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Coaching StaffCharlieharbison

Defensive Backs

4th Season

Playing ExperiencePlayed as a defensive back at Gardner-Webb from 1978-81 and had 11 career interceptions...12th-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills in 1982...played in the USFL in 1983,84.

EducationB.S. degree in business administration from Gardner-Webb in 1995.

Coaching ExperienceDefensive backs at Gardner-Webb (1984)...linebackers at East Lincoln (NC) High School (1988)...linebackers at Charlotte (AFL) (1990)...special teams coordinator/defensive backs at Raleigh-Durham (WLAF) (1991)...defensive backs at Lincolnton (NC) High School (1991)...wide receivers at Gardner-Webb (1992,93)...defensive backs/wide receiv-ers at Charlotte (AFL) (1993)...defensive coordinator/defensive backs at Charlotte (AFL) (1994)...defensive backs at Texas-El Paso (1994)...defensive backs at Clemson (1995-97)...defensive backs at Alabama (1998-00)...defensive backs at Louisiana State (2001,02)...wide receivers at Alabama (2003-06)...safeties at Mississippi State (2007)...defensive coordinator/safeties at Mississippi State (2008)...defensive backs at Clemson (December, 2008).

Bowl Seasons as an Assistant Coach1996 Gator Bowl...1996 Peach Bowl...1998 Peach Bowl...1998 Music City Bowl...2000 Orange Bowl...2002 Sugar Bowl...2003 Cotton Bowl...2004 Music City Bowl...2006 Cotton Bowl...2006 Independece Bowl...2007 Liberty Bowl...2009 Gator Bowl.

Personal DataBorn October 27, 1959...married to the former Tammy McCluney...the couple has four children (Charlie, Stedman, Masai, Msiba).

Career HighlightsIn his second tour of duty at Clemson, he served as defensive • secondary coach under Tommy West from 1995-97. So this is his fourth year overall in Tigertown.During that 1995-97 era he helped the Tigers to three bowl • games, the 1996 Gator, 1996 Peach and 1998 Peach. Coached some great players in the 1990s at Clemson, including • seven-time Pro Bowl selection Brian Dawkins, among the best players in history of the Philadelphia Eagles. Dawkins made third team All-American and led the ACC in interceptions his first year. Also coached future Super Bowl Champion Dexter McCleon and Washington Redskins safety Leomont Evans. Ant-wan Edwards went on to be a first-round draft pick after three years under Harbison.Harbison comes to Clemson from Mississippi State where • he was defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Helped Mis-sissippi State to the Liberty Bowl in 2007. The Bulldogs ranked seventh in the nation in pass dfense and 20th in pass efficiency defense that year.Has had two tours of duty at Alabama, 2003-06 and 1998-• 2000. Helped Alabama to five bowl games in seven years overall, including the 1999 season when the Crimson Tide won the SEC title and played Michigan in the Orange Bowl. Alabama finished ranked eighth in the nation that year. Coached defensive backs in first tour of duty and wide receivers the second time around at Alabama.Coached at LSU under Nick Saban in 2001 and 2002. The 2001 • LSU team won the SEC title and finished seventh in the final AP poll with a 10-3 record. LSU played in two bowl games in his two years at LSU.Got his start in coaching at Gardner-Webb, his alma mater, • in 1984.Also has experience coaching in the Arena Football League and • the World League of American Football.

billynapierOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks

4th Season

Playing ExperienceFour-year letterman and two-year starter at quarterback at Furman (1999-02)...two-time All-Southern Conference selection at quarter-back.

EducationB.A. degree in health & exercise science from Furman in 2003.

Coaching ExperienceGraduate assistant coach at Clemson (2003-04)...quarterbacks at S.C. State (2005)...tight ends at Clemson (2006)...recruiting coordinator/tight ends at Clemson (2007,08)...recruiting coordinator/quarterbacks at Clemson (2008).

Bowl Seasons as an Assistant Coach2006 Music City Bowl...2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl...2009 Gator Bowl.

Personal DataBorn July 21, 1979 in Cookeville, TN...married to the former Ali Lunn.

Career HighlightsIn his fourth season as a full-time coach at Clemson. Now the • offensive coordinator, he moved into that position at age 29 and will be 30 when he is calling plays in the opening game against Middle Tennessee on September 5. Youngest coordinator in Clemson history and one of the youngest in the nation.Joined Clemson offensive staff as tight ends coach in 2006 and • the Tigers led the ACC in total offense, rushing offense and scoring offense. In fact, Clemson ranked fifth in the nation in rushing that • year. His tight ends were successful, including Thomas Hunter, who had 16 catches for 305 yards.Has been ranked among the top 25 recruiters in the nation • by Rivals.com two of the last three years, including 2008 when Clemson ranked second in the nation in recruiting by ESPN.com. Napier was Clemson’s recruiting coordinator the last three years, • but has willed that position for 2009 to Jeff Scott.Served as an assistant coach at South Carolina State in 2005 • and helped that program to 9-2 seasons, including 7-1 in the league. S.C. State was 12th in the nation in rushing (236 yards per game) and 15th in the nation in passing efficiency, to go with 17th in scoring at 34.4 points per game.Helped the Bulldogs to the fourth-best turnover margin in • the country, as the team committed just 11 turnovers in 2005 after losing 33 turnovers in 2004. Napier was elevated to the offensive coordinator position after the 2005 season, but never coached in that role due to his hiring at Clemson.Graduate assistant at Clemson during nine-win season of 2003 • and during the 2004 season.Lettered four times (1999-02) at Furman and was a two-time • captain as a quarterback. He holds the Furman career record for completion percentage (64.8) and is third in passing yard-age (4,247). Also set the school single-season record with 2,475 passing yards and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award in 2002.

Danbrooks

Defensive Tackles

1st Season

Playing ExperienceBegan playing career at Appalachian State in 1969. Transferred to Western Carolina where he played in 1973 and 1974.

EducationEarned undergraduate degree from Western Carolina in 1976…Earned Masters degree from University of Florida in 1984.

Coaching ExperienceGraduate assistant coach at Florida in 1983 ...defensive line at Florida, 1983-87…Defensive line at North Carolina 1988-93…Defensive line at Tennessee, 1994-2008.

Bowl Seasons as an Assistant CoachAt Florida: 1983 Gator, 1987 Aloha…at North Carolina: 1992 Peach, 1993 Gator…at Tennessee: 1994 Gator, 1995 Citrus, 1996 Citrus, 1997 Orange, 1998 Fiesta, 1999 Fiesta, 2000 Cotton, 2001 Citrus, 2002 Peach, 2003 Peach, 2004 Cotton, 2006 Outback, 2007 Outback.

Personal DataBorn June 25, 1951 in Sparta, NC. He and his wife Kathy have two children, Tara and Rhett.

Career HighlightsCoached former Clemson star and NFL All-Pro Kevin Mack in • high school in 1970s.Coached the last 15 years at the University of Tennessee under • Phillip Fulmer. He coached in 13 bowl games in those 15 years and was part of eight teams that won at least 10 games. Vol-unteers finished in the top 25 in 12 of those seasons, including six top 10 finishes. Tennessee finished in top 10 of the AP poll in five straight years (1995-99).Tennessee won back to back SEC championships in 1997 and • 1998.Had experience as Tennessee’s recruiting coordinator from • 1999-2002.In 1998, Brooks was named the SEC’s top defensive line • coach.Coached on 1998 Tennessee staff that won the national cham-• pionship with a perfect 13-0 record. That team had six wins over top 25 teams and gave up just five rushing touchdowns all year.Coached first round draft choice Albert Haynesworth, now the • highest paid defensive player in the NFL with the Washington Redskins. Also coached first round draft picks Shaun Ellis, John Henderson • and Justin Harell.Tennessee defense finished third in the nation in total defense, • allowing just 263.5 yards per game in 2008. Volunteers were also 10th in scoring defense and 12th in rushing defense.Coached six years under Mack Brown at North Carolina from • 1988-93. Helped the resurgence of North Carolina during that era, culminating with a 9-3 record in 1992 and a 10-3 mark in 1993. Helped take Tar Heels to the Peach and Gator Bowls in con-• secutive years.Coached five years at University of Florida from 1983-87. Gators • played in two bowl games, including the Gator Bowl in 1983, and finished in the AP top 10.Graduate assistant coach at Florida in 1983.•

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Coaching StaffanDrépowellSpecial Teams CoordinatorRunning Backs

3rd Season

Playing ExperienceLetterman at Indiana in 1986 and 1987...named Most Improved Player in 1987 as a senior...attended Lees-McRae prior to attending Indiana.

Bowl Participation as a Player1986 All-American Bowl...1988 Peach Bowl.

EducationB.S. degree in health, physical education, & recreation from Indiana in 1989.

Coaching ExperienceStudent assistant at Indiana (1988)...graduate assistant coach at Indiana (1989)...graduate assistant coach at South Carolina (1990)...inside linebackers at Army (1991)...running backs at Virginia Military (1992)...running backs at Rhode Island (1993,94)...running backs at Army (1995)...running backs at Virginia (1996,00)...wide receivers at Virginia (1997-99)...running backs at North Carolina (2001-06)...running backs at Clemson (2007)...special teams coordinator/running backs at Clemson (2008).

Bowl Seasons as an Assistant Coach1988 Liberty Bowl...1996 Carquest Bowl...1998 Peach Bowl...1999 MicronPC.com Bowl...2000 Oahu Bowl...2001 Peach Bowl...2004 Continental Tire Bowl...2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl...2009 Gator Bowl.

Personal DataBorn September 29, 1966 in Lockhart, SC...married to Joann...the couple has one son (André II 12) and two daughters (Alayna 9, Mikala 6).

Career HighlightsIn his third year at Clemson as running backs coach and his • second as the special teams coordinator. Coached all-star running backs James Davis and C.J. Spiller and will coach Spiller in 2009.Has coached an All-ACC player each of his first two years, Davis • in 2007 and Spiller in 2008.Had a very positive effect on Clemson’s special teams in 2008 • as the Tigers led the ACC in kickoff return coverage and ranked 14th in the nation in kickoff returns. Spiller ranked in top 25 in the nation in kickoff returns and all-purpose running.Has been in charge of Clemson’s kickoff returns each of the last • two years and Clemson has ranked in the top 15 in the nation in each season.Coached Pittsburgh Steeler Super Bowl Champion Willie Parker • at North Carolina, and Ronnie McGill, who finished his career 10th in school history with over 2,300 rushing yards. Coached at North Carolina from 2001-06.Also coached kickoff returns with the Tar Heels and they were • seventh in the nation in kickoff returns in 2005 and second in the ACC in 2006.Assistant coach at Virginia for five years from 1996-00, where he • coached NFL players Thomas Jones, Germaine Crowell, Charles Kirby, Pat Washington, and Terrence Wilkins.Spent two different stints as an assistant coach at Army (1991 • and 1995).Also served as a graduate assistant coach at Indiana, his alma • mater and South Carolina (1990).Played two years at Lees-McRae (1984,85) prior to earning two • letters at Indiana (1986,87). The lead blocker for 1,000-yard rusher Anthony Thompson in 1987; Thompson went on to rush for over 6,000 yards and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007. Earned Indiana’s Most Improved Player award during his senior • season and was a member of two bowl teams, including the 1986 All-American Bowl and 1988 Peach Bowl.

Chrisrumph

Defensive Line

4th Season

Playing ExperienceLettered four times as a linebacker at South Carolina (1991-94).

Bowl Participation as a Player1995 Carquest Bowl.

EducationB.S. degree in retail management from South Carolina in 1994.

Coaching ExperienceHead coach at Calhoun County High in Saint Matthews, SC (1997-01)...defensive backs at S.C. State (2002)...outside linebackers at Memphis (2003-05)...defensive line at Clemson (2006-08).

Bowl Seasons as an Assistant Coach2003 New Orleans Bowl...2004 GMAC Bowl...2005 Motor City Bowl...2006 Music City Bowl...2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl...2009 Gator Bowl.

Personal DataBorn December 21, 1971 in Orangeburg, SC...married to Kila...the couple has two sons (Christopher 9, Elijah 2).

Career HighlightsDefensive line coach in his fourth year at Clemson. In each • of his first three years Clemson’s defense has ranked in the top 25 in the nation in scoring defense, rushing defense and total defense.Coached Clemson defensive end Phillip Merling, who went on • to be the #32 pick of the 2008 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins. Merling went on to strong rookie season with the Dolphins after ranking in the top 10 in the ACC in sacks at Clemson in 2007. Rumph is Merling’s uncle.Clemson defense ranked in the top 10 in the nation in total • defense and scoring defense that year.Clemson ranked in the top 20 in the nation in total defense and • rushing defense in his first year at Clemson, 2006.In his three years at Clemson, the Tigers have gone to three bowl • games and won 24 games, including a high of nine in 2007 when Clemson finished the season in the final top 25 of both polls.Has ties to current Clemson offensive line coach Brad Scott and • former Clemson head coach Tommy West. Coached under West at Memphis and helped the team to three • straight bowl games between 2003-05. Memphis beat SEC rival Mississippi in 2003 and 2004. Memphis was ninth in the nation in total defense in 2003.Helped the 2005 defense to finish 23rd in the nation in turnover • margin and lead the league in rushing yards allowed per game (125.6), the 27th-best mark in the country. Memphis won 24 games in his three years.Head coach at Calhoun County High School in Saint Matthews, • SC from 1997-01; he also served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks/running backs coach at Calhoun County High..Four-time letterman at South Carolina (1991-94). Had 52 tackles • in 11 regular-season games as a senior in 1994 Brad Scott, he helped team to win over West Virginia in the Carquest Bowl, the first bowl win in Clemson history.

DannypearmanAssistant Head CoachOffensive Tackles & Tight Ends

1st Season

Playing ExperienceLettered three times as a tight end at Clemson from 1985-87...strength & conditioning All-American in 1987...played on 1986 and 1987 ACC Championship teams.

Bowl Participation as a Player1985 Independence Bowl...1986 Gator Bowl...1988 Citrus Bowl.

EducationEarned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Clemson in 1987...earned a master’s degree in business administration from Clemson in 1989.

Coaching ExperienceGraduate assistant coach at Clemson (1988,89)...graduate assistant coach at Alabama (1990)...special teams coordinator/offensive tackles at Ala-bama (1991-96)...special teams coordinator/defensive tackles at Alabama (1997)...special teams assistant/offensive tackles/tight ends at Virginia Tech (1998-05)...special teams assistant/defensive ends at North Carolina (2006)...special teams coordinator/tight ends at Duke (2007)...special teams coordinator/tight ends/H-backs at Maryland (2008)...offensive tackles/tight ends at Clemson (December, 2008).

Bowl Seasons as an Assistant Coach1991 Blockbuster Bowl...1993 Sugar Bowl...1993 Gator Bowl...1995 Citrus Bowl...1997 Outback Bowl...1998 Music City Bowl...2000 Sugar Bowl...2001 Gator Bowl...2002 Gator Bowl...2002 San Francisco Bowl...2003 Insight Bowl...2005 Sugar Bowl...2006 Gator Bowl...2008 Humanitarian Bowl...2009 Gator Bowl

Personal DataBorn February 17, 1965...married to Kristy...the couple has one daughter (Taylor) and two sons (Tanner, Trent).

Career HighlightsOne of two Clemson graduates on the current coaching staff, Jeff • Scott is the other. Played tight end on Clemson’s 1986 and 1987 ACC Championships teams, then served as a graduate assistant coach on the 1988 ACC Championship team.Joined Clemson’s staff in December of 2008 and coached in the • Konica Minolta Bowl against Nebraska. So he joined a small group of people who have played for Clemson in a bowl game and coached the Tigers in a bowl game. Played in the 1986 Gator Bowl and the 1987 Citrus Bowls for the Tigers.Full-time coaching career got off to a great start with eight year • tenure at Alabama. In just his second year as a full-time coach, he coached the offensive tackles and served as special teams coordina-tor for Alabama’s National Championship team. The Tide defeated University of Miami in the Sugar Bowl to claim the championship.Alabama made six bowl appearances in his eight years on the • staff. The Tide won the Western Division of the SEC five times in those eight years.Pearman served on the same Alabama staff with current Clemson • head coach Dabo Swinney from 1993-97.After eight years at Alabama, Pearman moved to Virginia Tech where • he worked for eight years under Frank Beamer. The Hokies went to eighth straight bowl games in his eight years with the program.Virginia Tech played Florida State for the National Championship • in the Sugar Bowl in 1999, so Pearman has coached in the National Championship game in the Sugar Bowl with two different schools.Pearman coached the tight ends at Virginia Tech and was also a • special teams assistant. Had two tight ends drafted who went on to an NFL career.Coached at North Carolina in 2006, Duke in 2007 and Maryland in • 2008 so he is very familiar with the ACC. Helped Maryland to the Humanitarian Bowl in 2008.In 18 years as a Division I full time head coach, his teams have gone • to 14 bowl games. Including three years as a graduate assistant coach it is 17 bowl games in 21 years.


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Coaching StaffkevinsteeleDefensive CoordinatorInside Linebackers

1st Season

Playing ExperienceBegan playing career at Furman as linebacker in 1976. Transferred to Tennessee and played in 1978 and 1979.

EducationEarned undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee in 1981.

Coaching ExperienceOutside linebackers at Tennessee, 1982…linebackers at New Mexico State, 1983…Linebackers and tight ends at Oklahoma State, 1984-86…defensive backs at Tennessee, 1987-88…linebackers at Nebraska, 1989-94…linebackers with Carolina Panthers, 1995-98…Head Coach at Baylor, 1999-2002 ...Assistant head coach and linebackers at Florida State, 2003-06…defensive coordinator and linebackers at Alabama, 2007…associate head coach at linebackers and head coach of defense at Alabama in 2008.

Bowl Seasons as an Assistant CoachWith Tennessee: 1982 Peach Bowl, 1987 Peach…with Oklahoma State: 1984 Gator, 1985 Gator…with Nebraska: 1989 Fiesta, 1990 Citrus, 1991 Orange, 1992 Orange, 1993 Orange, 1994 Orange…with Florida State: 2003 Orange, 2004 Gator, 2005 Orange, 2006 Emerald…With Alabama: 2007 Independence, 2008 Sugar.

Personal DataBorn May 17, 1958 in Dillon, SC. He and his wife Linda have a son, Gordon, and a daughter, Caroline.

Career HighlightsComes to Clemson with 23 years of experience in the college • ranks and four in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers.Has coached in 16 bowl games, including eight appearances n • bowls that are now considered Bowl Championship Series level. That includes six appearances in the FedX Orange Bowl.Has been on 11 coaching staffs that have finished in the top 20 at • five different schools. That includes Alabama in 2008.Has coached under National Championship Head Coaches Tom • Osborne, Nick Saban, Bobby Bowden and Johnny Majors in his career that dates to the 1982 season.Member of the 1994 Nebraska staff that won the national • championship.Spent the last two years at Alabama under Nick Saban and • helped the Crimson tide to the SEC Championship game. Ala-bama finished the regular season with a 12-0 record. Alabama finished third in the nation in total defense, fourth in rushing defense and sixth in scoring defense in 2008. Alabama led the SEC in rushing defense and total defense in 2008.Spent the 2003-06 seasons at Florida State where he was • executive head coach and linebackers coach under Bobby Bowden. Helped Seminoles to three top 25 finishes and two ACC Championships.Served as head coach at Baylor from 1999-02 and as an assis-• tant with Carolina Panthers from 1995-98. That 1995 season the Panthers played their home games in Clemson Memorial Stadium.Coached at Nebraska for six years (1989-94) and the Cornhuskers • had a 61-11-1 record and four Big 12 Championships.Coached at his alma mater, Tennessee in 1987 and 1988, helping • the Volunteers to 10-2-1 record in 1987.In 1984 he helped Oklahoma State to a 10-2 record and number-• five ranking in the Final AP poll.

JeffsCott

Recruiting CoordinatorWide Receivers

2nd Season

braDsCottAssociate Head CoachOffensive Guards & Centers

11th Season

Playing ExperienceThree-year letterman and two-year starter on the offensive line at Missouri-Rolla (1973-75).

EducationB.A. degree in science education from South Florida in 1979...M.S. degree in athletic administration from Florida State in 1984.

Coaching ExperienceAsst. coach at DeSoto High in Arcadia, FL (1979)...asst. coach at Hardee Senior High in Wauchula, FL (1980)...graduate asst. coach at The Citadel (1981)...head coach at DeSoto High (1982)...graduate asst. coach at Florida State (1983,84)...recruiting coord./TE at Florida State (1985-89)...offensive coord./OL at Florida State (1990-93)...head coach at South Carolina (1994-98)...asst. head coach/TE at Clemson (1999,00)...asst. head coach/offensive coordinator/TE at Clemson (2001-03)...asst. head coach/OL at Clemson (2004-06)...assc. head coach/OL at Clemson (2007,08)...associate head coach/offensive guards & centers at Clemson (December, 2008).

Bowl Seasons as an Assistant Coach1983 Peach Bowl...1984 Citrus Bowl...1985 Gator Bowl...1986 All-American Bowl...1988 Fiesta Bowl...1989 Sugar Bowl...1990 Fiesta Bowl...1990 Blockbuster Bowl...1992 Cotton Bowl...1993 Orange Bowl...1994 Orange Bowl...1999 Peach Bowl...2001 Gator Bowl...2001 Humanitarian Bowl...2002 Tangerine Bowl...2004 Peach Bowl...2005 Champs Sports Bowl...2006 Music City Bowl...2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl...2009 Gator Bowl.

Bowl Seasons as a Head Coach1995 Carquest Bowl.

Personal DataBorn September 30, 1954 in Arcadia, FL...married to Daryle...the couple has two sons (Jeff 27, John 24); Jeff is an asst. coach at Clemson on the 2008 staff.

Career HighlightsIn his 11th season as assistant coach, he has worked on offensive • side of the ball in each of the previous 10 years.Coached second-team All-ACC offensive lineman Thomas Austin • last year, he was only ACC offensive lineman to be ACC Player of the Week three times in 2008.In his 10 years at Clemson, the Tigers have been bowl eligible all 10 • years and have played in nine bowls. The Tigers have set over 100 school records on offense since he has been with the program.As offensive coordinator at Clemson in 2001, Woody Dantzler • became first player in NCAA history to have 2000 yards passing and 1000 yards rushing in the same season.Has been coordinator of two of the top four offenses in Clemson • history in terms of total offense (2001 and 2003).Has coached at least one All-ACC player each of the last four • years. That includes two first-team selections in 2007 in Chris McDuffie and Barry Richardson. Both of those players earned All-America honors as well, the first time two offensive linemen on the same Clemson team made All-American. Richardson was a two-time first-team All-ACC selection.The offensive line of 2006 led James Davis and C.J. Spiller to a • combined over 2000 yards rushing, a big reason Clemson was fifth in the nation in rushing that year.His son, Jeff Scott, is the Clemson wide receivers coach and recruiting • coordinator, giving Clemson its first father and son, full time coaching combination in history.Came to Clemson after serving five years as the head coach at South • Carolina. Led South Carolina to a bowl win over West Virginia in the 1994 Carquest Bowl, the first bowl win in South Carolina history.Assistant coach at Florida State from 1983-93, he was on the 1993 • FSU staff that won the National Championship. Scott was offensive coordinator of that record setting team that featured Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward.Florida State was 10-0-1 in bowl games when he was at Florida State. • Seminoles were 44-6 when he was the offensive coordinator.

Playing ExperienceThree-year letterman as a wide receiver and holder at Clemson from 2000-02; he played for the Tigers with his father Brad Scott on the coaching staff...played on three bowl teams, including the 2000 squad that had a 9-3 record and top-15 national ranking.

Bowl Participation as a Player2001 Gator Bowl...2001 Humanitarian Bowl...2002 Tangerine Bowl.

EducationEarned a degree in secondary education from Clemson in 2003.

Coaching ExperienceHead coach at Blythewood (SC) High School (2006)...wide receivers at Presbyterian (2007)...graduate assistant coach (defense) at Clemson (2008)...wide receivers at Clemson (2008).

Bowl Seasons as an Assistant Coach2009 Gator Bowl.

Personal DataBorn December 28, 1980 in Arcadia, FL...married to the former Sara McDaniel...son of Clemson Associate Head Coach Brad Scott...his brother John played football and track at Harvard and is now in medical school at Vanderbilt.

Career HighlightsYoungest member of the Clemson full-time staff at 28, he • became full-time on October 13, 2008.Son of Clemson offensive line coach Brad Scott, so he is part • of the first Clemson father-son full-time coaching combination in school history.One of two Clemson graduates on the staff, Danny Pearman • is the other.A member of three bowl teams as a player at Clemson be-• tween 2000 and 2002. Played in the 2001 Gator Bowl, 2001 Humanitarian Bowl and the 2002 Tangerine Bowls during his Clemson career. Noted for his ability as a runner out of fake field goal situa-• tions. Also played wide receiver for the Tigers in that time.Began his coaching career at Blythewood High School near • Columbia and won a state championship in his first year in the business and the program’s first year. It is believed to be the first time that has happened in South Carolina high school football.Had first college full time job at Presbyerian in 2007 as wide • receivers coach, then came to Clemson as graduate assistant in 2008. Moved into full-time status when Tommy Bowden resigned at mid-season.In second half of the 2008 season had opportunity to coach • Aaron Kelly, the ACC’s all-time leading receiver.

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Numerical Roster # Player Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl. Exp. Hometown High School or Junior College 2 DeAndre McDaniel S 6-1 200 Jr. 2VL Tallahassee, FL Amos P. Godby HS 3 Willy Korn QB 6-2 220 *So. 1VL Lyman, SC James F. Byrnes HS 5 Rendrick Taylor RB/TE 6-2 255 *Sr. 3VL Clio, SC Marlboro County HS 6 Jacoby Ford WR 5-10 185 Sr. 3VL Royal Palm Beach, FL Cardinal Newman HS 7 Ricky Sapp DE 6-4 240 Sr. 3VL Bamberg, SC Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS 8 Jamie Cumbie DT 6-7 270 *Jr. 2VL Morris, IL Morris HS 8 Jamie Harper RB 5-11 220 So. 1VL Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian Academy 9 Spencer Adams S 6-1 180 *Fr. RS Charlotte, NC David W. Butler HS 11 Kyle Parker QB 6-0 210 *Fr. RS Jacksonville, FL Bartram Trail HS 12 Marcus Gilchrist CB 5-11 185 Jr. 2VL High Point, NC T. Wingate Andrews HS 13 Spencer Benton PK 6-1 190 *Fr. RS Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach HS 15 Coty Sensabaugh CB 6-0 180 *So. 1VL Kingsport, TN Dobyns-Bennett HS 16 Michael Wade QB 6-1 205 *Jr. 2VL Greer, SC Riverside HS 17 Stanley Hunter LB 5-11 225 So. 1VL Spartanburg, SC James F. Byrnes HS 17 Ben Poore QB 6-4 195 *Jr. RS Rock Hill, SC Rock Hill HS 18 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 185 Sr. 3VL Asheville, NC Asheville HS 19 Richard Jackson P/PK 5-11 190 *Jr. SQ Greer, SC Riverside HS 20 Brandon Maye LB 6-2 225 *So. 1VL Mobile, AL Davidson HS 21 Xavier Dye WR 6-5 210 Jr. 2VL Greenwood, SC James F. Byrnes HS 23 Andre Ellington RB 5-10 180 *Fr. RS Moncks Corner, SC Berkeley HS 24 Kevin Alexander DE 6-3 255 Sr. 3VL Raiford, FL Union County HS 24 Ronald Shamley WR 5-9 160 *Sr. SQ Temple Hills, MD Erie (NY) CC 26 Marquan Jones WR 5-11 185 So. 1VL Columbia, SC Blythewood HS 27 Sadat Chambers S 5-11 190 *Sr. 3VL Pageland, SC Central HS 28 C.J. Spiller RB 5-11 195 Sr. 3VL Lake Butler, FL Union County HS 30 Chad Diehl FB 6-2 250 *So. 1VL Lyman, SC James F. Byrnes HS 31 Rashard Hall S 6-1 190 *Fr. RS Saint Augustine, FL Saint Augustine HS 32 Carlton Lewis S 6-2 200 *Fr. RS Saint Augustine, FL Saint Augustine HS 32 Stephen Dawson WR 5-11 185 *Jr. RS Lawrenceville, GA Peachtree Ridge HS 33 Kavell Conner LB 6-1 225 *Sr. 3VL Richmond, VA Manchester HS 34 Tarik Rollins LB 6-2 210 *Fr. RS Hollywood, FL Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory 36 Byron Maxwell CB 6-1 200 *Jr. 2VL North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HS 37 Xavier Brewer CB 5-11 170 *Fr. RS Jacksonville, FL Bartram Trail HS 37 Ronald Watson RB 5-9 190 *Sr. SQ Mauldin, SC South Florence HS 38 Chris Chancellor CB 5-10 165 *Sr. 3VL Miramar, FL Miami Edison Senior HS 39 Shawn Leonard-Horwith S 5-10 190 *Jr. SQ La Crescenta, CA Crescenta Valley HS 40 Andre Branch DE 6-5 250 *So. 1VL Richmond, VA Varina HS 41 Daniel Andrews LB 5-11 190 So. 1VL Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian Academy 42 Byron Clear DE 6-5 225 *So. 1VL Hoover, AL Hoover HS 43 Kantrell Brown S 6-0 185 *So. 1VL Saint Matthews, SC Calhoun County HS 44 Scotty Cooper LB 6-1 215 Jr. 2VL Lake City, SC Lake City HS 45 Daniel Barnes S 5-10 210 *Jr. RS Charleston, WV George Washington School 46 Jonathan Willard LB 6-1 215 *Fr. RS Loris, SC Loris HS 48 Jeremy Campbell LB 6-1 220 Sr. 3VL Port Orange, FL Spruce Creek HS 54 Matt Sanders OL 6-4 300 *Fr. RS Crestview, FL Crestview Senior HS 54 Brock Henderson LB 6-1 205 *Jr. SQ Greenville, SC Wade Hampton HS 55 Dalton Freeman C 6-4 270 *Fr. RS Gaston, SC Pelion HS 58 Caleb Simmons OG 5-11 255 *So. SQ Lake City, SC Lake City HS 60 Jamal Medlin DT 6-5 295 *Jr. 1VL Orangeburg, SC Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS 61 Chris Hairston OT 6-6 320 *Jr. 2VL Winston-Salem, NC Carver HS 61 John Wright DL 6-2 240 *Jr. SQ Anderson, SC T.L. Hanna HS 62 Mason Cloy C 6-3 310 *So. 1VL Columbia, SC Spring Valley HS 64 Wilson Norris OG 6-4 310 *So. 1VL Pickens, SC Pickens HS 65 Thomas Austin OG 6-3 315 *Sr. 3VL Camden, SC Camden HS 68 Kenneth Page OG 6-4 300 *Fr. RS Columbia, SC A.C. Flora HS 70 Jamarcus Grant OT 6-4 315 *Sr. 3VL Mullins, SC Mullins HS 71 Barry Humphries OL 6-2 300 *Sr. 3VL Anderson, SC Belton-Honea Path HS 72 Landon Walker OT 6-5 300 *So. 1VL North Wilkesboro, NC East Wilkes HS 73 David Smith OG 6-5 290 *So. 1VL Greenville, SC Greenville HS 74 Antoine McClain OG 6-5 305 So. 1VL Anniston, AL Anniston HS 75 Matt Skinner LS 6-7 235 *Fr. RS Jacksonville, FL Bolles School 76 Cory Lambert OT 6-6 310 *Sr. 3VL Greenville, SC Greenville HS 77 J.K. Jay OT 6-6 285 Fr. HS Greenville, SC Christ Church Episcopal School 78 Ben Ramsey C 6-4 290 *Jr. 2VL Greensboro, NC Grimsley HS 81 Jaron Brown WR 6-2 190 *Fr. RS Cheraw, SC Cheraw HS 81 Conner Webb WR 6-3 195 *So. SQ Oklahoma City, OK Heritage Hall HS 82 Durrell Barry TE 6-4 245 *Sr. 3VL North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HS 83 Dwayne Allen TE 6-3 245 *Fr. RS Fayetteville, NC Terry Sanford HS 84 Brandon Ford WR 6-4 210 *Fr. RS Wando, SC Hanahan HS 85 Brandon Clear WR 6-5 205 *So. 1VL Hoover, AL Hoover HS 86 Michael Palmer TE 6-5 250 Sr. 3VL Stone Mountain, GA Parkview HS 87 Terrance Ashe WR 6-2 190 *Jr. 2VL Cheraw, SC Cheraw HS 87 Chris Richardson DE 6-2 230 *So. SQ Lithia Springs, GA Lithia Springs HS 88 Kyle Johnson WR 6-1 205 *Gr. 1VL Charlotte, NC Hopewell HS 89 Miguel Chavis DL 6-5 280 Jr. 2VL Fayetteville, NC Terry Sanford HS 90 Kourtnei Brown DE 6-4 240 Jr. 2VL Charlotte, NC Victory Christian Center School 92 Kasey Nobles TE 6-1 240 *Jr. 1VL Lake Butler, FL Union County HS 93 Da’Quan Bowers DE 6-4 275 So. 1VL Bamberg, SC Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS 94 Rennie Moore DL 6-4 265 *So. 1VL Saint Marys, GA Camden County HS 95 Drew Traylor DE 6-5 240 *So. SQ Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS 96 Dawson Zimmerman P 6-1 200 So. 1VL Lawrenceville, GA Brookwood HS 97 Malliciah Goodman DE 6-4 255 Fr. HS Florence, SC West Florence HS 98 Brandon Thompson DT 6-2 315 So. 1VL Thomasville, GA Thomasville HS 99 Jarvis Jenkins DT 6-4 305 Jr. 2VL Clemson, SC D.W. Daniel HS 99 Phillip Price TE 6-5 250 *So. SQ Dillon, SC Dillon Christian School* - spent one season as a red-shirt player


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Alphabetical Roster # Player Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl. Exp. Hometown High School or Junior College 9 Spencer Adams S 6-1 180 *Fr. RS Charlotte, NC David W. Butler HS 24 Kevin Alexander DE 6-3 255 Sr. 3VL Raiford, FL Union County HS 83 Dwayne Allen TE 6-3 245 *Fr. RS Fayetteville, NC Terry Sanford HS 41 Daniel Andrews LB 5-11 190 So. 1VL Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian Academy 87 Terrance Ashe WR 6-2 190 *Jr. 2VL Cheraw, SC Cheraw HS 65 Thomas Austin OG 6-3 315 *Sr. 3VL Camden, SC Camden HS 45 Daniel Barnes S 5-10 210 *Jr. RS Charleston, WV George Washington School 82 Durrell Barry TE 6-4 245 *Sr. 3VL North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HS 13 Spencer Benton PK 6-1 190 *Fr. RS Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach HS 93 Da’Quan Bowers DE 6-4 275 So. 1VL Bamberg, SC Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS 40 Andre Branch DE 6-5 250 *So. 1VL Richmond, VA Varina HS 37 Xavier Brewer CB 5-11 170 *Fr. RS Jacksonville, FL Bartram Trail HS 43 Kantrell Brown S 6-0 185 *So. 1VL Saint Matthews, SC Calhoun County HS 81 Jaron Brown WR 6-2 190 *Fr. RS Cheraw, SC Cheraw HS 90 Kourtnei Brown DE 6-4 240 Jr. 2VL Charlotte, NC Victory Christian Center School 18 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 185 Sr. 3VL Asheville, NC Asheville HS 48 Jeremy Campbell LB 6-1 220 Sr. 3VL Port Orange, FL Spruce Creek HS 27 Sadat Chambers S 5-11 190 *Sr. 3VL Pageland, SC Central HS 38 Chris Chancellor CB 5-10 165 *Sr. 3VL Miramar, FL Miami Edison Senior HS 89 Miguel Chavis DL 6-5 280 Jr. 2VL Fayetteville, NC Terry Sanford HS 42 Byron Clear DE 6-5 225 *So. 1VL Hoover, AL Hoover HS 85 Brandon Clear WR 6-5 205 *So. 1VL Hoover, AL Hoover HS 62 Mason Cloy C 6-3 310 *So. 1VL Columbia, SC Spring Valley HS 33 Kavell Conner LB 6-1 225 *Sr. 3VL Richmond, VA Manchester HS 44 Scotty Cooper LB 6-1 215 Jr. 2VL Lake City, SC Lake City HS 8 Jamie Cumbie DT 6-7 270 *Jr. 2VL Morris, IL Morris HS 32 Stephen Dawson WR 5-11 185 *Jr. RS Lawrenceville, GA Peachtree Ridge HS 30 Chad Diehl FB 6-2 250 *So. 1VL Lyman, SC James F. Byrnes HS 21 Xavier Dye WR 6-5 210 Jr. 2VL Greenwood, SC James F. Byrnes HS 23 Andre Ellington RB 5-10 180 *Fr. RS Moncks Corner, SC Berkeley HS 6 Jacoby Ford WR 5-10 185 Sr. 3VL Royal Palm Beach, FL Cardinal Newman HS 84 Brandon Ford WR 6-4 210 *Fr. RS Wando, SC Hanahan HS 55 Dalton Freeman C 6-4 270 *Fr. RS Gaston, SC Pelion HS 12 Marcus Gilchrist CB 5-11 185 Jr. 2VL High Point, NC T. Wingate Andrews HS 97 Malliciah Goodman DE 6-4 255 Fr. HS Florence, SC West Florence HS 70 Jamarcus Grant OT 6-4 315 *Sr. 3VL Mullins, SC Mullins HS 61 Chris Hairston OT 6-6 320 *Jr. 2VL Winston-Salem, NC Carver HS 31 Rashard Hall S 6-1 190 *Fr. RS Saint Augustine, FL Saint Augustine HS 8 Jamie Harper RB 5-11 235 So. 1VL Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian Academy 54 Brock Henderson LB 6-1 205 *Jr. SQ Greenville, SC Wade Hampton HS 71 Barry Humphries OL 6-2 300 *Sr. 3VL Anderson, SC Belton-Honea Path HS 17 Stanley Hunter LB 5-11 225 So. 1VL Spartanburg, SC James F. Byrnes HS 19 Richard Jackson P/PK 5-11 190 *Jr. SQ Greer, SC Riverside HS 77 J.K. Jay OT 6-6 285 Fr. HS Greenville, SC Christ Church Episcopal School 99 Jarvis Jenkins DT 6-4 305 Jr. 2VL Clemson, SC D.W. Daniel HS 88 Kyle Johnson WR 6-1 205 *Gr. 1VL Charlotte, NC Hopewell HS 26 Marquan Jones WR 5-11 185 So. 1VL Columbia, SC Blythewood HS 3 Willy Korn QB 6-2 220 *So. 1VL Lyman, SC James F. Byrnes HS 76 Cory Lambert OT 6-6 310 *Sr. 3VL Greenville, SC Greenville HS 39 Shawn Leonard-Horwith S 5-10 190 *Jr. SQ La Crescenta, CA Crescenta Valley HS 32 Carlton Lewis S 6-2 200 *Fr. RS Saint Augustine, FL Saint Augustine HS 36 Byron Maxwell CB 6-1 200 *Jr. 2VL North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HS 20 Brandon Maye LB 6-2 225 *So. 1VL Mobile, AL Davidson HS 74 Antoine McClain OG 6-5 305 So. 1VL Anniston, AL Anniston HS 2 DeAndre McDaniel S 6-1 200 Jr. 2VL Tallahassee, FL Amos P. Godby HS 60 Jamal Medlin DT 6-5 295 *Jr. 1VL Orangeburg, SC Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS 94 Rennie Moore DL 6-4 265 *So. 1VL Saint Marys, GA Camden County HS 92 Kasey Nobles TE 6-1 240 *Jr. 1VL Lake Butler, FL Union County HS 64 Wilson Norris OG 6-4 310 *So. 1VL Pickens, SC Pickens HS 68 Kenneth Page OG 6-4 300 *Fr. RS Columbia, SC A.C. Flora HS 86 Michael Palmer TE 6-5 250 Sr. 3VL Stone Mountain, GA Parkview HS 11 Kyle Parker QB 6-0 210 *Fr. RS Jacksonville, FL Bartram Trail HS 17 Ben Poore QB 6-4 195 *Jr. RS Rock Hill, SC Rock Hill HS 99 Phillip Price TE 6-5 250 *So. SQ Dillon, SC Dillon Christian School 78 Ben Ramsey C 6-4 290 *Jr. 2VL Greensboro, NC Grimsley HS 87 Chris Richardson DE 6-2 230 *So. SQ Lithia Springs, GA Lithia Springs HS 34 Tarik Rollins LB 6-2 210 *Fr. RS Hollywood, FL Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory 54 Matt Sanders OL 6-4 300 *Fr. RS Crestview, FL Crestview Senior HS 7 Ricky Sapp DE 6-4 240 Sr. 3VL Bamberg, SC Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS 15 Coty Sensabaugh CB 6-0 180 *So. 1VL Kingsport, TN Dobyns-Bennett HS 24 Ronald Shamley WR 5-9 160 *Sr. SQ Temple Hills, MD Erie (NY) CC 58 Caleb Simmons OG 5-11 255 *So. SQ Lake City, SC Lake City HS 75 Matt Skinner LS 6-7 235 *Fr. RS Jacksonville, FL Bolles School 73 David Smith OG 6-5 290 *So. 1VL Greenville, SC Greenville HS 28 C.J. Spiller RB 5-11 195 Sr. 3VL Lake Butler, FL Union County HS 5 Rendrick Taylor RB/TE 6-2 255 *Sr. 3VL Clio, SC Marlboro County HS 98 Brandon Thompson DT 6-2 315 So. 1VL Thomasville, GA Thomasville HS 95 Drew Traylor DE 6-5 240 *So. SQ Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS 16 Michael Wade QB 6-1 205 *Jr. 2VL Greer, SC Riverside HS 72 Landon Walker OT 6-5 300 *So. 1VL North Wilkesboro, NC East Wilkes HS 37 Ronald Watson RB 5-9 190 *Sr. SQ Mauldin, SC South Florence HS 81 Conner Webb WR 6-3 195 *So. SQ Oklahoma City, OK Heritage Hall HS 46 Jonathan Willard LB 6-1 215 *Fr. RS Loris, SC Loris HS 61 John Wright DL 6-2 240 *Jr. SQ Anderson, SC T.L. Hanna HS 96 Dawson Zimmerman P 6-1 200 So. 1VL Lawrenceville, GA Brookwood HS* - spent one season as a red-shirt player

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2008 LettermenFreshmen (19)

41 Daniel Andrews93 Da’Quan Bowers40 Andre Branch43 Kantrell Brown85 Brandon Clear42 Byron Clear62 Mason Cloy30 Chad Diehl8 Jamie Harper17 Stanley Hunter26 Marquan Jones20 Brandon Maye74 Antoine McClain64 Wilson Norris73 David Smith98 Brandon Thompson72 Landon Walker96 Dawson Zimmerman

Sophomores (15)

87 Terrance Ashe90 Kourtnei Brown89 Miguel Chavis44 Scotty Cooper21 Xavier Dye12 Marcus Gilchrist61 Chris Hairston99 Jarvis Jenkins36 Byron Maxwell2 DeAndre McDaniel60 Jamal Medlin92 Kasey Nobles78 Ben Ramsey16 Michael Wade

Juniors (18)

24 Kevin Alexander65 Thomas Austin82 Durrell Barry18 Crezdon Butler48 Jeremy Campbell27 Sadat Chambers38 Chris Chancellor33 Kavell Conner6 Jacoby Ford70 Jamarcus Grant71 Barry Humphries88 Kyle Johnson76 Cory Lambert57 #Anton Murchison86 Michael Palmer7 Ricky Sapp28 C.J. Spiller

# - Not returning in 2009

Seniors (25)

51 Eddie Adams22 Chris Clemons1 James Davis16 Kyle Davisson92 John Early83 Nelson Faerber13 Tyler Grisham25 Michael Hamlin89 Brian Hill10 Cullen Harper55 Bobby Hutchinson91 Rashaad Jackson80 Aaron Kelly59 Matthew Knowles29 Haydrian Lewis35 Paul Macko 49 Jimmy Maners50 Jock McKissic47 Josh Miller59 Cameron O’Sullivan84 Akeem Robinson52 Charles Roediger97 Dorell Scott12 Brandon Speweik53 Preston Stone46 Britton Whetsell

Offense (39)Offensive Tackle: (6)

Jarmarcus Grant, Chris Hairston, Cory Lambert, Antoine McClain, Preston

Stone, Landon Walker

Offensive Guard: (7) Eddie Adams, Thomas Austin, Mason Cloy, Barry Humphries, Jamal Medlin,

Wilson Norris, David Smith

Center: (2) Bobby Hutchinson, Ben Ramsey

Wide Receiver: (11) Terrence Ashe, Brandon Clear, Kyle

Davisson, Xavier Dye, Nelson Faerber, Jacoby Ford, Tyler Grisham, Brian Hill,

Kyle Johnson, Marquan Jones, Aaron Kelly

Tight End: (4) Durrell Barry, Kasey Nobles, Michael

Palmer, Akeem Robinson

Quarterback: (4) Cullen Harper, Willy Korn, Brandon

Speweik, Michael Wade

Running Back: (3) James Davis, Jamie Harper, C.J. Spiller

Fullback: (2) Chad Diehl, Paul Macko

Defense (34)Bandit End: (4)

Andre Branch, Kourtnei Brown, Byron Clear, Ricky Sapp

Defensive Tackle: (7) Miguel Chavis, Rashaad Jackson, Jarvis Jenkins, Jock McKissic, Antwon Murchi-son, Dorell Scott, Brandon Thompson

Defensive End: (3) Kevin Alexander, DaQuan Bowers,

Matthew Knowles

Inside Linebacker: (4) Jeremy Campbell, Kavell Conner,

Stanley Hunter, Josh Miller

Strongside Linebacker: (3) Brandon Maye, Daniel Andrews,

Cameron O’Sullivan

Weakside Linebacker: (3) DeAndre McDaniel, Scotty Cooper,

Britton Whetsell

Cornerback: (4) Crezdon Butler, Chris Chancellor, Byron

Maxwell, Coty Sensabaugh

Strong Safety: (3) Kantrell Brown, Marcus Gilchrist,

Michael Hamlin

Free Safety: (3) Sadat Chambers, Chris Clemons,

Haydrian Lewis

SPECiAl TEAmSPlace Kicker (2)

Mark Buchholz, John Early

Punter (2)Jimmy Maners, Dawson Zimmerman

Snapper (1)Charles Roediger

2008 Clemson Lettermen By Position 2008 Clemson Lettermen By Position

Offense (27)Offensive Tackle: (5)

Jarmarcus Grant, Chris Hairston, Cory Lambert, Antoine McClain,

Landon Walker

Offensive Guard: (6) Thomas Austin, Mason Cloy, Barry

Humphries, Jamal Medlin, Wilson Norris, David Smith

Center: (1) Ben Ramsey

Wide Receiver: (6) Terrence Ashe, Brandon Clear, Xavier

Dye, Jacoby Ford, Kyle Johnson, Marquan Jones

Tight End: (3) Durrell Barry, Kasey Nobles,

Michael Palmer

Quarterback: (2) Willy Korn, Michael Wade

Running Back: (2) Jamie Harper, C.J. Spiller

Fullback: (2) Chad Diehl, #Rendrick Taylor

Defense (25)Bandit End: (5)

Andre Branch, Kourtnei Brown, Byron Clear, Ricky Sapp, #Rennie Moore

Defensive Tackle: (4) Miguel Chavis, Jarvis Jenkins,

Brandon Thompson, #Jamie Cumbie

Defensive End: (2) Kevin Alexander, DaQuan Bowers

Inside Linebacker: (3) Jeremy Campbell, Kavell Conner,

Stanley Hunter

Strongside Linebacker: (2) Brandon Maye, Daniel Andrews

Weakside Linebacker: (2) DeAndre McDaniel, Scotty Cooper

Cornerback: (4) Crezdon Butler, Chris Chancellor, Byron

Maxwell, Coty Sensabaugh

Strong Safety: (2) Kantrell Brown, Marcus Gilchrist

Free Safety: (1) Sadat Chambers

special Teams (1)Snapper: (0)

Punter: (1) Dawson Zimmerman

Place Kicker: (0)

# Did not letter in 2008, but lettered in previous years.


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#24 KEvIn ALExAnDER Defensive End6-3 • 255 • Sr. • 3VLRaiford, Fla.Union County HS

Overview: Starting defensive end who started games in 2008..had 34 tackles, 13th on the team...started the first three games of the year...had a season-high-tying six tackles and two quarterback pressures against N.C. State...came off the bench for the S.C. State and Maryland games; he was a strong contributor with four tackles in 30 snaps against S.C. State and three stops in 21 snaps against Maryland...returned to the starting lineup for the Wake Forest game and played 50 snaps...defensive player-of-the-game according to the coaches against the top 25 Wake Forest team when he had six tackles, including his only two tackles for loss this season... started seven of the last eight games, including the Nebraska game in the Gator Bowl when he had two tackles, including a tackle for loss in 41 plays...played a career-high 51 snaps against South Carolina... registered at least one tackle in every game in 2008...veteran of 39 games; he has never missed a game...has 10 career starts and 730 career snaps...has at least one tackle in 26 consecutive games....outstanding special teams player, he had 10 special teams tackles to rank third on the team in 2008...strongest player on the team in terms of the bench press (455) in 2008...veteran of three bowl games, one as a starter...had one tackle in 22 snaps against #21 Auburn in 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl.

prior to 2008: Played behind current Miami Dolphin defensive end Phillip Merling in 2007 when he had 32 tackles in 13 games, all as a reserve; his 32 tackles were 16th-most on the team, but fifth-most among non-starters...had at least one tackle in every game, including four against #18 Boston College when he had his only sack of the year...had four stops against both Duke and Furman...had three tackles against #19 Florida State in a strong performance for the native of Florida...played all 13 games on special teams as a freshman in 2006; he played 40 combined snaps on defense in four of those contests...had three tackles against Louisiana Tech and four against Temple, including a tackle for loss...had four stops against Florida Atlantic in his first game...had 19 sacks in his career at Union County High School in Florida where he was a teammate of current Tiger running back C.J. Spiller...his brother Bennie played cornerback at Florida...played for Buddy Nobles, father of current Tiger Kasey Nobles...majoring in sociology...born July 1, 1987.

Alexander Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2006 13-0 40 10 6 16 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0-02007 13-0 237 16 16 32 1-8 1-8 0-0 6 0 0-02008 13-10 453 22 12 34 3-12 0-0 0-0 7 0 0-0Totals 39-10 730 48 34 82 5-23 2-11 0-0 13 0 0-0

#41 DAnIEL AnDREWSLinebacker5-11 • 190 • So. • 1VLJacksonville, Fla.Trinity Christian Academy

Overview: Earned letter as reserve linebacker and special teams player in 2008 as a first year freshman…played 25 snaps on defense and had five tackles for the year, all on scrimmage plays…played 12 snaps in the win over The Citadel and had two tackles…did not play again until the win at Boston College when he had two tackles in his two plays…also played 10 snaps in the win over Duke…played special teams only in the Gator Bowl against Nebraska.

prior to 2008:Rated as the #107 safety in the nation by Scout.com out of high school...#64 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep...had 59 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions as a senior...third-team all-state and all-region selection...played in the Jacksonville Shrine Bowl game...totaled 88 tackles and two intercep-tions as a junior...high school teammate of Tiger run-ning back Jamie Harper...coached by Verlon Dorminey at Trinity Christian Academy...recruited by Dabo Swinney...chose Clemson over Florida and Miami (FL)...born Mar. 20, 1990.

Andrews Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2008 5-0 25 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#87 TERREnCE ASHEWide Receiver6-2 • 190 • *Jr. • 2VLCheraw, S.C.Cheraw HS

Overview: Walk-on wide out who caught three passes in the season-opener against #24 Alabama after Jacoby Ford was injured; he had 18 yards on those receptions... did not catch a pass after that, he was bothered by injury most of the year…. he missed three games (The Citadel, N.C. State, S.C. State) with the injury... played special teams in each of the last nine games...saw his most playing time (18 snaps) at wideout since the injury against Duke...played 44 snaps on offense for the year, down from 109 in 2007, but he was much more healthy in 2007…...veteran of 23 games and has 10 catches in the last two years….should see more action this year as a junior with graduation of Aaron Kelly and Tyler Grisham….only active walk-on who has lettered each of the last two years.

prior to 2008: Had seven receptions in 13 games in 2007; five of those catches came against #14 Virginia Tech, a Tiger reception record for a walk-on; had the five catches for 44 yards; he played a career-high 46 snaps against the tough Hokie defense...had a good year

as a blocker with 16.5 knockdown blocks in 109 snaps in 2007...had a career-high six knockdowns against Central Michigan...had a catch against South Carolina and one against Louisiana-Monroe in 2007...red-shirted in 2006...played at Cheraw (SC) High School...member of his high school’s state championship baseball team...majoring in history...born July 25, 1987.

Ashe Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG Car Yds TD lG2007 13-0 109 7 54 7.7 0 21 0 0 0 ---2008 10-0 46 3 18 6.0 0 7 0 0 0 ---Totals 23-0 155 10 72 7.2 0 21 0 0 0 ---

#65 THOmAS AUSTInOffensive Line6-3 • 315 • *Sr. • 3VLCamden, S.C.Camden HS

Overview: Ranked as the top senior center in the na-tion by Mel Kiper in his ratings for the 2010 NFL draft…second-Team All-ACC center by AP/ACSMA; he started seven games at center and six at offensive guard in 2008...first-team All-ACC by Rivals.com and Phil Steele...first-team Academic All-ACC selection, he will graduate in August 2009…three-time ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week in 2008, tied for the most selections among linemen in 2008...first Tiger offensive lineman to win the award three times in one season since Stacy Long won it three times in 1989, a year Long was first-team All-American...has won five career ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week awards, tied for third-most in Clemson history and tied for most among offensive linemen; the record is seven by linebacker Keith Adams (1998-00) and the offensive lineman record is five by Long and Austin...named ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week for his performances against N.C. State, Boston College, and Virginia and for the Central Michigan and South Carolina game in 2007...named Clemson’s top offensive player by the coaches against Duke...member of an offensive line that received the award for the South Carolina game...led the team in knockdown blocks (98), the second straight year he has done that...had 90 knockdowns in 13 games in 2007...has played 34 career games with 25 career starts... played 795 snaps in 2008, more than any other offensive player and is a veteran of 1,692 career snaps...has 206 career knockdowns, more than any other active Tiger...only Tiger offensive lineman to start all 13 games in 2008; he and Aaron Kelly were the only Tigers on offense to start every game...had an average film grade of 82 percent for the season, highest among all Tiger offensive linemen... had the highest film grade among offensive linemen in eight games and led the team in knockdown blocks in nine games... had double-digits in knockdown blocks four times, including each of the last three regular season games...had 35 knockdowns in the last three regular season games when Clemson had a 3-0 record...led the offensive line against N.C. State with 10.5 knockdown blocks and an 82-percent grade in 60 snaps; he was named ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week...had five knockdowns and an 82-percent grade at Boston College to earn ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week honors...had 13 knockdowns against Duke, his season-high, and was named ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week...had

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11 knockdowns at Virginia and 11 against South Caro-lina...had an 86-percent grade in 60 snaps against the Gamecocks, a special win for the native of Camden, SC...led or tied for the lead in knockdown blocks in each of the last six games of the regular season...an All-America and Outland Trophy candidate for 2009 season when he is the senior leader of the offensive line...went on a mission trip to Mexico during 2008 spring break…fine public speaker who spoke at Clemson’s state wide IPTAY meeting in February 2009.

prior to 2008: Started 12 games in 2007, including four at right guard and eight at center...started each of the last 11 games, including each of the last seven at center...honorable mention sophomore All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com...ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week against Central Michigan and South Carolina...led the team in knockdown blocks (90), including a season-high 13 against South Carolina...third on the team in offensive snaps (780) in 2007...has missed just one game the last two years, the 2007 game against Louisiana-Monroe due to an injury that he suffered against #19 Florida State in the season-opener...played more snaps than any other Tiger in each of the last eight games...led the team in knockdown blocks in five games as a sophomore and all of those took place in the last seven games...had his best film grade (87 percent) at South Carolina...a big reason Clemson led the ACC in scoring in 2007...Clemson had a 3-1 record when he started at offensive guard and 5-3 when he started at center...played 117 snaps and had 22 knockdown blocks as a reserve in 2006...played six of the last seven games, including 10 snaps against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl...red-shirted in 2005...played in the Shrine Bowl after his senior year at Camden High School...had a 66-4 career record as a high school wrestler; he won the AAA state title as a junior...only married player on the team...majoring in political science...born Nov. 14, 1986.

#82 DURRELL BARRyTight End6-4 • 245 • *Sr. • 2VLNorth Charleston, S.C.Fort Dorchester HS

Overview: Junior tight end who had his best season in 2008...had a career-best five catches for 93 yards...had four of the five catches in the first four games...had a nine-yard catch against #24 Alabama, a career-long 36-yard reception against The Citadel, and two catches for 21 yards against S.C. State...started against The Citadel, S.C. State, and Virginia...had a 27-yard reception at #24 Florida State...has eight career catches and three have come against the Seminoles (one each season)...has an 18.3-yards-per-catch average in his career...had his only career touchdown in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky when he caught a 32-yard pass...one of just two Tiger tight ends to catch a touchdown pass in a bowl game since 1985; he started and played 30 snaps; that was his only start prior to this year…played 10 snaps as reserve tight end against Nebraska in Gator Bowl.

prior to 2008: Lettered at tight end in 2006 and 2007...played seven games in 2007 and nine games in 2006...had two receptions as a freshman and one as a sophomore...outstanding all-around athlete who played

quarterback at Fork Union Military Academy in 2004...had his only catch of 2007 in the season-opener against #19 Florida State...had two catches in 2006, one in the regular season against Louisiana-Monroe and one against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl...red-shirted in 2005 season...played at Fork Union in 2004, but missed most of the season with an injury; he played just three games, but was 16-25 passing for 257 yards and four touchdowns...had 11 touchdowns as a senior at Fort Dorchester (SC) High School...majoring in sociology...born Jan. 23, 1985.

Barry Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG2006 9-1 125 2 41 20.5 1 322007 7-0 31 1 12 12.0 0 122008 13-3 141 5 93 18.6 0 36Totals 29-4 297 8 146 18.3 1 36

#93 DA’QUAn BOWERSDefensive End6-4 • 275 • So. • 1VLBamberg, S.C.Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS

Overview: Clemson most valuable player against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl when he had six tackles, including three tackles for loss…first Clemson freshman to be a bowl game MVP since James Davis in 2005 against Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl…finished his freshman year with 47 tackles, best among Clemson defensive linemen…averaged a tackle every 10.21 plays, second among defensive linemen… honorable mention freshman All-American according to CollegeFootball-News.com...has had a solid freshman season...had 47 tackles, eighth-most on the team and most among front-four linemen... started six games and played 480 snaps, more than any other non-starter (for course of the season)...came off the bench in the first two games, then moved into the starting lineup against N.C. State, the first of three in a row that he started...had four tack-les and a sack against The Citadel...had four tackles in 37 snaps as a starter against Maryland...came off the bench for five straight games from the Wake Forest through Duke games...showed improvement as the season went on; had 29 of his 47 tackles in the last seven games...had five tackles in 34 snaps against Georgia Tech and played two snaps on offense in short-yardage situation...had just one tackle at Boston College, but had a crucial recovered fumble in the second half...had 20 tackles in the last four games...had five tackles and two tackles for loss against Duke...had four tackles and a tackle for loss at Virginia...had five tackles against South Carolina...started against Virginia and South Carolina...only had one sack, but led the team in quarterback pressures (15)...had three pass breakups...from the same high school as fellow defensive end Ricky Sapp.

prior to 2008: Came to Clemson in January of 2008...top-rated high school prospect in the nation according to ESPN.com, a big reason Clemson’s class was rated #2 in the nation...#2 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com and Scout.com...#8 prospect in the nation by SuperPrep and #14 prospect by Tom Lemming...played in the ESPN/Under Armor game and was the defensive MVP, as he had four tackles for loss...had 90 career tackles for loss

and 37 career sacks at Bamberg-Ehrhardt (SC) High School...had 1,200 rushing yards as a senior...majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management...born Feb. 23, 1990.

Bowers Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2008 13-6 480 39 8 47 8-26 1-8 0-0 15 3 0-1

#40 AnDRE BRAnCHDefensive End6-5 • 250 • *So. • 1VLRichmond, Va.varina HS

Overview: Reserve defensive end throughout the year as a red-shirt freshman...has not started a game, but averaged 20 snaps in each of the seven games he has played in 2008...had nine of his 11 tackles within the first four games...played a season-high 36 snaps and had two first hits against #24 Alabama...had a tackle for loss in 29 snaps against The Citadel...had a season-high four tackles in 17 snaps against S.C. State...did not play in five consecutive games, then played each of the last three regular season games...did not play against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl…had two tackles in eight snaps against Duke...did not have a tackle, but played 18 snaps and made a contribution when Clemson held Virginia to just three points.

prior to 2008: Red-shirted in 2007 season...played outside linebacker and tight end at Varina (VA) High School...played football and basketball in high school...majoring in business administration...born July 14, 1989.

Branch Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2008 7-0 143 9 2 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0-0

#43 KAnTRELL BROWnSafety6-0 • 185 • *So. • 1VLSaint Matthews, S.C.Calhoun County HS

Overview: Walk-on who earned a letter as a reserve linebacker in 2008…played in four games on special teams and had two tackles, both in the second game of the year against The Citadel…also played against South Carolina State, Maryland and Duke…will challenge for reserve safety slot in 2009.

prior to 2008: Three-year letterman at Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews, SC where he played for coach Tommy Brown…played wide receiver and defen-sive back over his career and made all-regional and all-area teams on the gridiron…his high school team played in the state championship in football…lettered twice in

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#18 CREzDOn BUTLER Cornerback6-0 • 185 • Sr. • 3VLAsheville, N.C.Asheville HS

Overview: Starting cornerback in every game each of the last two years...had strong year with four intercep-tions for 142 return yards and now has 196 return yards for his career…his 142 return yards in 2008 rank third best in Clemson history for one year and his 196 career return yards rank third best behind Rex Varn and former teammate Michael Hamlin…enhanced those numbers with 63-yard interception return against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl…had three tackles, a PBU and a tackle for loss to go with that 63-yard interception return…has a streak of 26 consecutive starts...a big reason Clemson has been in the top 10 in the nation in scoring defense each of the last two years...sixth on the defense in tackles (52); he is a big reason Clemson is in the top 10 in the nation in scoring defense and passing defense...has 10 career interceptions, most among active Tigers... recorded four interceptions in 2008 after getting three each as a freshman and sophomore…finished the 2008 season 11th in the ACC and 53rd in the nation in interceptions per game…has played 39 consecutive games...has 21 career passes defended...third among starting defensive backs in tackles...had a season-high eight tackles and an interception against N.C. State...had four tackles and a 48-yard interception return against S.C. State...had six tackles and two pass breakups at #21 Wake Forest...had perhaps his best all-around game at Virginia when he had seven tackles, all first hits, a tackle for loss, and a 31-yard interception return; that was per-haps the key play of the game, as the interception set up a field goal that put the game out of reach...had three tackles, his first career sack, and a caused fumble in 50 snaps against South Carolina...had the first two punt returns of his career in 2008, one for 15 yards against The Citadel and a 12-yard return against Duke...has two career recovered fumbles and 12 career takeaways, 10 interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

prior to 2008: Seventh on the team in tackles (61) in 2007; he started all 13 games and had three intercep-tions, including one against #21 Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl...had at least four tackles in 10 games...had a recovered fumble against Central Michigan...tied for the team lead in interceptions (3) in 2006...had two interceptions against Louisiana Tech..first-team fresh-man All-ACC selection by Sporting News...playing time picked up during the second half of 2006; he averaged 22 snaps per game in the last seven contests...had four tackles and an interception against Georgia Tech...first team all-state pick at Asheville (NC) High School...Shrine Bowl selection...had 60 career rushing touchdowns and 12 interceptions...all-time leading rusher at Asheville High with 5,030 yards; he broke Charlie Justice’s record of 4,005 that had stood since the 1940s...majoring in sociology...born May 26, 1987.

Butler Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int PBU CF-RF PR2006 13-0 248 23 11 34 1-2 0-0 3-35 3 0-1 0-02007 13-13 593 49 12 61 3-9 0-0 3-19 2 0-1 0-02008 13-13 590 41 11 52 3-21 1-18 4-142 6 2-0 2-27Totals 39-26 1431 113 34 147 7-32 1-18 10-196 11 2-2 2-27

basketball, including one year on a state championship team…also ran track in high school…majoring in travel and tourism management…born Jan. 7, 1988.

Ka. Brown Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2008 4-0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#90 KOURTnEI BROWnDefensive End6-4 • 240 • Jr. • 2VLCharlotte, N.C.victory Christian Center School

Overview: In his second season as a reserve defensive end...has played all 13 games in 2008 and 24 of the 26 games in the last two years...made one start in 2008 (against The Citadel when Ricky Sapp was out with an injury); he played 42 snaps and had two tackles along with a career-high three quarterback pressures...has played double-figure snaps in every game and had at least one tackle in 10 contests this year...had 21 tackles in 2008, up from 12 as a freshman...that included fine performance in the Gator Bowl against Nebraska when he had three tackles, including a tackle for loss in 20 snaps…that was his high total since the South Carolina game on Sept. 20…had a season-high four tackles against S.C. State and three tackles versus N.C. State...protegé of former Clemson All-ACC defensive tackle Brentson Bucker, who was the defensive coordinator at his former high school.

prior to 2008: Played as a reserve in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn at end of 2007 season...played 10 snaps per game as a freshman...had his best game against Wake Forest when he had four tackles, including his first career sack...had nine of his 12 tackles in the last five games...rated as the #12 weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com...had 33 sacks as a senior at Victory Christian Center School...charlotte Observer Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a senior...majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management...born Apr. 17, 1988.

Ko. Brown Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2007 11-0 118 8 4 12 2-9 1-4 0-0 0 0 0-02008 13-1 286 12 9 21 2-4 0-0 0-0 7 1 0-0Totals 24-1 404 20 13 33 4-13 1-4 0-0 7 1 0-0

Returning Players#48 JEREmyCAmpBELL Linebacker6-1 • 220 • Sr. • 3VLPort Orange, Fla.Spruce Creek HS

Overview: Productive reserve defender who was second on the team in fewest plays per tackle with a stop every 4.62 snaps… second-team strongside linebacker behind DeAndre McDaniel in 2008... played 134 snaps in 2008, but saw most of his playing time in the first half of the season...played 82 snaps in the first six games and 52 snaps in the final seven games...his 30 tackles in 2008 were a career high...had 29 tackles on scrimmage plays in 134 snaps...had four tackles in 22 snaps as a reserve against #24 Alabama...had five stops against The Citadel...had four tackles in 18 snaps against N.C. State...had a career-high-tying six tackles against S.C. State in just 19 snaps...had three tackles against Maryland and three at #21 Wake Forest...played on special teams only for three straight games from October 18 to November 8... played on scrimmage plays in each of the last four games...has played in three bowl games as a reserve, he played five snaps against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl...one of 19 Tigers from the state of Florida.

prior to 2008: Had 11 tackles in nine games as a sophomore in 2007...had a season-high four tackles in 31 snaps against Louisiana-Monroe...played 20 snaps against Wake Forest...played 24 snaps against #21 Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl...second-team linebacker much of the 2006 season as a freshman...played 106 snaps and had 15 tackles...had a career-high-tying six tackles against Florida Atlantic in his first career game...played eight snaps against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl...played at Spruce Creek (FL) High School...played in the Central Florida High School All-Star game...had 11 caused fumbles and six recovered fumbles in his high school career...made the honor roll every semester in high school...majoring in management...born Apr. 11, 1988.

Campbell Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2006 10-0 106 9 6 15 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-02007 9-0 117 4 7 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-12008 13-0 134 17 14 31 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0Totals 32-0 357 30 27 57 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0-1

#27 SADAT CHAmBERSSafety5-11 • 190 • *Sr. • 3VLPageland, S.C.Central HS

Overview: Versatile junior defensive back who has lettered twice as a defensive back and once as a running back...will challenge for starting safety position with graduation of Hamlin and Clemons…has played 37 ca-

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reer games, 13 as a running back and 24 as a defensive back...has never started a game, but has made some im-portant plays...did not start against Virginia, but played 55 snaps at safety after Chris Clemons was injured early in the game; he had three tackles and was a reason the Tigers allowed just three points...played just nine snaps against #24 Alabama, but had three tackles, including the only tackle for loss in his career...had four tackles against The Citadel in 30 snaps...averaged 14 snaps per game in 2008, but 55 of them came at Virginia....has played in three bowl games, a reserve safety in 2006 Music City Bowl and as special teams player against #21 Auburn in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl….played on special teams against Nebraska in Gator Bowl.

prior to 2008: Reserve running back on the 2007 team; he was third on the team in rushing yards (161)...had an excellent 5.8-yard average and a touchdown...had 112 rushing yards on 10 carries against Central Michigan; he had a 63-yard touchdown run that was second-longest by a Tiger in 2007...reserve safety as a freshman in 2006 when he played 11 of the 13 games...played a season-high 33 snaps against Temple...had three tackles against Louisiana Tech in 26 snaps and three tackles in 16 snaps at Virginia Tech...red-shirted in 2005...South Carolina AA Back-of-the-Year as a junior and senior...Shrine Bowl selection...had 202 rushing yards in the state champion-ship game as a junior...earned 10 letters in high school...majoring in sociology...born Dec. 23, 1986.

Chambers Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2006 11-0 117 8 2 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1-02008 13-0 168 16 5 21 1-7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0Totals 24-0 285 24 7 31 1-7 0-0 0-0 1 0 1-0

Year G-S Snaps Car Yds Avg TD lG Rec Yds TD2007 13-0 70 28 161 5.8 1 63 2 8 0

#38 CHRIS CHAnCELLORCornerback5-10 • 165 • *Sr. • 3VLMiramar, Fla.miami Edison Senior HS

Overview: In third season as starting cornerback…had two interceptions against South Carolina...also had a pick against South Carolina in 2007, so three of his eight career interceptions have been against the Gamecocks...first Tiger to tally two interceptions against the Game-cocks since 2003 (Jamaal Fudge); he was named Clem-son’s defensive player-of-the-game (along with Chris Clemons)...preseason candidate for the Thorpe Award as a junior and should be on the list as a senior as well...has 31 career passes defended, second-most among active Tigers...has 23 career pass breakups and eight career interceptions for 30 career passes defended, second-most among active Tigers behind Michael Ham-lin’s 35...12th on the team in tackles (37)...has played 39 consecutive games and has started 28 in a row...big reason Clemson has been in the top 10 in the nation in scoring defense each of the last two years...has started three bowl games; he started the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky when Duane Coleman was suspended; he had three tackles, including two pass breakups...

started against #21 Auburn and had four tackles and four pass breakups; he tied Banks McFadden’s Clemson bowl game record for pass breakups...started against Nebraska and had three tackles and a pass broken up…tied for second on the 2008 team in interceptions (4); he finished 11th in the ACC and 53rd in the nation… had 71 interception return yards, as all 71 came on one pick against N.C. State on the game’s last play...had an interception against S.C. State and the two thefts against South Carolina...had a season-high seven tackles against Maryland...had six tackles and two pass breakups at #24 Florida State...had a career-high eight tackles and three pass breakups at Virginia...has seven career tackles for loss, including one in the Gator Bowl vs. Nebraska.

prior to 2008: Started all 13 games in 2007...had a team-high four interceptions in 2007...had a pick and a season-high six tackles at South Carolina; named defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches for that game...had five tackles and a tackle for loss against #19 Florida State...had a team-high 13 passes defended in 2007...honorable mention freshman All-American when he had 38 tackles and four starts...third in the ACC in special teams tackles (9)...had two pass breakups in his first career start against South Carolina in 2006...had at least one tackle in every game as a sophomore and freshman...had nine interceptions as a sophomore in high school...his brother Demerick was a running back at Clemson in 2006...majoring in sport management...born Dec. 22, 1986.

Chancellor Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2006 13-4 288 27 11 38 1-8 0-0 0-0 0 5 0-02007 13-13 643 41 11 52 3-6 0-0 4-12 1 9 1-02008 13-13 729 24 13 37 3-4 0-0 4-71 0 9 0-0Totals 39-30 1660 92 35 127 7-18 0-0 8-83 1 23 1-0

#89 mIGUEL CHAvIS

Defensive Line6-5 • 280 • Jr. • 2VLFayetteville, N.C.Terry Sanford HS

Overview: Junior defensive lineman who played all 13 games in 2008 and 23 games in his career... averaged 14 snaps per game in 2008 and had eight tackles...had one tackle in 18 snaps against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl…had one tackle in eight different games in 2008...played 54 snaps in the first two games of the season...played just 16 snaps in a four-game stretch at midseason, but played 71 snaps in the last five games, including 20 against South Carolina and 18 against the Cornhuskers...one of the reasons Clemson’s rushing defense improved in the second half of the season.

prior to 2008: Played 10 games as a freshman defensive tackle...had eight tackles, including two against #18 Boston College and two against #21 Auburn when he played 23 snaps...played nine snaps in the first six games of 2007...played in 2006 at Hargrave Military Academy, where he played with fellow Tiger DeAndre McDaniel...majoring in secondary education...born Oct. 26, 1988.

Chavis Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2007 10-0 95 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-02008 13-0 183 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0Totals 23-0 278 10 6 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0

#85 BRAnDOn CLEARWide Receiver6-5 • 205 • *So. • 1VLHoover, Ala.Hoover HS

Overview: Outstanding student who earned letter as a red-shirt freshman in 2008…played 17 snaps at wide receiver in three games, he played against The Citadel, NC State and South Carolina State…with graduation of Aaron Kelly and Tyler Grisham, figures to see more playing time in the fall…has made academic honor roll every semester he has been at Clemson…twin brother Byron is a linebacker on the Clemson team ...has 39 inch vertical jump, second on the Clemson team….has 10-7 inch broad jump, best on the team. prior to 2008: Red-shirted the 2007 season at Clemson…a product of Hoover High School in Alabama who was frequently shown on the MTV reality show, “Hoover High.”… combined with his brother Byron, the first twin brother combination on the Clemson team since the Peter and Andy Ford in 1996.

Br. Clear Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG Car Yds TD lG2008 3-0 17 0 0 --- 0 --- 0 0 0 ---

#42 ByROn CLEARDefensive End6-5 • 225 • *So. • 1VLHoover, Ala.Hoover HS

in 2008: Earned a letter as a reserve linebacker in 2008…played in South Carolina State game as reserve linebacker…named to academic honor roll each year he has been at Clemson…listed as reserve defensive end entering spring practice… has 37.5 inch vertical jump, fourth among big skill position players at Clemson since 1984….has win brother Brandon who is a reserve wide receiver on the Clemson team. prior to 2008: Red-shirted the 2007 season… a product of Hoover High School in Alabama who was frequently shown on the MTV reality show, “Hoover High.”…com-bined with his brother Brandon, the first twin brother combination on the Clemson team since the Peter and Andy Ford in 1996.

By. Clear Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2008 1-0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

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Center6-3 • 310 • *So. • 1VLColumbia, S.C.Spring valley HS

Overview: First-team freshman All-American by Col-legeFootballNews.com and second-team freshman All-American by Rivals.com...second on the team in knockdown blocks (57)...had an average grade of 72.2 percent, fourth-best among Tiger offensive linemen...played 660 snaps, third-most on the team, but one of the top totals by a freshmen offensive linemen in school history...second on the offensive line in starts (12); he only came off the bench in the Alabama game...started and played 53 snaps at guard against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl…moved into the starting lineup after Barry Humphries suffered a knee injury against Alabama; he played 23 snaps in that game after Humphries was hurt, so he had a “baptism by fire” going against Alabama’s fine defense in his first college game; he had 4.5 knock-down blocks in that game...responded in the second week with a team-high and a personal season-high 10.5 knockdowns against The Citadel in just 43 snaps...had six knockdowns in 60 snaps against N.C. State...has led or tied for the team lead in snaps five times this year... had three games with a film grade in the 80s...had an 82-percent grade in 33 snaps against Georgia Tech, an 80-percent grade in 63 snaps at #24 Florida State, and an 82-percent grade in 67 snaps at Virginia...had an average grade of 76 percent in the last four games of the year...tied a record for most starts by a freshman offensive lineman when he started in the Gator Bowl, as it was his 12th start of the season; Eric Harmon started all 12 games as a red-shirt freshman in 1987.

prior to 2008: Red-shirted in 2007 at Clemson...came to Clemson as the #9 center in the nation by Scout.com...attended Spring Valley (SC) High School...named to the academic honor roll in both semesters as a first-year freshman...Shrine Bowl selection...AP All-State selec-tion...named to the Max Emfinger All-American Classic East team...Wendy’s High School Heisman winner...majoring in parks & protected area management...born Jan. 22, 1989.

#33 KAvELL COnnERLinebacker6-1 • 225 • *Sr. • 3VLRichmond, Va.manchester HS

Overview: Led the team and was tied for 10th in the ACC in tackles per game...had 125 tackles for the year, including 11 vs. Nebraska in the Gator Bowl…finished the year with a tackle every 5.6 snaps of play, third best on the team…has been outstanding in last two bowl games, has 26 tackles in last two bowls, 11 against Nebraska and 15 against Auburn in the 2008 Chick-fil-

A Bowl... led Clemson in tackles since the first game of the 2008 season when he had 18 tackles against #24 Alabama, tying the school record for tackles in a season-opener (Jeff Davis also had 18 against Rice in 1980)... led the team in tackles six times, more than any other Tiger...had six double-figure-tackle games, more than any other Tiger...leading tackler on a defense that finished in the top 10 in the nation in scoring defense and passing defense...had a team-high 10 tackles against N.C. State...had a team-high 12 tackles against Georgia Tech...had a team-high 11 tackles and a tackle for loss at Boston College...had a team-high 10 tackles at Virginia in his home state...had six tackles and a caused fumble against South Carolina... started all 13 games has made 14 straight starts after starting against #21 Auburn in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl...veteran of 39 career games, he has not missed a game in three years.

prior to 2008: Had 15 tackles in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn...had 46 tackles as a sophomore, the high figure among non-starters...started against Central Michigan in 2007...averaged a tackle every 5.04 snaps as a sophomore...second-team linebacker much of his freshman year when he had 31 tackles...had seven tackles against Louisiana Tech...third among non-starters in tackles as a freshman...red-shirted in 2005...averaged 8.2 yards per rush as a running back Manchester (VA) High School...#3 rusher in region history...majoring in sociology...born Feb. 23, 1987.

Conner Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2006 13-0 138 17 14 31 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-02007 13-2 232 32 14 46 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 1-02008 13-13 650 66 59 125 6-28 1-6 1-0 0 3 1-0Totals 39-15 1020 115 87 202 8-32 1-6 1-0 4 5 2-0

#44 SCOTTy COOpER Linebacker6-1 • 215 • Jr. • 2VLLake City, S.C.Lake City HS

Overview: Starter at strongside linebacker to open the season, then came off the bench during the second half of the season...slated to be candidate as a starting linebacker in 2009…averaged 20 snaps per game...played eight snaps against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl…has played all but one game in the last two years...played 37 snaps as a starter and had two tackles against #24 Alabama...had a career-high-tying six tackles in 24 snaps against The Citadel...had five tackles in 36 snaps against N.C. State...played two snaps against S.C. State, because he had missed practice that week with the flu...came back to start and play 35 snaps against Maryland; that was his last start of the year...had two tackles in 24 snaps against Duke...has 60 tackles in two years, 33 as a freshman and 27 as a sophomore.

prior to 2008: Had a career-high 10 tackles in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn; he made his second career start in that game and played a career-high 66 snaps...backup to Tramaine Billie most of the year...tied for the most tackles (33) among freshmen in 2007...had five tackles at Duke...played just 11 snaps in the last three regular-season games of 2007 due to injury...

came to Clemson as a safety, but plays linebacker at Clemson...frequent speaker at community service activi-ties...SuperPrep First-Team All-American...#9 outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com...played in the Shrine Bowl...majoring in arts, architecture, & humani-ties...born Oct. 11, 1988.

Cooper Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2007 12-2 183 16 17 33 1-2 0-0 0-0 5 1 0-02008 13-4 247 17 11 28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0Totals 25-6 430 33 28 61 1-2 0-0 0-0 5 2 0-0

#8 JAmIE CUmBIE

Defensive Tackle6-7 • 270 • *Jr. • 2VLMorris, Ill.morris HS

Overview: Veteran defensive tackle who has two letters to his credit…began last year as front line player and played 39 snaps in the opener against Alabama, but suffered injuries to both wrists and took an injury red-shirt year…had three tackles and quarterback pressure against the Crimson Tide…a talented defensive lineman who demonstrates the depth of Clemson’s defensive line…a first-team Parade All-American out of high school… has 37 tackles in 22 career games...averaged 23 snaps per game in 2007, up from 11 snaps per game as a first-year freshman… showed great improvement in 2007 with 29 tackles and two sacks...had eight tackles in nine games as a freshman…. an outstanding pitcher in high school, where he once struck out 21 batters in a 10-inning game for Morris (IL) High School.

prior to 2008: Defensive tackle and end who started three games as a sophomore in 2007... had at least one tackle in each of the last seven games…had 10 quarterback pressures in his 295 snaps that season...made three consecutive starts at the end of the regular season when Rashaad Jackson was injured...started against Duke, Wake Forest, and Boston College...had four tackles apiece against Louisiana-Monroe, Wake Forest, and Boston College...had a sack in the season-opener against #19 Florida State, then had another against Wake Forest...was consistent at putting pressure on the quarterback; he had at least one quarterback pressure in eight games...played a season-high 31 snaps against both Furman and Boston College......had 15 of his 29 tackles in the last five games...named Clemson’s co-defensive player-of-the-game against Wake Forest by the coaches...named Clemson’s top reserve by the Clemson radio network for his efforts against both Georgia Tech and Duke.

Cumbie Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2006 9-0 104 5 3 8 2-8 1-5 0-0 1 1 0-02007 13-3 295 19 10 29 3-15 2-14 0-0 10 0 0-02008 1-0 39 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0Totals 23-3 438 26 14 40 5-23 3-19 0-0 12 1 0-0

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#30 CHADDIEHL

Fullback6-2 • 250 • *So. • 1VLLyman S.C.James F. Byrnes HS

Overview: Outstanding blocker from his fullback posi-tion...played 162 snaps in 2008, but yet to carry the ball on a running play; he was a lead blocker for many first downs gained by James Davis and C.J. Spiller... touched the ball three times in 2008; he had a six-yard catch against The Citadel, an 11-yard kickoff return against N.C. State, and a 13-yard kickoff return against #24 Florida State...had 18 knockdown blocks, including a season-high five against S.C. State...a key to Clemson’s running-game success against South Carolina when he played a career-high 33 snaps...had four starts, all away from home….played 12 snaps as reserve against Nebraska in Gator Bowl.

prior to 2008: Played three games on offense (eight snaps) in 2007 as a first-year freshman, but suffered an injury and was lost for the season...suffered a broken leg against Furman...#18 fullback in the nation by Col-legeFootballNews.com...came to Clemson from James F. Byrnes (SC) High School...one of four current Tigers from James F. Byrnes High (Xavier Dye, Stanley Hunter, Willy Korn)...majoring in business administration...born Feb. 5, 1989.

Diehl Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Car Yds Avg TD lG Rec Yds TD KOR2007 3-0 8 0 0 --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0-02008 13-4 162 0 0 --- 0 --- 1 6 0 2-24Totals 16-4 170 0 0 --- 0 --- 1 6 0 2-24

#21 xAvIER DyEWide Receiver6-5 • 210 • Jr. • 2VLGreenwood, S.C.James F. Byrnes HS

Overview: Second-team wide receiver who had six catches in 2008, and 10 in his career...will get more playing time in 2009 with Aaron Kelly’s graduation...started two games in 2008 (N.C. State, Maryland)...had a career-high three catches for 37 yards in a season-high 30 snaps against S.C. State...had two catches against The Citadel and one at #21 Wake Forest; his 22-yard catch on fourth down at Wake Forest kept Clemson’s final drive alive...played 28 snaps against Duke and threw a key block on a touchdown run...has played 26 consecu-tive games and averaged 13.8 snaps per game….played three snaps as reserve against Nebraska.

prior to 2008: Played all 13 games as a reserve...played 156 snaps in 2007, including a career-high 32 snaps against Central Michigan when he had a 22-yard catch and scored a touchdown; he recovered a fumble in the

endzone...enrolled in January of 2007...#41 wideout in the nation by Rivals.com...played at Greenwood (SC) High School through his junior year, then played at James F. Byrnes (SC) High School as a senior...one of four Tigers from James F. Byrnes High...has a 39” vertical jump...majoring in sociology...born May 14, 1988.

Dye Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG Car Yds TD lG2007 13-0 156 4 50 12.5 1 22 0 0 0 ---2008 13-2 193 6 75 12.5 0 22 0 0 0 ---Totals 26-2 349 10 125 12.5 1 22 0 0 0 ---

#6JACOBy FORDWide Receiver5-10 • 185 • Sr. • 3VLRoyal Palm Beach, Fla.Cardinal newman HS

Overview: Joins C.J. Spiller to give Clemson one of the most exciting long distance threats in the nation...has six career touchdowns of 50 yards or more, third-most in school history...had outstanding season in terms of receiving; he is second on the team with 55 receptions for 710 yards and three touchdowns...finished with a strong performance against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl with five catches for career high 112 yards, including 46-yard touchdown catch…had 134 all-purpose yards in the contest…his fine performance in bowl game gave him #11 final ACC ranking in all-purpose running, #5 in receiving yards per game and #6 in receptions per game… added 93 yards on 17 carries during he 2008 season... offensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against N.C. State and #21 Wake Forest...has 2,865 career all-purpose yards on 204 touches, an average of 14 yards per touch...had just 32 career receptions entering last season, but had 55 in 2008...15th in Tiger history in career all-purpose yards...20th in Clemson his-tory in career receptions (87)...went over 1,000 career receiving yards and is 21st in that category in Clemson history with 1207 ...has 950 career kickoff return yards...has a career 9.3-yard average on 40 carries…had seven games this year with at least five catches...had at least one catch in every game and has a streak of 15 straight games with at least one reception...had two catches in the first half against #24 Alabama, one a 47-yarder, but suffered a mild concussion and played just 17 snaps...came back with five catches for 60 yards against The Citadel...had the first 100-yard receiving game of his career against N.C. State when he had six catches for 106 yards and a touchdown; also had two carries for 48 yards, giving him a career-high 154 yards from scrim-mage...had five catches for 43 yards at #21 Wake Forest; he scored Clemson’s only touchdown on a catch...had a career-high seven receptions for 72 yards at Boston College...had four receptions for 67 yards and 117 all-purpose yards at #24 Florida State...had a team-high six catches at Virginia...had just three touches against South Carolina but gained 97 yards; he had a 50-yard touch-down catch on a trick play, a 21-yard run, and a 26-yard kickoff return...second on the team in all-purpose yards (1,181) last year...has played 34 career games with 13 starts, including eight in 2008...has 10 career touchdown catches and two other touchdowns on kick returns in his career, giving him 12 total.

prior to 2008: Had 17 receptions in eight games in 2007; he missed the last five games of the year with a broken ankle; he suffered the injury at Maryland; he had 100 all-purpose yards in that game...despite the injury, he still finished third on the team in receptions and rushing...had his best game against Louisiana-Monroe when he had 132 all-purpose yards and a 52-yard touchdown catch...averaged 15.7 yards every time he touched the ball in 2007...had a solid freshman year with 15 catches...had a 76-yard touchdown reception against South Carolina...only player in the nation in 2006 with a kickoff return and punt return of at least 90 yards...second-team freshman All-American as a kick returner...had a 92-yard punt return for a score against Florida Atlantic, the longest punt return in Tiger history, and a 94-yard kickoff return for a score against Louisiana Tech...came to Clemson from Fork Union Military Acad-emy...played at Cardinal Newman (FL) High School...two-sport star at Clemson; he earned All-America honors in track in the 100m in 2008, and in the 60m indoors as a freshman...won the ACC title in the 60m indoors with a time of 6.52 in 2008, and finished fifth in the nation in the 100m outdoors in the spring of 2008...won ACC title with 6.51 time in the 60 indoors in winter of 2009…won the 2009 NCAA Championship in the 60m ...his brother Davy played at Florida State and once had an 82-yard run against Clemson, the longest against the Tigers in the last 10 years...majoring in sociology...born July 27, 1987.

J. Ford Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG Car Yds PR KOR2006 13-0 156 15 187 12.5 2 76 8 104 15-166 13-4262007 8-5 283 17 310 18.2 4 52 14 172 12-108 8-2112008 13-8 562 55 710 12.9 4 50 18 96 12-62 17-313Totals 34-13 1001 87 1207 13.9 10 76 40 372 39-336 38-950

#12 mARCUS GILCHRIST Cornerback5-11 • 185 • Jr. • 2VLHigh Point, N.C.T. Wingate Andrews HS

Overview: Second-team safety in 2008 who will play cornerback and safety in 2009...made his first career start and played 30 snaps against Georgia Tech when Ti-gers had a special defense for its running game; also had a 46-yard kickoff return...had a season-high three tack-les against The Citadel and #24 Florida State...has had at least one tackle in 11 games... averaged 20 snaps per game...had two tackles in 25 snaps at Boston College...has played 26 consecutive games...has five career kickoff returns for 165 yards...has three punt returns for 28 yards in his career...has experience as a cornerback and safety...had 17 tackles as a freshman and has 21 in 2008, including three against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl.

prior to 2008: Reserve cornerback in 2007...played as a reserve against #21 Auburn...second-team cornerback much of the year...had a 66-yard kickoff return at Duke that set up a score...had a recovered fumble (his only career takeaway) at South Carolina...#47 player in the nation by Tom Lemming...USA Today Second-Team All-American...played in the Shrine Bowl and U.S. Army All-American game...majoring in pre-business...born Dec. 8, 1988.

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Gilchrist Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int PBU CF-RF PR KOR2007 13-0 159 11 6 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-1 1-11 4-1192008 13-1 252 14 7 21 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 2-17 1-46Totals 26-1 411 25 13 38 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0-1 3-28 5-165

#70 JAmARCUS GRAnTOffensive Line6-4 • 315 • *Sr. • 3VLMullins, S.C.mullins HS

Overview: Reserve offensive guard and tackle through-out 2008 who will challenge for playing time in 2009...started the first game of the year against #24 Alabama at left guard; that was his only start...saw action in nine games in 2008...played 20 snaps with a season-high 73-percent grade against S.C. State...played 46 snaps at #21 Wake Forest...played 14 snaps and had a 72-percent grade against Duke...had eight knockdown blocks in 2008...played special teams against #21 Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl...veteran of 21 career games and one start...has played 203 career snaps and has 15 career knockdown blocks.

prior to 2008: Played 12 combined games in 2006 and 2007...played 48 snaps as a sophomore and 38 as a freshman...played nine games as a sophomore, including 18 snaps against Central Michigan...had 4.5 knockdown blocks in 2007...missed the first three games as a freshman with a broken foot suffered while lifting weights in the summer...played three games in 2006, including a season-high 22 snaps against Temple...red-shirted in 2005...native of Mullins, SC; from the same area as former Clemson captain Anthony Waters (2003-06)...PrepStar All-American at Mullins High School...played in the North-South All-Star game...majoring in sociology...born Dec. 18, 1986.

#61 CHRIS HAIRSTOn

Offensive Tackle6-6 • 320 • *Jr. • 2VLWinston-Salem, N.C.Carver HS

Overview: Regarded as the second-best offensive lineman on the team in 2008; he started 10 games at tackle...played 11 games overall; he missed time with an injury...missed two games early in the season when he had a injury as result of a moped accident...played the last nine games, but he saw limited action at #24 Florida State when he suffered a concussion in the first half...fourth on the team in knockdown blocks (42.5)...had an 81.4-percent average grade, second-best on the team behind Austin’s 81.7-percent grade...played 517 snaps, fifth-most on the offensive team...tied for third in starts among offensive linemen (10)...had an 82-per-cent grade against #24 Alabama, the best grade among Clemson offensive linemen in that game...had the high-

Returning Playersest grade among Tiger offensive linemen in four games, second to Austin’s seven...had a team-high 86-percent grade against #21 Wake Forest and Georgia Tech in back-to-back games...had a career-high 88 percent grade against South Carolina to lead the team...graded in the 80s in seven of his 11 games...had an 80-percent grade and seven knockdowns in a season-high 71 snaps at Vir-ginia, then had six knockdowns and an 88-percent grade in 61 snaps against South Carolina...will be an honors candidate in 2009...has played 765 career snaps in 21 games and 11 starts...has 58.5 career knockdown blocks.

prior to 2008: Started the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn...played 248 snaps in 10 games as a red-shirt freshman...had 16 knockdown blocks...played a career-high 75 snaps against Auburn...had his best game as a freshman against Wake Forest with an 84-percent grade and four knockdowns, including three intimida-tion blocks...had an 89-percent grade at Duke when he played 28 snaps...red-shirted in 2006...came to Clemson from Winston-Salem, NC, first Tiger signee from that city since Perry Tuttle, an All-American on Clemson’s 1981 National Championship team...attended Carver High School...majoring in management...born Apr. 26, 1989.

#8 JAmIE HARpERRunning Back5-11 • 220 • So. • 1VLJacksonville, Fla.Trinity Christian Academy

Overview: Talented reserve running back who finished third on team in rushing yards (133)... had carries in six games last year...played 26 snaps against Georgia Tech when C.J. Spiller had a pulled hamstring and totaled 26 yards; had two receptions in that game...started against #24 Alabama and played four snaps...had six carries for 38 yards against The Citadel for his top rushing game of the year; he also had his only touchdown in that contest...had seven carries for 36 yards against The Cita-del...had nine carries for 32 yards against Duke...did not carry the ball, but had an impact on the win over South Carolina when he blocked a punt that led to a field goal; that was the first blocked punt of the year against the Gamecocks and the first punt blocked against a team coached by South Carolina’s special teams coordina-tor in 10 years...played 115 snaps and carried the ball 34 times...had four receptions; he touched the ball 33 percent of the time he was in the game...his playing time will increase in 2009 with the graduation of James Davis….played special teams only against Nebraska.

prior to 2008: Rated as the #12 overall prospect and #3 running back in the nation by ESPN.com...#5 running back and #35 overall prospect in the nation by Scout.com...had 1,437 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior...played in the ESPN/Under Armor game and scored the winning touchdown on a pass from Tiger teammate Kyle Parker with just three minutes left in the game...won the state title in the 4x100m relay team...born Sept. 11, 1989.

J. Harper Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Car Yds Avg TD lG Rec Yds TD PR2008 12-1 115 34 133 3.9 1 13 4 21 0 1-3

#71 BARRy HUmpHRIES

Offensive Line6-2 • 300 • *Sr. • 3VLAnderson, S.C.Belton-Honea path HS

Overview: One of the veterans of the offensive line, he is a red-shirt senior…missed most of last year with an ACL injury, he played in two games, the Alabama and Georgia Tech games…started against Alabama and suf-fered an ACL injury on the 19th play of the game…tried to come back for the Georgia Tech game and played 23 snaps off the bench…but reinjured the knee and was lost for the rest of the season…will challenge for starting position in 2009… has great versatility and that will be important for the Tigers young offensive line this year…strongest player on the Clemson team in many catego-ries… has played 831 career snaps in 19 games, eight as a starter, and has 110 career knockdown blocks.

prior to 2008: Not officially a returning starter from 2007 because five other offensive linemen started more games, but second on the offensive linemen in experi-ence…started seven of the 13 games at center or guard in 2007…played 705 snaps over the course of the sea-son, fourth among Clemson offensive lineman… second on the team in knockdown blocks (86.5) in 2007...start-ed seven of the 13 games, including five at center and two at right guard...started each of the first five games of the 2007 season at center, then started the Duke and Boston College games at right guard...led Clemson in snaps in the season-opener against #19 Florida State and had a team-high 9.5 knockdown blocks...led the team in knockdowns with a career-high 10.5 in the win at Duke; he also totaled a team-high 53 snaps...led the team in knockdowns (8.5) against #18 Boston College, as he graded a solid 81 percent…graded 80 percent in the win over Wake Forest in 35 snaps as a reserve...had 8.5 knockdowns in the win over Maryland and 7.5 against #14 Virginia Tech...played at least 35 snaps in 11 of the 13 games in 2007... lettered as a reserve center in 2006 as a freshman behind NFL draft pick Dustin Fry...played 84 snaps as a freshman on Clemson’s 8-5 team that was fifth in the nation in rushing,...had 16.5 knockdown blocks on the season...had 6.5 knockdowns against Temple in just 21 snaps...had 5.5 knockdowns in just 26 snaps against North Carolina...played a season-high 27 snaps against Louisiana Tech...saw all his action in the first seven games of the season...averaged a knockdown block every 5.09 snaps, the best figure on the team...red-shirted the 2005 season...captain of the South Caro-lina Shrine Bowl team in 2004...played offensive guard and tackle at Belton-Honea Path High School, but played center for the Shrine Bowl team...consensus all-state selection as a senior...#4 center in the nation by Rivals.com...majoring in sociology...born Nov. 4, 1986.

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#17 STAnLEy HUnTER

Linebacker5-11 • 225 • So. • 1VLSpartanburg, S.C.James F. Byrnes HS

Overview: Led the 2008 team in plays per tackle with a 4.27 figure…backup linebacker most of the year, but he earned a start against N.C. State...had six tackles in each of the first three games; that included six tackles and a tackle for loss in 18 snaps against #24 Alabama...had six tackles as a reserve in 23 snaps against The Citadel and six tackles against N.C. State...missed the Maryland game while fighting a case of the flu...had a career-high eight tackles in just 15 snaps against Georgia Tech...had three tackles in 12 snaps against South Carolina...one of the top freshman tacklers on the team; he was third in that class with his 37 tackles... had those 37 tackles in just 158 snaps.

prior to 2008: Enrolled at Clemson in January of 2008...SuperPrep All-American as a senior at James F. Byrnes (SC) High School...#24 linebacker in the nation by SuperPrep...defensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl...had 41 tackles for loss and 20 sacks as a senior...had 38 tackles for loss and 16 sacks as a junior...one of four members of the James F. Byrnes High team to come to Clemson (Chad Diehl, Xavier Dye, Willy Korn)...majoring in com-munity recreation, sport, & camp management...born Mar. 1, 1989.

Hunter Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2008 12-1 158 22 15 37 1.5-2 0-0 0-0 5 0 0-0

#99 JARvIS JEnKInSDefensive Tackle6-4 • 305 • Jr. • 2VLClemson, S.C.D.W. Daniel HS

Overview: Second-team sophomore All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com...ninth in the ACC in tackles for loss per game in league contests; he had nine in eight conference games...had a team-high-tying 10 tackles for loss and two sacks...had 36 tackles (30 first hits)...played 100 snaps as a freshman and 435 snaps as a sophomore...10th on the team in tackles...started 12 games including the Nebraska game in the Gator Bowl when he played 35 plays; he was slated to be second team, but when Rashaad Jackson got hurt, he moved to the forefront...had a season-high six tackles in 37 snaps against #18 Boston College...had five tackles against N.C. State, including a career-high-tying two tackles for loss and one sack...had five tackles and two tackles for loss apiece against Maryland and #21 Wake Forest...had two tackles at #24 Florida State, but had 1.5 tackles for loss...had a sack among his four tackles against Duke and added three tackles at Virginia...blocked an extra-point

attempt against N.C. State, the first one by a Tiger since 1995...native of Clemson who attended D.W. Daniel High School...has 44 career tackles in 535 career snaps.

prior to 2008: Played 10 games with 100 snaps as a freshman...from the same high school that sent Aca-demic All-American Kyle Young to Clemson...had a sack in his first career game against #19 Florida State...had two tackles in six snaps at Georgia Tech...one of eight first-year freshmen to play in 2007...had 79 tackles and four blocked kicks as a senior...majoring in sociology...born Apr. 24, 1988.

Jenkins Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2007 10-0 100 3 5 8 1-5 1-5 0-0 1 0 0-02008 13-12 435 30 6 36 10-37 2-17 0-0 7 0 0-0Totals 23-12 535 33 11 44 11-42 3-22 0-0 8 0 0-0

#88 KyLE JOHnSOn

Wide Receiver6-1 • 205 • *Gr. • 1VLCharlotte, N.C.Hopewell HS

Overview: Earned a letter as reserve wide receiver in 2008…played in 12 of the 13 games, he played as a wide receiver in four of the games...played a season high seven snaps in the win over South Carolina State…earned an undergraduate degree in just three years at East Carolina…transferred to Clemson and was eligible right away, so still has the 2009 season to play….played two seasons at East Carolina…played on special teams in the Gator Bowl against Nebraska.

prior to 2008: Had two receptions for five yards for East Carolina in 2007 when the Pirates won eight games under coach Skip Holtz…played in nine games as a freshman in 2006, but did not catch a pass…played on special teams and as a reserve wide receiver…played in the Papajohns.com Bowl on special teams against South Florida in 2006…red-shirted the 2005 season at East Carolina….two-year letterman as a wide receiver and defensive back for coach Mike Bradley at Hopewell High School ... earned back-to-back all-conference honors as a senior and junior after not playing football as a fresh-man and sophomore ... averaged 18.3 yards per catch (40 receptions for 730 yards) and rushed for 300 yards during junior campaign ... recorded six interceptions on the defensive side of the ball in `03 ... elected as a team captain during senior year ... earned additional varsity letter as a track athlete ... born July 1, 1987 at Min-neapolis, Minn. ... earned degree in communications from East Carolina and working on a Masters degree at Clemson.

Johnson Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG Car Yds TD lG2008 11-0 18 0 0 --- 0 --- 0 0 0 ---

#26 mARQUAn JOnES

Wide Receiver5-11 • 185 • So. • 1VLColumbia, S.C.Blythewood HS

Overview: Reserve wide out in his second year...will see more playing time in 2009 with the graduation of Tyler Grisham.. played eight games with 89 snaps...had five catches, including three against The Citadel...played a career-high 26 snaps against S.C. State; he had an 11-yard catch...had a two-yard catch against Duke...has two rushes on reverses.

prior to 2008: First-year freshman who came to Clem-son in January of 2008...#7 prospect in South Carolina...attended Blythewood (SC) High School and was coached by current Tiger Assistant Coach Jeff Scott when he was a junior...helped lead Blythewood High to the state title in the first year of its program with Scott as the coach...had 71 catches as a senior and 92 catches with 21 touchdowns as a senior...Shrine Bowl selection...major-ing in community recreation, sport, & camp manage-ment...born Mar. 3, 1990.

Jones Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG Car Yds TD lG2008 8-0 89 5 37 7.4 0 11 2 6 0 4

#3 WILLy KORnQuarterback6-2 • 220 • *So. • 1VLLyman, S.C.James F. Byrnes HS

Overview: Will compete for starting quarterback posi-tion in 2009…second-team quarterback in 2008, who has had injury problems his first two years...played just two games in 2007 before he suffered a shoulder injury and was lost for the season...suffered a shoulder injury in 2008 in his only career start against Georgia Tech when he was hit while throwing a pass...still has outstanding career numbers; he is 34-49 passing (69.4 percent) for 316 yards and two touchdowns...has 47 rushing yards and two touchdowns...completed 7-11 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown against The Citadel...was 7-7 for 76 yards and a score against S.C. State...started against Georgia Tech, Dabo Swinney’s first game as a head coach and was injured on his 14th play; he was 4-6 with an interception...completed 7-12 passes for 34 yards against Duke...had shoulder surgery after the South Carolina game on November 30.

prior to 2008: Played 32 snaps in two games early in 2007...completed 8-11 passes for 100 yards and had 10 carries for 28 yards...had a rushing touchdown against Louisiana-Monroe and a passing touchdown against Furman...missed the last 10 games with an injury...came to Clemson as the #5 dual-threat quarterback in the

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nation by Rivals.com...#25 prospect in the nation by Tom Lemming...member of the ESPN 150...Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in South Carolina as a junior and senior...played in the U.S. Army All-American game...threw 53 passing touchdowns as a junior when he led James F. Byrnes High School to the state title...threw 125 passing touchdowns in his high school career...played in high school with fellow Tigers Chad Diehl, Xavier Dye, and Stanley Hunter...majoring in communication studies...born Jan. 21, 1989.

Korn Career StatsPassing

Year G-s snaps cm att int Yds TD lG pct Y/a Y/c Y/G eff2007 2-0 32 8 11 0 100 1 42 72.7 9.09 12.5 50.0 179.12008 6-1 95 26 38 1 216 1 36 68.4 5.68 8.3 36.0 119.6Totals 8-1 127 34 49 1 316 2 42 69.4 6.45 9.3 39.5 132.9

Rushing & Total OffenseYear car net Y/c Y/G TD lG pl Tot TDR Y/G2007 10 28 2.8 14.0 1 9 21 128 2 64.02008 13 19 1.5 3.2 1 14 51 235 2 39.2Totals 23 47 2.0 5.9 2 14 72 363 4 45.4

#76 CORy LAmBERT Offensive Line6-6 • 310 • *Sr. • 3VLGreenville, S.C.Greenville HS

Overview: Perhaps the only offensive lineman in Clemson history to start at three different positions in the same season...started three games at left offensive tackle, two games at left offensive guard, and three games at right offensive tackle for eight total starts in 2008...started eight of the first nine games...came off the bench in the last four games...fifth on the team in knockdown blocks (25)...had an average grade of 70 percent and saw action in 407 snaps, sixth-most among offensive linemen...fifth in starts (8) so he is considered a starter for the 2008 season...began the year as the starting right offensive tackle in the first two games, then moved to left offensive tackle when Chris Hairston was injured in a moped accident...started against N.C. State, S.C. State, and Maryland at left offensive tackle, then moved to left offensive guard against Wake Forest and Georgia Tech...started at right offensive tackle at #24 Florida State...had an 84-percent grade and 7.5 knockdown blocks against Maryland...had four knockdowns in 49 snaps against #24 Alabama...had his best game in the second half of the season against Duke when he graded 75 percent and had four knockdowns in 34 snaps...veteran of 620 snaps, 39 games, and nine starts in his career...started in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn...has played 39 consecutive games...has 35 career knockdown blocks.

prior to 2008: Second-team offensive tackle who played all 13 games in 2007...played 121 snaps and had five knockdown blocks...played 28 snaps against #14 Virginia Tech...played five games for 92 snaps on the offensive line in 2006; he was also blocker on extra points and field goals...had five knockdown blocks as a red-shirt freshman...had a 77-percent grade in 26 snaps against Temple...red-shirted in 2005...came to Clemson from nearby Greenville (SC) High School...#13 offensive tackle

Returning Playersin the nation by Rivals.com...second-team All-South selection by Countdown to Signing Day...Shrine Bowl starter...majoring in sociology...born Mar. 19, 1986.

#36ByROn mAxWELL Cornerback6-1 • 200 • *Jr. • 2VLNorth Charleston, S.C.Fort Dorchester HS

Overview: A reserve cornerback who is among the hardest hitters on the team…led all defensive backs in fewest plays per tackle with a 9.36 figure…played well as reserve in the Gator Bowl against Nebraska with six tackles in 28 snaps… that included four special teams tackles…Named special teams player-of-the-week three times and defensive player-of-the-week once by the coaches; he tied C.J. Spiller for most overall selections (4)...special teams player-of-the-week against N.C. State, Wake Forest, and Duke, and defensive player-of-the-week at Virginia...led the team in special teams tackles (21)...one of the most improved defensive players on the team; he improved his tackle total from 27 as a freshman to 54 as a sophomore...had his best game of the year at Virginia when he had eight tackles and two tackles for loss in 23 snaps; also had a caused fumble on one of the best hits of the year...has played 26 con-secutive games, all off the bench...led all non-starters in tackles...had five tackles in 30 snaps off the bench against #24 Alabama...had five stops against N.C. State in 29 snaps...had seven tackles (six first hits) in 38 snaps at #21 Wake Forest...had five stops in 27 snaps against Georgia Tech.

prior to 2008: Had a season-high six tackles and two tackles for loss against #21 Auburn in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl...second-team cornerback most of the season...went two years without playing football; he tore his ACL his senior year of high school, then sat out his freshman year (2006) at Clemson...#40 prospect in the nation by ESPN.com at Fort Dorchester (SC) High School...majoring in sociology...born Feb. 23, 1988.

maxwell Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2007 13-0 317 21 6 27 4-24 1-13 0-0 0 4 0-02008 13-0 309 46 8 54 3-11 0-0 0-0 0 4 2-0Totals 26-0 626 67 14 81 7-35 1-13 0-0 0 8 2-0

#20 BRAnDOn mAyE Linebacker6-2 • 225 • *So. • 1VLMobile, Ala.Davidson HS

Overview: First-team Freshman All-American accord-ing to the Football Writers Association…second-team freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and Sporting News...fourth on the team in tackles (87),

the most by a Tiger freshman since Anthony Simmons had a record 150 in 1995; he has reached that total even though he missed a game (N.C. State) with the flu... started 12 games at linebacker...second in the ACC in recovered fumbles (3); he is first in recovered fumbles per game in ACC contests, as all three have been in ACC games...tied for 25th in the ACC in tackles per game in the regular season, but is first among freshmen...11th in the nation in recovered fumbles per game...tied the Clemson single-game record with two recovered fumbles against Georgia Tech...had a recovered fumble at Boston College...had 12 tackles against #24 Alabama; the 12 tackles were the most in school history by a freshman in his first game...defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against S.C. State and Duke...had four double-figure-tackle games...had 11 stops against Maryland, a season-high 13 tackles at #21 Wake Forest, and 10 tackles against Duke...had nine tackles at Vir-ginia...had a caused fumble against S.C. State... played at least 29 snaps in every game he has appeared in...had two sacks, one against S.C. State and one against Duke….had four tackles in 56 snaps, including a tackle for loss against Nebraska in his first career bowl game…

prior to 2008: Red-shirted in 2007...Max Emfinger All-American at Davidson (AL) High School...had five recovered fumbles as a senior...majoring in sociology...born Mar. 28, 1989.

maye Career Stats

Year G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF

2008 12-12 545 45 42 87 5-23 2-19 0-0 9 2 1-3

#74 AnTOInE mCCLAIn

Offensive Line6-5 • 305 • So. • 1VLAnniston, Ala.Anniston HS

Overview: Will challenge for starting offensive tackle position…first-year freshman who saw action in all 13 games this year...played 149 snaps, a high figure for a first-year freshman...one of the cornerstones for the of-fensive line in the future... played on scrimmage plays in nine games, including 22 against Nebraska...played each of the last five games on the offensive line...played 18 snaps against The Citadel and had a 72-percent grade...played 35 snaps against S.C. State and had two knock-downs...played 20 snaps against Georgia Tech and had three knockdowns...had a season-high four knockdowns in 10 snaps at #24 Florida State...had a season-high grade of 76 percent in 25 snaps against Duke...played 12 snaps against South Carolina and graded 70 percent...has 13 knockdown blocks.

prior to 2008: Highest-rated offensive lineman in Clem-son’s freshman class...#78 prospect and #6 offensive lineman in the nation by ESPN.com...top-125 overall prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com...first-team all-state selection as a senior...played in the ESPN/Under Armour All-American game...majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management...born Dec. 6, 1989.

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#2 DeAnDRE mCDAnIEL Safety6-1 • 200 • Jr. • 2VLTallahassee, Fla.Amos P. Godby HS

Overview: Fifth on the team in tackles (77) as a line-backer in 2008, he will move to starting safety position in 2009..came on strong the second half of the season; he had 51 of those tackles in the last seven games, including a career-high and team-high 11 tackles against South Carolina...added eight tackles in one of his best performances against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl…had two tackles for loss for 16 yards and a 28-yard fumble return for a score on a fumble he caused…had nine tackles in his first start of the year in 39 snaps against S.C. State...had six tackles at #21 Wake Forest and seven stops against Georgia Tech...had nine tackles and a caused fumble at Boston College...named defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches at Boston College...reliable member of the special teams; he had 10 special teams tackles, tied for second-most on the team...had his only interception at Virginia...has 110 tackles in 1,068 snaps in his career...has started eight games, all last year...started two of the first six games and six of the last seven games...has not missed a game in two years; he has played 26 in a row.

prior to 2008: Had a solid freshman year with 33 tackles in 13 games...played 438 snaps, more than any other Tiger freshman...averaged 34 snaps per game; he played many snaps as a nickel back...first-team freshman All-ACC pick by Sporting News...tied for most tackles among freshmen...had two pass breakups in his first game against #19 Florida State...had two interceptions, includ-ing one against Boston College’s Matt Ryan...enrolled at Clemson in January of 2007...national top-50 prep school player by Rivals.com...#1 prep school defensive back in the nation...played at Hargrave Military Academy in 2006...national top-100 prospect as a senior in high school, including #90 prospect by Rivals.com...averaged 20 points per game on the hardwood...majoring in sociology...born Nov. 26, 1987.

mcDaniel Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int PBU QP CF-RF PR2007 13-0 438 27 6 33 4-11 0-0 2-0 6 3 0-0 1-72008 13-8 630 54 23 77 4-23 0-0 1-1 6 8 2-1 0-0Totals 26-8 1068 81 39 110 8-34 0-0 3-1 12 11 2-1 1-7

#60 JAmAL mEDLInDefensive Tackle6-5 • 295 • *Jr. • 1VLOrangeburg, S.C.Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS

Overview: Veteran offensive tackle who earned his first letter in 2008…moved to defensive tackle this spring ...played in four games in 2008 as a reserve tackle…has played seven games in his Clemson career…played 13

snaps in the win over The Citadel, 11 in win over South Carolina State and nine in win over Duke…also played special teams in loss at Wake Forest…follows in the footsteps of Woody Dantzler as another Tiger gridder from Orangeburg, SC

prior to 2008: Reserve offensive guard who played 23 snaps in three games in 2007...played 10 snaps in the win over Central Michigan when he had two knockdown blocks...played eight snaps in the win over Louisiana-Monroe and five snaps in the win at Duke...had three knockdown blocks in 2007…red-shirted the 2006 season…rated as #14 prospect in South Carolina by the State Newspaper…also from same hometown that sent Mike O’Cain to Clemson…born Apr. 19, 1988…majoring in sociology at Clemson.

#94 REnnIE mOOREDefensive Line6-4 • 265 • *So. • 1VLSaint Marys, Ga.Camden County HS

Overview: First-year freshman who has played 35 snaps in six games at defensive end in 2007…red-shirted he 2008 season…yet to make a tackle…played season high 10 snaps against Duke in 2007…played seven plays in second game of the year against Louisiana-Monroe…played six snaps in the win over Wake Forest….has put on strength in the last year and will compete for playing time at defensive tackle.

prior to 2007: Ranked as #24 strongside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com…member of Florida Times Union Super 24 team…missed his junior year of high school with a broke leg…had 36 tackles, including six sacks as a senior at Camden County High in St. Mary’s, Georgia…played on four consecutive regional champion-ship teams at Camden County...played in Georgia North-South All-Star game…born Nov. 29, 1988.

moore Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2007 6-0 35 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#92 KASEy nOBLESTight End6-1 • 240 • *Jr. • 1VLLake Butler, Fla.Union County HS

Overview: Played all 13 games on special teams and two games as a tight end last year...one of the reasons Clemson has been successful on kickoff returns and one of the reasons C.J. Spiller was 14th in the nation in that category...Nobles blocks for Spiller on kickoff returns, something he did in high school when the two were teammates at Union County (FL) High School; his father

Buddy was the head coach...played four snaps against The Citadel and two snaps against S.C. State.

prior to 2008: Transfer from Rice, where he was in 2006 as a reserve tight end...sat out the 2007 season at Clem-son due to the transfer rule...played in the North-South Shrine Game in Florida after his senior year...majoring in management...born July 17, 1988.

Nobles Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG2008 13-0 6 0 0 --- 0 ---

#64 WILSOn nORRISOffensive Guard6-4 • 310 • *So. • 1VLPickens, S.C.pickens HS

Overview: Reserve offensive guard who played seven games last year... played 61 snaps and had five knockdowns...had an average film grade of 74 percent...played a season-high 17 snaps against The Citadel and graded 69 percent...played 15 snaps against S.C. State and had a 77-percent grade with two knockdowns...played his most significant time against Georgia Tech when he had two knockdowns in 14 snaps...played eight snaps at #24 Florida State and had a 75-percent grade...saw action against South Carolina and Boston College for one series apiece….played special teams only against Nebraska in Gator Bowl.

prior to 2008: Red-shirted in 2007...played at nearby Pickens (SC) High School...played in the Shrine Bowl and was named one of the team captains...played in the Max Emfinger All-American game...had over 100 knockdowns as a junior and senior...majoring in park & protected area management...born Feb. 13, 1989.

#86 mICHAEL pALmERTight End6-5 • 250 • Sr. • 3VLStone Mountain, Ga.parkview HS

Overview: Top receiving tight end who was a First-Team Academic All-ACC selection in 2007... had 12 receptions for 160 yards and three touchdowns last year...had two catches for 41 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown, against The Citadel...named offensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against S.C. State when he had two catches for 27 yards a touchdown...had his third receiv-ing touchdown at #24 Florida State...had two receptions for 19 yards at Boston College, including an important third-down on a key drive in the fourth quarter...had one catch for 23 yards against Duke...has played 38 of the 39 games the last three years, including 24 as a starter... started 10 games last year after starting 11 games last year...veteran of 1,397 snaps; he has 30 ca-

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reer receptions for a 10.6-yard average...has four career receiving touchdowns...had at least one catch in seven games last year...Gator Bowl was his third consecutive start in a bowl game... had one catch in each of first two bowl games...had 18 knockdown blocks this year.

prior to 2008: Top receiver among tight ends in 2007 with 13 catches...had a receiving touchdown at Mary-land...had two catches for 33 yards at Georgia Tech...had 45 knockdown blocks, second-most on the team among non-linemen...had seven knockdowns against Central Michigan...played all 13 games in 2006, including the Music City Bowl against Kentucky...had five catches, second-most among tight ends...came to Clemson from Parkview (GA) High School...majoring in marketing...born Jan. 18, 1988.

Palmer Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG KOR2006 13-3 269 5 30 6.0 0 11 0-02007 12-11 566 13 128 9.8 1 24 1-112008 13-10 562 12 160 13.3 3 26 0-0Totals 38-24 1397 30 318 10.6 4 26 1-11

#78 BEnRAmSEy Offensive Line6-4 • 290 • *Jr. • 2VLGreensboro, N.C.Grimsley HS

Overview: Second-team center most of the 2008 sea-son...has played well when given the chance...walk-on who is listed as the reserve center... played four games (55 snaps) last year...had four knockdown blocks...played 13 snaps against The Citadel and had a career-high 88-percent grade...played 27 snaps against S.C. State and had a 78-percent grade with two knockdowns...played 14 snaps against Duke and had one knockdown...played one snap against South Carolina...has and 82-percent average grade this year... played nine career games (100 snaps)...has 12 career knockdown blocks.

prior to 2008: Saw action in five games as a reserve center in 2007...played 45 snaps, including 18 snaps against Central Michigan when he had a career-high four knockdown blocks...red-shirted in 2006...played in the state championship game at Grimsley (NC) High School as a senior...consistently has been a member of the academic honor roll...majoring in construction science & management...born July 7, 1987.

Returning Players#7 RICKy SAppDefensive End6-4 • 240 • Sr. • 3VLBamberg, S.C.Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS

Overview: Clemson’s best player in terms of putting pressure on the quarterback, but was not be available in the Gator Bowl...suffered a torn ACL in the first half at Virginia..has had 10 tackles for loss each of the last two years...had 10 tackles for loss in just 347 snaps last year after playing 620 snaps as a sophomore...had 9.5 tackles for loss in ACC games, seventh-most in the ACC...named defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against Maryland...has 26 career tackles for loss and 11 sacks, most among active Tigers...has played 36 career games (22 starts)...suffered a knee injury against #24 Alabama and played just 13 snaps; he missed The Citadel game recovering from the knee strain...had a sack in 15 snaps against N.C. State...had six tackles and three tackles for loss against Maryland...had 2.5 tackles for loss against Georgia Tech...had three tackles at Boston College...had a sack at #24 Florida State...looks to come back healthy for his senior year...from the same high school and hometown as Tiger defensive end Da’Quan Bowers.

prior to 2008: Started all 13 games in 2007, helping the Tigers to a top-25 finish in all four major team defensive categories...had 10 tackles for loss and five sacks...led the team in quarterback pressures (22)...had four tackles and four quarterback pressures against #21 Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl...had a season-high seven tackles in three games (Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, South Carolina)...had two sacks at N.C. State...second on the 2006 team in sacks (4) despite being a backup...had an 11-yard sack on the last play of the game against N.C. State to preserve Clemson’s victory...honorable mention freshman All-American by Scout.com...USA Today First-Team All-American at Bamberg-Ehrhardt (SC) High School...played in the U.S. Army All-Star game...#61 prospect in the nation by ESPN.com...#17 prospect in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...had 11 sacks as a senior...ran the 100m in 10.76...majoring in sociol-ogy...born Nov. 14, 1986.

Sapp Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2006 13-0 197 12 8 20 6-38 4-36 0-0 9 2 1-02007 13-13 620 25 27 52 10-57 5-37 0-0 22 3 1-02008 10-9 347 19 9 28 10-41 2-11 0-0 6 1 0-0Totals 36-22 1164 56 44 100 26-136 11-84 0-0 37 6 2-0

#15 COTy SEnSABAUGHCornerback6-0 • 180 • *So. • 1VLKingsport, Tenn.Dobyns-Bennett HS

Overview: Has worked his way into the second-team cornerback position for much of his red-shirt freshman season...did not play against #24 Alabama in the season-opener, but played in each of the last 12 contests... played special teams in 12 games and defense in nine games...played on defense in each of the last eight games...had his first career interception against Duke when he played a season-high 21 snaps...had two tackles against The Citadel in his first career game...had his first career pass breakup at Boston College...had five tackles, including two on special teams.

prior to 2008: Red-shirted in 2007...outstanding high school basketball player who played on same AAU team with current Clemson guard Terrence Oglesby...played at Dobyns-Bennett (TN) High School...only native of Tennessee on the team...majoring in communication studies...born Nov. 15, 1988.

Sensabaugh Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2008 12-0 63 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 1 0-0

#73 DAvID SmITHOffensive Guard6-5 • 290 • *So. • 1VLGreenville, S.C.Greenville HS

Overview: Red-shirt freshman offensive guard who has had an injury-plagued year...began the year as the second-team left offensive guard, then moved into the starting lineup in the second game against The Citadel...started three consecutive games at offensive guard, all victories...played 35 snaps against The Citadel, 55 in against N.C. State, and 24 against S.C. State; he had seven knockdown blocks in 24 snaps and graded 72 percent, his best grade of the year before he suffered an ankle injury in the game; that high ankle sprain put him on the bench for the next three games...played five snaps at Boston College, then missed the Florida State game...played eight snaps against Duke and one snap against South Carolina...played 124 snaps before his injury and just 14 snaps after the injury... played 138 snaps in seven games with three starts and had 17 knockdown blocks...when he started with fellow fresh-men Landon Walker and Mason Cloy against S.C. State and N.C. State, it gave Clemson three freshman starters on the offensive line for the first time since 1943.

prior to 2008: Red-shirted in 2007...played at Greenville (SC) High School...played in the Max Emfinger All-Ameri-can game...majoring in sociology...born Feb. 22, 1989.

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Spiller Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Car Yds Avg TD Rec Yds TD PR KOR2006 13-1 322 129 938 7.3 10 19 210 2 11-33 13-2342007 13-5 508 145 768 5.3 3 34 271 2 16-137 19-5472008 12-1 359 116 629 5.4 7 34 436 3 18-189 19-516Totals 38-7 1189 390 2335 6.0 20 87 917 7 45-359 51-1297

#5 REnDRICK TAyLORRunning Back/Tight End6-2 • 255 • *Sr. • 3VLClio, S.C.marlboro County HS

Overview: Solid receiver and running back who has been troubled by injuries his first three years… missed all of last season due to injury…missed six games in 2006 with a broken arm and missed four games this year with a severely pulled hamstring…,missed a game in 2005 with a broken wrist suffered against Boston College… still fourth on the team in receptions with 22 for 227 yards …started the year strong, he had nine catches over first four games…had 3-53 in the win over NC State, including a career best 35-yard catch…had four receptions against Louisiana-Monroe…suffered injury in practice before the Georgia Tech game and missed four straight games…Clemson was 2-2 in those games…first game back against Duke he started and played 38 snaps and had 4-54…that was his career best in terms of yardage and tied for his career high in receptions…had 4-42 against Boston College…had two receptions at South Carolina…has 43 career receptions for 448 yards and a score…has played just 26 of a possible 50 games so far in his career…Clemson is just 12-12 in the games he has missed, but 20-6 in the games he has played…that includes a loss to Kentucky in the bowl game when he played just two snaps.

prior to 2008: Played just seven games in 2006 due to a broken arm suffered at Wake Forest…had 12 catches for 152 yards and a touchdown in his limited action…he started four of the games…had his only career touch-down in the win over Florida Atlantic to open the 2006 season…had 9-69 receiving as a first-year freshman…suffered broken wrist against Boston College and had to play with a wrap for much of the rest of the year…had two receptions in win over Maryland early in that season…Shrine Bowl selection out of high school…Mr. Football finalist in South Carolina…#22 receiver in the nation by Tom Lemming…majoring in education…born Apr. 3, 1987.

Taylor Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Rec Yds Avg TD lG Car Yds TD KOR2005 11-0 174 9 69 7.7 0 21 0 0 0 0-02006 7-4 154 12 152 12.7 1 32 0 0 0 0-02007 9-3 338 25 259 10.4 0 35 2 -1 0 1-17Totals 27-7 666 46 480 10.4 1 35 2 -1 0 1-17

#28 C.J. SpILLER

Running Back5-11 • 195 • Sr. • 3VLLake Butler, Fla.Union County HS

Overview: A candidate for the Heisman Trophy in 2009…one of the top all-around football players in the nation, he has been a record setter at Clemson as a running back, a receiver and a kick returner….he has even thrown a touchdown pass…already Clemson’s all-time leader in career all-purpose yards with 4908, he needs just 921 to become the all-time leader in ACC history…third among active players nationally in that category…first-team All-ACC selection as a kick returner and second-team pick as a running back by AP/ACSMA...first-team All-ACC as a running back and kick returner by ESPN.com...honorable mention All-American as an all-purpose player by SI.com...led the ACC in all-purpose yards...also first-team Academic All-ACC for 2008 after making the Dean’s List in the first semester of 2008…first Clemson running back to make All-ACC on the field and in the classroom in the same semester… has a school-record 12 touchdowns of 50 yards or more in his career, including seven of at least 80 yards…21st in the nation in all-purpose yards per game in 2008...14th in the nation in kickoff returns (27.2), in 2008….perhaps the best all-around player in the ACC; he is first in all-purpose yards, second in kickoff returns, second in punt returns (9.1), third in touchdowns (11)...also 14th in the ACC in receptions and 16th in reception yards…second among ACC running backs in catches per game…perhaps the top receiving running back in the ACC; had 34 catches for 436 yards and three touchdowns; led ACC running backs in receiving yards; the total is also a Clemson single-season record...averaged 48.0 receiving yards per game in ACC games, the ninth-best figure in the ACC...had 1,065 yards from scrimmage in 2008......needs 83 receiving yards to become the second Tiger running back in history to reach 1,000 yards for a career; when he does that, he will become first Tiger in history with at least 1,000 receiving yards, 2000 rushing yards, and 1,000 kickoff return yards...fifth in school history in career kickoff return yards (1,297)...has accounted for a touchdown four different ways in his career...joined an elite list when he threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Grisham at Virginia, a play that was the only touchdown of the game; it was his first career pass and the first Tiger running back to throw a touchdown pass since 1989 when Terry Allen threw one to Gary Cooper at Virginia Tech...has 20 rushing touchdowns, seven receiving touchdowns, and three touchdowns on kickoff returns in his career...joins Bobby Gage (1945-48), Ray Mathews (1947-50), and Chansi Stuckey (2003-06) as the only Tigers in history to account for a touchdown four different ways in a career...has 87 career catches for 917 yards and seven touchdowns, second-best to Travis Zachery in all three areas in Clemson history...since com-ing back from a midseason hamstring injury, he was on a roll; he averaged 173 all-purpose yards per game in the last six games, helping Clemson to a 4-2 record; he had four games with at least 185 all-purpose yards in that time; averaged 9.1 yards every time he has touched the ball over that time...named offensive player-of-the-week by the coaches three times and special teams player twice for five total selections, tied for the most this season...had his best game of the year at Boston

College when he had a career-high 242 all-purpose yards; that included 105 receiving yards, then just the third 100-yard receiving game in Clemson history by a running back; winner of the “Leather Helmet Award” and was ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week; also won that award against Duke when he had 201 all-purpose yards...10th in Clemson history in rushing yards (2,335) and fifth in career touchdowns (30) ...second among active Division I players in all-purpose yards per attempt (8.53)...has a 6.0 career rushing average…has eight career 100-yard rushing games and two career 100-yard receiving games...only Tiger running back in history with two 100-yard receiving games...had a 96-yard kickoff return for a score against #24 Alabama...had a season-high 98 yards against Maryland...had 88 yards against South Carolina...has missed just one game in his career (Georgia Tech, 2008).

prior to 2008: Offensive MVP of the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn; he had 112 rushing yards and 103 kickoff returns yards, the first Tiger in history with 100 of each in one game...had 768 rushing yards in 2007...had an 84-yard kickoff return for a score at Duke, then had a 90-yard return against Wake Forest in con-secutive games, the first Tiger in history to do that...had three 100-yard rushing games in 2007...had 114 rushing yards at N.C. State and 106 rushing yards at Maryland; James Davis also had at least 100 rushing yards in both games...fourth in the ACC in all-purpose yards...averaged 16.4 yards every time he touched the ball in 2007...led the team and was second in the ACC in 100-yard rushing games (5) in 2006...averaged 7.3 yards per carry, the best mark by an ACC player since Warrick Dunn in 1995...had consecutive 150-yard rushing games against N.C. State and South Carolina, first Tiger to do that since Terry Allen (1988)...had 938 rushing yards, eighth-best in ACC history by a freshman...had 116 rushing yards against #13 Georgia Tech; he scored two touchdowns, one on a 52-yard run and one on a 50-yard reception; became the first Tiger in history with a reception and rush of at least 50 yards in one game...had a school-record six touchdowns of 50 yards or more in 2006...averaged 8.0 yards per carry in his last nine games...All-American in track...ran a 10.29 in the 100m...earned All-America honors in indoor track at the 2008 NCAA indoor meet...earned outdoor All-America honors as a freshman as part of the 4x100m relay team...qualified for the NCAAs in the 60m with a time of 6.58 in 2008...second at the ACC meet in the 60m last year...USA Today First-Team All-American in high school...Parade First-Team All-American...#47 prospect in the nation by ESPN.com and #8 prospect by Rivals.com...played in the U.S. Army All-American game...had 93 touchdowns in his career at Union County (FL) High School...majoring in sociology...born Aug. 5, 1987.

clemson Records Held By spiller (12)Yards per carry in a season: 7.3 (2006)• Receptions by a running back in a game: *7 (Duke, 2008)• Receiving yards by running back in a season: 436 (2008)• Touchdowns of 50 yards or more in a season: 6 (2006)• Touchdowns of 50 yards or more in a career: 12• Touchdowns of 80 yards or more in career: 7• Consecutive games with a KOR for a touchdown: 2 (2007)• Kickoff returns for a touchdown in a season: *2 (2007)• Kickoff returns for a touchdown in a career: *3• Career all-purpose running yards: 4908• All-purpose yards per game in a career: 129.2• Ways to score a touchdown in a career: *4•

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#98 BRAnDOn THOmpSOn Defensive Tackle6-2 • 315 • So. • 1VLThomasville, Ga.Thomasville HS

Overview: First-year freshman defensive tackle who was supposed to be red-shirted this year...spent the Alabama game on the sideline, then had the red shirt taken off after Jamie Cumbie was injured and lost for the season against #24 Alabama...played each of the last 12 games...had 25 tackles, fourth-most on the team among freshmen, in 12 games...third on the team in tackles among interior defensive linemen...had five tackles for loss all within the first six games of the season...had two tackles for loss, including his first career sack, and his first career takeaway (recovered fumble) against S.C. State...had four tackles in 28 snaps against N.C. State...had three first hits against Maryland...made his first career start against Duke when Dorell Scott was injured; he had two tackles in 23 snaps...had his best game with six tackles in 23 snaps at Virginia...had two tackles in 25 snaps against South Carolina...has had at least one tackle in 10 games...had two tackles and a caused fumble against Georgia Tech...nicknamed “Yams” because of his huge thighs.

prior to 2008: Rated as the #39 prospect and #3 de-fensive tackle in the nation by ESPN.com...played in the ESPN/Under Armour All-American game...had 19 sacks as a senior at Thomasville (GA) High School...defensive player-of-the-year in Georgia by Atlanta Constitution...majoring in pre-business...born Oct. 19, 1989.

Thompson Career StatsYear G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2008 12-1 292 16 9 25 5-18 1-11 0-0 5 3 1-1

#16 mICHAEL WADEQuarterback6-1 • 205 • *Jr. • 2VLGreer, S.C.Riverside HS

Overview: Big part of Clemson’s success on special teams in 2008; he is in his second year as the holder on all placekicks...one of the reasons Mark Buchholz set the record for consecutive extra points made (88), including a perfect 40-40 last year; he has held on all of those extra points the last two years...Buchholz was 15-21 on field goals last year...third-team quarterback this year...appeared in just one game at quarterback; he played two snaps against Duke...his father Mike was a member of Clemson’s 1981 National Championship team and was on the sidelines the last time Clemson played Nebraska in the 1982 Orange Bowl.

prior to 2008: Reserve safety in 2007; he played two snaps on defense against Central Michigan and one

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Wade Career StatsPassing

Year G-s snaps cm att int Yds TD lG pct Y/a Y/c Y/G eff2008 13-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 --- --- --- --- 0.0 ---

Rushing & Total OffenseYear car net Y/c Y/G TD lG pl Tot TDR Y/G2008 0 0 --- 0.0 0 --- 0 0 0 0.0

Year G-S Snaps Hit Ast Tot TFl Sacks int QP PBU CF-RF2007 13-0 3 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#72 LAnDOn WALKEROffensive Tackle6-5 • 300 • *So. • 1VLNorth Wilkesboro, N.C.East Wilkes HS

Overview: Red-shirt sophomore offensive tackle who has come on strong this year...starter in 10 games and played 12 games overall...had a 74-percent grade, third-best on the team...has 26 knockdown blocks, sixth-most on the team...played 672 snaps, second-most among offensive linemen...began the season as a reserve of-fensive tackle behind Cory Lambert, but moved into the starting lineup when Chris Hairston was injured...did not play at all against #24 Alabama, but that is the only game he missed...played 23 snaps as a reserve against The Citadel and had a 72-percent grade...made his first career start against N.C. State and played 60 snaps... started 10 of the last 11 games...had a 77-percent grade in 48 snaps against S.C. State... had three consecutive grades of 78 percent, his high grades of the year...had a season-high five knockdowns against South Carolina...his father Gary was a member of Clemson’s 1981 Na-tional Championship team and was on the sidelines the last time Clemson played Nebraska in the 1982 Orange Bowl….started and played 66 snaps against Nebraska.

prior to 2008: Red-shirted in 2007...enrolled in January of 2007 and participated in spring practice...PrepStar All-American at East Wilkes (NC) High School...Shrine Bowl selection...majoring in business administration...born Mar. 9, 1989.

#96 DAWSOn zImmERmAn punter6-1 • 200 • So. • 1VLLawrenceville, Ga.Brookwood HS

Overview: First-year freshman who began 2008 as the starting punter...had quite a challenge in that first game in that he was playing against #24 Alabama on national television in the Georgia Dome; but he played well with four punts for a 40.0-yard average...first freshman to punt for the Tigers in an opener since Cole Chason (2003)...had an ongoing battle with Jimmy Maners for the starting punting role all season...was supposed to be the starting punter against N.C. State, but pulled a hamstring in pregame warmups...came off the bench to punt five times at #21 Wake Forest; he had a 38.4-yard average, two punts inside the 20, and one punt of 50+ yards; he had a season-best 38.4-yard net figure...started at punter against Georgia Tech and had three punts for a 36.7-yard average...appeared in three games; they took place in the first seven games of the season...did not played in the last five games...had a 38.5-yard average for the year and a net of 36.3...has a long punt of 54 yards along with two punts inside the 20 and two of 50+ yards...should have the inside track to be the starter in 2009.

prior to 2008: Rated as the #2 punter in the nation by Scout.com...#6 kicker in the nation by ESPN.com...played at Brookwood (GA) High School...all-state punter by the Georgia Sportswriters Association...attended the same high school as Jason Elam...majoring in English...born November 15, 1989.

Zimmerman Career StatsYear G-s p Yds avg -20 +50 TB HB lG net2008 3-2 12 462 38.5 2 2 0 0 54 36.3

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