12/23/2011 Clemson Football Team Honored by AFCA For AcademicsFourth Achievement Award for Clemson Program 12/21/2011 ClemsonTigers.com Exclusive: Tigers Wrap Up Practice at Clemson with Annual Moat PlungeBy Will Vandervort, IPTAY Media 11/27/2011 Clemson vs. South Carolina Postgame NotesClemson 13, South Carolina 34 11/15/2011 Watch Coach Swinney's Press Conference Live on TigerCast Tuesday at 11:00 AMThe press conference will be broadcast live each week throughout the football season. 12/06/2011 Clemson vs. Virginia Tech 2011 ACC Championship (Photos by Vern Verna/Ai Wire)Clemson vs. Virginia Tech 2011 ACC Championship (Photos by Vern Verna/Ai Wire) 11/26/2011 Clemson vs. South Carolina (Photos by Rex Brown and Vern Verna/Ai Wire)Clemson vs. South Carolina (Photos by Rex Brown and Vern Verna/Ai Wire) 11/19/2011 Clemson vs. NC State (Photos by Rex Brown)Clemson vs. NC State (Photos by Rex Brown) 09/17/2011 Clemson vs. Auburn (Photos by Rex Brown and Tyler Smith)Clemson vs. Auburn (Photos by Rex Brown and Tyler Smith) Has 48 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and eight quarterback pressures in 548 snaps over 32 games (one start) in his career...sat out the 2008 season after playing in 2007...brings a lot of energy to the defense...productive defensive tackle over the course of his career...tied for third on the team in hang clean (345). 2010: Had 26 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, and five quarterback pressures in 315 snaps over 13 games (one start)...his seven tackles for loss were more than any non-starter...had four tackles and a tackle for loss in 32 snaps against North Texas...started against Presbyterian College...had three tackles in 24 snaps at #15 Auburn...had two tackles for loss and a sack in 29 snaps against #16 Miami (FL)...had three tackles and a tackle for loss in 25 snaps against Georgia Tech...had three tackles, two tackles for loss, and a sack in 28 snaps against #23 N.C. State...had two tackles in 28 snaps at Wake Forest...had two tackles in 29 snaps against #17 South Carolina...had a tackle for loss against South Florida. 2009: Much improved defensive lineman who had 22 tackles in just 198 defensive plays in 2009...averaged 15 plays per game...all of his tackles for loss came in the final eight games...had two tackles against Virginia, but both were sacks for 23 negative yards for the Cavalier offense...one of four Tigers with a pair of sacks in a game in 2009...also had two tackles for loss in the win over Coastal Carolina...had season-high four tackles against Middle Tennessee and Wake Forest...had two tackles, including one for loss, against Florida State. 2008: Red-shirted. 2007: Played 35 snaps in six games...played 10 snaps at Duke, seven snaps against Louisiana-Monroe, and six snaps against Wake Forest. Before Clemson: Rated as the #24 strongside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com...#57 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com...#27 player in Georgia by Rivals.com and #38 player by SuperPrep...all-region by PrepStar...member of the Florida Times-Union Super 24...missed his junior year at Camden County High when he broke his tibia and fibula in a spring scrimmage; he played tight end and defensive end prior to his injury...coached by Jeff Herron...had two receiving touchdowns as a senior...had 36 tackles, six tackles for loss, and four sacks as a senior...played tight end on the undefeated state championship team as a freshman...played on four consecutive regional championship teams...contributed to a Georgia state-record 58-game regular-season winning streak...all-region, all-southeast Georgia, and all-state as a senior...played in the Georgia North-South All-Star game...recruited by Vic Koenning...chose Clemson over Florida and Florida State. Personal: Majoring in sociology...born Nov. 29, 1988. |
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