florida and South Carolina...born Henry Reginald Merriweather on Sept. 30, 1983...majoring in human resource development.