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KYLE YOUNGCenter 2000,01Among the most decorated players in Clemson history in any sport All-American on the field and off in both 2000 and 2001, joining PGA Tour professional Jonathan Byrd as the only athletes in Clemson history to be named All-American on the field and in the classroom in the same year in two different seasons third-team All-American in 2001 by Sporting News and Football News first-team Academic All-American three times; he became just the second offensive lineman in college football history to do that and just second ACC player winner of the National Football Foundation Scholarship, the first Tiger to do that since 1978 (Steve Fuller); he was honored in New York as one of just 18 Division I players winner of the Jim Tatum Award as the outstanding scholar athlete football player in the ACC winner of a Weaver-James-Corrigan Scholarship from the ACC for excellence on and off the field had 168 knockdown blocks in 2001 had 18 knockdown blocks in the bowl win over Louisiana Tech named to Sports Illustrateds All-Bowl team in 2001 had an average grade of 90.5 percent in 2001, best on the team one of top 24 candidates for the Outland Trophy at midseason finalist for the Dave Rimington Award, one of five for that honor prime reason Clemson averaged 432 yards a game of total offense started every game at center his final three years and 40 in a row over four years tied the school record for starts by a center in a career with 36; he started four games at guard as a freshman big reason Woodrow Dantzler broke 53 Clemson records in his career three-time first-team All-ACC pick by Football News played over 3,000 snaps in his career had a record-tying 21 knockdown blocks against NC State in 100 snaps had just six missed assignments in 845 snaps by the coaches grading system big reason Clemson averaged a school-record 446 yards per game and set school records for touchdowns and points in 2000 earned his degree in secondary education with a minor in economics in May of 2001; he was a graduate student during the 2001 season had a 3.98 GPA in his undergraduate career; he made just one B and the rest were As named assistant athletic director at Clemson in 2007. 19 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2001 played 16 seasons in the NFL, more than any other former Tiger. Mel Kiper recently released his final 2023 NFL draft rankings, with a top 150 and positional rankings included. JOEL WELLSBack 1955Third-team All-American in 1955 broke the ACC rushing record as a junior second-round draft pick (No. 6 Clemson softball's 44-5 record this season is eye-popping. BOBBY GAGETailback 1948Senior-year All-America selection after leading Clemson to an 11-0 season and a 24-23 Gator Bowl win over Missouri unanimous choice as MVP in the 1949 Gator Bowl in the top 10 in career total offense at Clemson with 3,757 yards recorded 10 career interceptions had perhaps the best all-around passing game in Tiger history when he completed 9-11 for 245 yards and two touchdowns versus Furman in 1947 had four touchdown passes against Auburn in 1947, the first Tiger to do that first-round draft pick (No. 29 in the 2023 NFL draft Thursday night. TRAVIS ETIENNERunning Back 2018-20First-team All-American by Sporting News in 2018 collected second-team honors by AP, AFCA, FWAA and Walter Camp that year earned second-team status from all five presenting organizations in 2019 consensus All-American as an all-purpose/athlete selection in 2020 after earning first-team honors from the AP, FWAA, Sporting News and ESPN.com joined Terrence Flagler (1986) and C.J. Hes the ACC career record-holder for rushing yards (4,952), total touchdowns (78), rushing touchdowns (70), and points (468). 13 Georgia Tech to go with a 90-percent grade reliable blocker for C.J. TYE HILLCornerback 2005First-team All-American according to Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, ESPN.com and Rivals.com First-Team All-ACC in 2005 first-round draft pick (No. TERRY KINARDFree Safety 1981,82First Clemson player to be unanimous All-America pick first two-time Clemson All-America defensive back a first-team AP All-American two years in a row, the only Clemson player to do that until Clelin Ferrell in 2017 and 2018 CBS National Defensive Player of the Year in 1982 chosen to the USA Today All-College Football Team in the 1980s two-year member of the All-ACC team all-time Clemson leader in interceptions with 17, a mark that tied the 20-year-old ACC record holds Clemson record for tackles by a defensive back with 294 in his career first-round pick of the New York Giants in 1983, he was the 10th pick of the entire draft named to College Footballs Centennial Team by Sports Illustrated in 1999 played with Super Bowl Champion Giants in 1986 and was with the club 1983-89 played in the 1988 Pro Bowl Game played with Houston Oilers in 1990 named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 Clemsons No. THOMAS AUSTINOffensive Guard 2009Third-team All-American by Sporting News in 2009 Second-Team All-ACC in 2009; he was the Second-Team All-ACC center in 2008 had 316 career knockdown blocks, including a team-best 112 as a senior in 2009 when he helped the Tigers to the ACC Atlantic Division title and a No. This means more recent players will tend to dominate offensive lists. Clemson has played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina since 1942. GRADY JARRETTDefensive Tackle 2014Had 207 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 37 quarterback pressures, one pass breakup, two caused fumbles and four recovered fumbles in 1,642 snaps over 48 games (37 starts) in his career selected in the fifth round (No. By MARK LONG April 20, 2023 GMT. The teams have combined to win 24 ACC football titles since 1991. 1 tackler (114) on the 1991 defense that led the nation in rushing defense led the Tigers in tackles three of his four years, including 1990 when Clemson led the nation in total defense, 1991 when Clemson led the nation in rushing defense, and 1988 when the Tigers were in the top-five in total defense had 389 career tackles went over the century mark in tackles three times one of four semifinalists for the 1991 Butkus Award fifth-round draft pick of the Vikings in 1992 starting linebacker with the Vikings from 1994-01 named to the 1998 Pro Bowl. 9 Florida State and Wake Forest key to the win over Florida State when he had 2.5 sacks and seven tackles finished his career with a two-sack performance against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl started each of the last 25 games of his career played 48 games overall and made 26 career starts had 56 tackles as a junior and 63 tackles as a senior Clemsons career leader in quarterback pressures (68); he had 29 as a junior and 27 as a senior caused five fumbles in the last two years came to Clemson after playing one year at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy, where he had 22 sacks and two interceptions in 10 games in 2001 played his high school football for former South Carolina quarterback Steve Tanneyhill played at Cambridge Academy in Greenwood, S.C., a program that only had eight-man football played wide receiver and defensive end in high school; he had 158 career receptions for 4,394 yards and 65 touchdowns. JAMES FARROffensive Guard 1983AP Third-Team All-American in 1983 First-Team All-ACC selection started 34 consecutive games, including every game in 1983 and 35 total in his career major reason Clemson was 12th in the nation in rushing and 10th in scoring in 1983 twice named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week selected to play in the Blue-Gray Game and East-West Shrine Game 1983 recipient of the ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy played with the Washington Federals of the USFL in 1984 and Orlando Renegades in 1985. The 1979 Clemson University football season was a special one in many respects. ANTHONY SIMMONSLinebacker 1995-97Just the second ACC player in history to be named an AP All-American three different years left Clemson after his junior year with a chance to become just the second four-time AP All-American in college football history earned third-team All-America honors as a freshman and sophomore, and he was first-team as a junior AP and Playboy First-Team All-American in 1997, Clemsons first defensive player named to the first team since 1982 finished his career second in Tiger history in career tackles (486) led the ACC in tackles in 1996 and 1997 one of 10 semifinalists for the 1997 Butkus Award First-Team All-ACC selection three straight years had 52 tackles for loss in his career had 25 tackles for loss in 1997 to lead the ACC Clemsons top tackler in 28 of his 36 games had a streak of 17 straight games with at least one tackle for loss to end his career two-time recipient of the Banks McFadden Award as the top college player in South Carolina set the Clemson single-season tackle record (178) in 1996 ACC Rookie-of-the-Year in 1995 National Freshman-of-the-Year by UPI in 1995; he was the first defensive player in history to win the award four-time ACC Rookie-of-the-Week and two-time ACC Player-of-the-Week in 1995 first-round draft pick (No. April 11, 2023 An Invitation from Head Coach Dabo Swinney Football . He was a first-team All-American in 2020, earning ACC Player of the Year honors the same year. 30 overall selection played three years with the Detroit Lions and two years with the New Orleans Saints. JAMES SKALSKILinebacker 2021Hard-nosed, instinctive linebacker whose decorated career culminated with a third-team All-America selection from Phil Steele in 2021 played 69 career games from 2016-21, concluding his career tied for the school and modern FBS record two-year team captain became the first player ever to play in (and win) five ACC Championship Games exited Clemson with 11 rings (five ACC Championship victories, four bowl victories and two national titles) three-time All-ACC Academic Team selection credited with 310 career tackles (20.5 tackles for loss), 10.0 sacks, 12 pass breakups, two fumble recoveries (including one he returned 17 yards for a touchdown) and a forced fumble in 1,920 snaps over 69 games (38 starts) first-team All-ACC selection in 2021 after recording a team-high 100 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and six pass breakups over 698 snaps in 13 games (all starts) named ACC Co-Linebacker of the Week after he recorded a career-high 18 tackles at Pitt, one shy of the record for the most in a game under Dabo Swinney. UK Women's Football. Playing alongside Sammy Watkins, the two wideouts became one of the scariest duos in college football. 24 final ranking in the AP poll started each of the last 38 games and was a veteran of 39 starts in his four years led Clemson in film grade in 13 games as a senior and led the team in knockdown blocks in all but three games had a season-best 14.5 knockdown blocks at No. SPILLERRunning Back 2009First-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in 2010, the ninth pick of the draft inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021 in only his second year of eligibility ACC Player of the Year in 2009, Clemsons first since 1987 (Michael Dean Perry) first offensive player from Clemson to be ACC Player of the Year since 1978 (Steve Fuller) MVP of the ACC Championship game against No. He is well known for being on the cover of Sports Illustrated, celebrating Clemsons 1981 National Championship. JIM BUNDRENOffensive Tackle 1997Second-team All-American by Football News as a senior and third-team choice by Sporting News and AP first-team Academic All-ACC in 1996 and 1997 joined Steve Fuller as the only two football players in Clemson history named First-Team All-ACC on the field and in the classroom in consecutive years earned his degree from Clemson in December 1997 started all 47 games of his career at offensive tackle, the first Clemson tackle in history to do that graded 80 percent in every game in 1997 two-time ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week in 1997 four-time ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week in his career started three bowl games in his career prime reason Raymond Priester (1994-97) became Clemsons career rushing leader until 2020 Clemson finished in top two in the ACC in rushing each of his last three years seventh-round draft pick of the Dolphins in 1997 played the 1999 season with the Browns starting center with the Browns in 2000. CHRIS McDUFFIEOffensive Guard 2007Second-team All-American according to Sporting News honorable mention All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and Pro Football Weekly First-Team All-ACC selection by AP/ACSMA, CollegeFootballNews.com and Rivals.com his honors were quite an accomplishment considering 2007 was his first year as a full-time starter selected for the East-West Shrine Game fifth-year senior who played 46 career games with 16 career starts played 619 snaps in 2007 and 1,179 snaps in his career led Clemson in knockdown blocks in each of the first four games; he had 9.5 in the win over No. 244 overall pick) of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Obed Ariri (1977-'80): He was the first of a long line of great kickers at Clemson from 1977-'94. MICHAEL DEAN PERRYDefensive Tackle 1987First-team All-American ACC Player of the Year as a senior set the ACC record for career tackles for loss (61) and career sacks (28); both were previously held by his brother William tied the Clemson single game tackle-for-loss mark against NC State in 1987 with five finalist (one of three) for the 1987 Outland Trophy played in both the Hula and Japan Bowls All-ACC selection in 1986 and 1987 second-round draft pick of the Browns in 1988; he was All-Pro four times and played in six Pro Bowls inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2000 named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 Clemsons No. Myles Murphy: College football stats, highlights, records has seen a lot of great teams with a lot of incredible talent over the years as the program has developed into a marquee name in college football. 1 recruit in the country out of high school and started all 11 games for Clemson as a freshman in 2020, finishing with 33 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 4 sacks. 5 overall pick of the draft AFC Rookie-of-the-Year in 1979 by UPI and Sporting News played in the 1980 Pro Bowl played with the Bills for nine years (1979-87) named to the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1986 named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 inducted into the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame in 1997 Clemsons No. Starting 49 games for Clemson, Freeman was a two-time Rimington award finalist. CHRIS GARDOCKIPlacekicker 1989,90Second-team All-American as a junior and third-team All-American as a sophomore placekicker honorable mention All-America punter by UPI as a freshman, sophomore and junior fourth in punting and tied for fourth in placekicking in the nation as a junior; he was the second player in NCAA history to finish in the top 10 in both categories in the same season and the first to do it twice tied the ACC record for the longest field goal with a 57-yarder against Appalachian State in 1990 had a pair of four-field-goal games in 1990 made 72 consecutive PATs to set Tiger record; he never missed one in his career had 20 multiple field-goal games in his career tied Obed Ariris career record for field goals (63) third-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1991; he left Clemson after his junior year All-Pro selection with the Colts in 1996 named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 Clemsons No. 12 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999. Allen is right up there with Cunningham. A dangerous combination of speed and size, Cunningham is one of the best tight ends in ACC history. Former Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee got drafted by the New Orleans Saints at No. He caught 64 passes for 1,044 yards and ten touchdowns in his career in the 70s when the college football landscape didnt throw the ball much. Murphy also tied for the team lead with 6.5 sacks in 2022 and was a first-team all-conference selection before opting out of Clemson's Orange Bowl loss to Tennessee. 29. Find out more. Although he had to wait a bit to hear his name called, Bresee found his new home in the pros and was ecstatic. 163) Princeton WR. 40 overall). We present them here for purely educational purposes. Clemson Tigers football - Wikipedia Nicknamed "The Judge", Davis is one of the essential Clemson linebackers of all time. STACY SEEGARSOffensive Guard 1992,93One of the most decorated linemen in Tiger history; he was a first-team All-American by AP, Walter Camp, Scripps-Howard and Football News in 1993 and was second-team by AP and UPI in 1992 Academic All-ACC in 1993 fourth Tiger to reach 200 knockdown blocks in a career; he had 213 averaged five knockdowns per game in his career two-time All-ACC selection tied the Tiger single-season record for knockdown blocks (103) in 1992. Clemson Football: Tigers draft prospects on Mel Kiper's final rankings Lawrence never lost a regular-season game as the Clemson starting quarterback. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Clemson is 64-38-4 all-time in its first meeting with its 106 existing opponents, including a 15-1 mark in first meetings since 2003. Here is a look at where Clemson players ranked on Kiper's final draft rankings. 4 overall pick) by the Buffalo Bills first-team All-American by AFCA in 2013 second-team All-American by AP, Athlon, CBSSports.com, Lindys, Phil Steele, USA Today and Walter Camp in 2013 had 101 receptions for 1,464 yards and 12 touchdowns, 11 yards on six carries and 14 kickoff returns for 293 yards for 1,768 all-purpose yards in 658 snaps over 13 games (12 starts) in 2013 had 240 receptions for 3,391 yards and 27 touchdowns in his career. 64 overall pick) by the Indianapolis Colts seven-year NFL veteran with the Colts and Patriots who earned a ring in Super Bowl LIII John Mackey Award winner in 2011; he became the first Tiger finalist and winner of the award consensus first-team All-American first-team All-American by AP, ESPN.com, Football Writers Association, Phil Steele and SI.com second-team All-American by CBSSports.com honorable mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly First-Team All-ACC selection first-team All-ACC by CBSSports.com, ESPN.com and Phil Steele had 50 receptions for 598 yards and eight touchdowns (tied for fourth-most in school history) in 890 snaps over 14 games (14 starts) in 2011; his receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns were the most by a Tiger tight end in school history second on the team in receiving touchdowns and third on the team in both receptions and receiving yards had two receptions, both for touchdowns, for 32 yards against No. He made a Clemson record at the time 23 field goals in 1980. He had 206 receptions for 3,020 yards and 27 touchdowns, 12 punt returns for 82 yards, and two kickoff returns for 32 yards in 2,059 snaps over 39 games (32 starts) in his career. Young was also a Rimington Award finalist in both 2000 and 2001, an honor awarded to the best Center in the country. All rights reserved. Clemson football: Ranking the best CFP teams of all time Last meeting: Jan. 7, 2019: Clemson-44, Alabama-16, Last meeting: Sept. 9, 2017: Clemson-14, Auburn-6, Last meeting: Sept. 23, 1961: Florida-21, Clemson-17, Last meeting: Sept. 4, 2021: Georgia-10, Clemson-3, Last meeting: Dec. 27, 2009: Clemson-21, Kentucky-13, Last meeting: Jan. 13, 2020: LSU-42, Clemson-25, Last meeting: Dec. 30, 1999: Mississippi State-17, Clemson-7, Last meeting: Sept. 9, 2000: Clemson- 62, Missouri-9, Last meeting: Oct. 28, 1933: Ole Miss-13, Clemson-0, Last meeting: Nov. 29, 2021: Clemson-30, South Carolina-0, Last meeting: Jan. 2, 2004: Clemson-27, Tennessee-14, Last meeting: Sept. 7, 2019: Clemson-24, Texas A&M-10, Last meeting: Oct. 29, 1960: Vanderbilt-22, Clemson-20, Sign up for the Clemson Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. 137 overall pick) of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons third-team All-American by Athlon in 2014 First-Team All-ACC selection (media, coaches) in 2014 had 73 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 12 quarterback pressures, two caused fumbles and one recovered fumble in 530 snaps over 13 games in 2014 honorable mention All-ACC selection (media, coaches) in 2012 and 2013. Check out the top 10 all-time NFL players from Clemson. With the Tigers possibly shaking things up and moving on from the ACC, heres how they stand against each of the 14 current SEC teams. A first-team All-American in 1980, his 57-yard field goal against Duke in 1980 was an NCAA record at the time. MYLES MURPHYDefensive End 2021Earned a fourth-team All-America selection from Phil Steele following his sophomore season in 2021 credited that year with 43 tackles, a team-high 14.0 tackles for loss, team-best 7.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups in 549 snaps over 13 games (10 starts) collected first-team all-conference honors from the PFF and Phil Steele and second-team honors from the league and from the AP burst onto the scene a year earlier, earning Freshman All-American status from The Athletic, ESPN, Rivals and the Football Writers Association of America and being named ACC Co-Newcomer of the Year by the AP as a true freshman in 2020 from 2020-21, joined Gaines Adams, Vic Beasley and Clelin Ferrell to become the fourth Clemson player since 2000 to post multiple seasons with multiple forced fumbles and at least four sacks finished his three-year career from 2020-22 credited with 139 tackles (37.0 for loss), 17.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and six pass breakups in 1,543 snaps over 38 games (27 starts) was the only player in the country to produce at least 10 tackles for loss and at least one forced fumble in each of the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons. TEE HIGGINSWide Receiver 2019Earned second-team All-American honors from USA Today in his final season at Clemson first-team All-ACC selection that season recorded 59 catches for a team-high 1,167 yards (which ranked as fifth-most in a season in school history) and 13 receiving touchdowns in 550 snaps over 15 games (all starts) named Most Valuable Player of the 2019 ACC Championship Game vs. No. 7 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2002 named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 named one of the 50 greatest male athletes in ACC history in 2003. Cunningham was named to Clemson's All-Centennial team in 1996, the ACC's 50 th Anniversary Team in 2003 and the All-Time 75 th Anniversary Steelers team in 2008. Tulane (12-2, won Cotton Bowl) The Green Wave will be one of the top AAC and thus Group of Five contenders next season. 6 overall selection) of the Steelers, where he played two years Clemson Hall of Fame inductee in 1976 inducted into the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame in 1978 named to the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame in 1990 worked in textiles at Chemurgy Products, Inc. Clemsons No. Clemson football all-time roster: Coaches, kickers and specialists A program with a long, rich history,Clemsonhas seen a lot of great teams with a lot of incredible talent over the years as the program has developed into a marquee name in college football. 1 total defense in 1990 earned MVP honors in the 1989 Gator Bowl with nine tackles, one sack and three quarterback pressures second-round draft pick of the Steelers in 1992 All-Pro selection in 1996,97 highest-paid linebacker in the NFL in 1999 played with the Eagles in 2002 named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 Clemsons No. MITCH HYATTOffensive Tackle 2017,18Two-time All-American who played a school-record 3,754 snaps over 58 career games, including a then-record 57 starts in his career fifth consensus All-America offensive lineman in school history in 2018 when he earned first-team nods by AP, AFCA, FWAA and Walter Camp four-time All-ACC selection winner of the 2017 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, becoming the first Tiger to win the award in 30 years repeated as the 2018 Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner, becoming Clemsons first back-to-back recipient in school history seven-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week in his career. He started 32 games in a Clemson uniform. Bostic was selected in the third round of the 1979 NFL draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, spending ten seasons in the NFL. TYRONE CROWDEROffensive Guard 2017Third-team All-American by AP in 2017 First-Team All-ACC in 2016 and 2017 and a Third-Team All-ACC selection in 2015 starter in three ACC Championship Game wins (2015-17) on the offensive line honorable mention All-American by College Football News permanent co-captain of the 2017 team had 63 knockdowns in 48 games (41 starts) in his career.
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