PRESSLEYCenter 1928Third-team All-American by Newspaper Enterprise of America, John Heisman and Walter Trumbull first Tiger named to any All-America team starting center from 1926-28 team captain as a senior in 1928 started 25 games at center in his three years out of a possible 29 games Clemson had a then-school-record eight wins his senior year All-Southern in 1928. 11 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002. JERRY BUTLERWide Receiver 1978AP First-Team All-American had 2,223 receiving yards and at least one catch in 35 straight games Senior Bowl participant co-winner of the Frank Howard Award with Steve Fuller for the 1978-79 academic year will always be remembered for his game-winning catch at South Carolina in 1977 in a 31-27 Tiger win 10th in the nation in catches per game (4.9) in 1978 first-round draft pick of the Bills; he was the No. 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. 7. HENRYDefensive End 2022Third-team All-America honoree by Pro Football Focus as a team captain in 2022 was a second-team All-ACC selection by the leagues media and coaches but collected first-team honors from the AP, Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus named ESPNs 81st-best player in college football for 2022 started all 14 games in 2022, collecting 59 tackles (9.0 for loss), 3.5 sacks, six pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery to go along with a team-high 24 quarterback pressures charismatic team leader who registered 147 career tackles (28.0 for loss), 13.5 sacks, 11 pass breakups, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles in 1,771 snaps over 58 career games (24 starts) from 2018-22, helping the Tigers to a 60-9 record, four ACC titles, two national championship game berths and a national title in his five seasons at Clemson. TERRENCE FLAGLERTailback 1986First-team All-American by the Football Writers Association and runner-up in ACC Player of the Year voting in 1986 13th in the nation in rushing, but third in yards-per-carry among players with at least 800 yards third Tiger to score four touchdowns in a game had 274 all-purpose yards at Wake Forest in 1986 set the regular-season record for yards per game (106.9) in 1986 drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round (No. Sadly, the college football . The Tigers were ranked No. 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. Clemson makes the top ten for a Peach State offensive linemen in the 2024 class. No. DAVE THOMPSONOffensive Guard 1970First-team All-America guard played center his senior year recipient of the state of South Carolina Jacobs Blocking Trophy in 1970 First-Team All-ACC in 1970 second-round draft pick of the Lions in 1971; he was the No. Clemson Tigers School History Seasons: 121 (1902 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 769-461-44 Conferences: ACC, Southern, Ind Conf. Seegers was a two-time All-American selection for the Tigers, earning first-team honors in 1993. 12 overall pick of the 1960 draft by the New York Giants first Tiger to play in the Hula Bowl; he also played in the 1960 College All-Star Game in Chicago, Ill. named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996. 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. Tied with Watkins and Hopkins for the most receiving touchdowns in Clemson history, Higgins is likely one of the most underrated players to play for the Tigers. 17 Texas A&M in 2005 had 9.5 knockdowns in the win over No. Clemson nearly lost to Auburn, Troy and Lamar Jackson's Louisville teams early and did lose to Pitt in mid-November . O.K. SHAQ LAWSONDefensive End 2015Finalist for the Hendricks Award, Lombardi Award and Nagurski Trophy semifinalist for the Bednarik Award consensus All-American first-team All-American by the Associated Press, ESPN.com, AFCA, USA Today and Walter Camp second-team All-American according to CBS Sports, Sporting News and Sports Illustrated first-team All-ACC (media, coaches) had 88 tackles, 25.5 for loss and 12.5 sacks to lead all Tigers in the latter two categories led all FBS players in total tackles for loss his 25.5 tackles for loss were sixth-most in a single season in Clemson history his sack total tied the late Gaines Adams for fourth-most in a single season in Clemson history had at least one tackle for loss in 14 of the 15 games third on the team with 15 quarterback pressures selected in the first round (No. Saints (from 49ers through Dolphins and Broncos . 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. 22 Virginia after catching nine passes to post ACC Championship Game records with 182 yards and a school-record-tying three touchdown receptions his third touchdown reception against Virginia tied not only the single-game school record of three, but also represented his 27th career touchdown reception to tie DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins career record at Clemson in that contest against Virginia, he became the first player in Clemson history to catch multiple touchdowns in three consecutive games finished his three-year career from 2017-19 with 135 career receptions for 2,448 yards with 27 receiving touchdowns over 1,279 snaps in 43 games (30 starts). 60) Alabama S Jordan Battle (No. . DALTON FREEMANCenter 2012One of six finalists for the Rimington Trophy one of 50 candidates for the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award first-team All-American by AFCA second-team All-American by AP, Lindys, Phil Steele, Scout.com and Walter Camp First-Team All-ACC selection (media, coaches) second-team Academic All-American by CoSIDA; he became the first Tiger Academic All-American since 2001 and the fourth Tiger in history to be named an All-American on the field and in the classroom in the same academic year first-team Academic All-District by CoSIDA Academic All-ACC selection NFF Hampshire Honor Society member NSCA First-Team Strength & Conditioning All-American; he became just the second Tiger in history to be named an All-American on the field, in the classroom and in the strength training room in one season Senior Bowl invitee had 28 knockdowns in 959 snaps over 13 games (13 starts). RALPH JENKINSCenter 1945Second-team All-American in 1945 played in the 1946 Blue-Gray Classic; he was one of the first Tigers chosen to an All-Star game All-American as a junior; he started only four games as a senior due to injury three-time captain, the first three-time captain in school history one of the top centers in Tiger history; he was a starter from 1943-45 started all 27 games at center his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons second Clemson offensive lineman to earn All-America honors 14th-round draft pick of the Steelers after the 1946 season played one year of professional football (1947) inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1995. Top 10 Games - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site Clemson 11 Cumberland 11 - 1903 Clemson 32, South Carolina 0 - 1928 Clemson 13, Tulane 10 - 1938 Clemson 6, - Boston College 3 1939 Clemson 24, Missouri 23 - 1948 Clemson 15, Miami (FL) 14 - 1950 Clemson 20, Rice 7 - 1957 Clemson 23, TCU 7 - 1959 Clemson 14, NC State 6 - 1967 Watson was selected number 12 overall in the first round of the 2017 class. A four-time All-ACC selection (three of which were first-team selections) and two-time All-American, Hyatt played a school-record 3,754 snaps over 58 games. 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. TYLER DAVISDefensive Tackle 2022Earned second-team All-America honors from the FWAA and Phil Steele as a team captain in 2022 earned a Bednarik Award semifinalist selection that year first-team All-ACC selection who also garnered first-team All-ACC honors from the AP and Phil Steele in 2022 and was a second-team All-ACC selection by Pro Football Focus started 11 of the 12 games in which he appeared that year, finishing credited with 27 tackles (9.5 for loss), 5.5 sacks, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery. One of the most beloved Tigers ever, Spiller was electric during his four-year Clemson career. 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. 28 overall selection) by Pittsburgh in 1976 tight end with the Steelers from 1976-85 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1984 inducted into the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame in 1993 Clemsons No. Wondering what an all-time Clemson roster would look like? Spiller, James Davis FB: Kevin Mack, Tracy Johnson WR: Sammy Watkins, DeAndre Hopkins WR: Jerry Butler, Perry Tuttle TE: Dwayne Allen, Bennie Cunningham LT: Stacy Long, Lou Cordileone LG: Joe Bostic, Harry Olszewski C: Kyle Young, Jeff Bostic Watkins is one of the best to ever do it. Ben Boulware. Here is a look at each Tiger drafted or signed to a UDFA deal from the 2023 NFL draft. 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. 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. 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. 15 overall) by the Seahawks in 1997 leading tackler for Seattle in both 2000 and 2001 named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2008. . Tuttle is one of the most decorated receivers in. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. BARRY RICHARDSONOffensive Tackle 2007First-team All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com second-team All-American by Walter Camp Foundation First-Team All-ACC selection each of the last two years; he was the first Tiger offensive tackle to be a first-team pick since Jim Bundren (1996,97) chosen to play in the Senior Bowl graduated with a degree in health science in December 2007 two-time ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week in 2007, as he received the honor at Maryland and Duke; he had three selections in his career; he also won the award as a sophomore at NC State Clemsons highest-graded offensive lineman eight times in 2007, including five consecutive games led the offensive line in snaps five times graded at least 89 percent in four consecutive games (Central Michigan through Wake Forest games); Clemson won all four games had 8.5 knockdown blocks and a 91-percent grade at Duke; he was named ACC Lineman-of-the-Week for that performance one of the more reliable linemen in Clemson history, as he played 49 consecutive games and started 44 in a row played 890 snaps in 2007 played 2,778 career snaps. The guard earned All-ACC honors in 1992 as well as 1993. 13 Georgia Tech to go with a 90-percent grade reliable blocker for C.J. BLK. CORDREA TANKERSLEYCornerback 2016First-team All-American in 2016 by USA Today and Pro Football Focus third-team All-America cornerback by Associated Press fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele Bednarik Award and Thorpe Award semifinalist in 2016 first-team All-ACC in 2016, third-team selection in 2015 named to ESPN All-Bowl team in 2016 20th in the nation in interceptions in 2015 with five third round draft choice of the Miami Dolphins played 55 games, 30 as a starter had 149 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, nine interceptions and 22 passes broken up had two interceptions in ACC Championship game win over Virginia Tech, including one inside the last 90 seconds that clinched the win for the Tigers. Clemson edge Myles Murphy (No. Welcome to The Clemson Insider's European Union Experience. Allen is right up there with Cunningham. Freeman was also a two-time first-team All-ACC selection. Clemson Tigers football; . TAJH BOYDQuarterback 2012One of 10 finalists for the Manning Award one of 15 players on the Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List one of 16 semifinalists for the Davey OBrien National Quarterback Award one of 15 candidates for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award first-team All-American by AFCA, becoming the first Tiger quarterback in history to earn first-team All-America honors ACC Player of the Year (media, coaches) ACC Offensive Player of the Year (media, coaches) First-Team All-ACC selection (media, coaches) was 287-of-427 passing for 3,896 yards and an ACC-record 36 touchdowns against 13 interceptions in 959 snaps over 13 games (13 starts) completed 67.2 percent of his passes and had a 165.6 pass efficiency rating had 514 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns had 4,410 total yards and was responsible for an ACC-record 46 touchdowns. CLELIN FERRELLDefensive End 2017,18Became Clemsons second two-time, first-team AP All-American and the schools first such player since Terry Kinard in 1981,82 consensus selection in 2018, earning first-team honors by AP, AFCA, FWAA and Walter Camp 2018 Ted Hendricks Award winner 2018 ACC Defensive Player of the Year despite playing only three seasons, his 44 starts were the most by a defensive end/outside linebacker in school history when his Tiger career ended selected fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2019 NFL Draft, tying Banks McFadden (1939), Gaines Adams (2007) and Sammy Watkins (2014) for the highest NFL Draft selection in Clemson history exited Clemson tied for fourth in Clemson history with 27 career sacks, tied with William Perry compiled his 27 sacks in only three seasons prior to departing for the NFL, the most sacks in a three-year career in Clemson history at the time of his departure. Obed Ariri (1977-'80): He was the first of a long line of great kickers at Clemson from 1977-'94. 5 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians (1999) ACC 50-Year Anniversary player (2002). 12 and No. He was a unanimous first-team All-American and ACC Player of the Year in 2009. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. A finalist for the Outland Trophy in 1990, which is awarded to the nations top offensive lineman, Long is one of the Clemson has to offer. 29 in the 2023 NFL draft Thursday night. He was a first-team All-American in 1977 and 1978 and an All-ACC selection both seasons. Here are some of the best players to ever don the Paw for Clemson University and briefly explain how they made the list for an All-time Clemson football team: Quarterback Deshaun Watson. Check out our other College Wire all-time lineups: Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. LEVON KIRKLANDLinebacker 1990,91Semifinalist for the 1991 Lombardi Award first-team All-American by Kodak/AFCA, Sporting News, Scripps Howard and Walter Camp, and he was a second-team All-American by UPI and Football News AP and UPI Second-Team All-American as a junior only underclassman to be a finalist for the 1990 Butkus Award had 19 sacks, 40 tackles for loss and seven recovered fumbles in his career third on Clemsons No. He was selected ninth overall in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. JACKIE CALVERTSafety 1950NEA First-Team All-America safety held Clemsons career record for rushing yards per attempt (5.92) for more than 65 years team co-captain for the 1951 Orange Bowl team top all-purpose yardage gainer that season with 1,220 yards; he was a fine all-around back held the Clemson record for career yards per passing attempt (8.76) until it was broken by Trevor Lawrence from 2018-20 25th-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams after the 1950 season one of the stalwarts on two undefeated Clemson teams nicknamed The Kid.. 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. 13 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft as Clemson become the first school in history to have three players selected as defensive linemen in the first round of a single draft. 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CARLOS WATKINSDefensive Tackle 2016First-team All-American in 2016 by CBS Sports second-team All-American in 2016 by Associated Press established Clemson record for sacks by a defensive interior lineman in 2016 with 10.5 named to 2016 All-Bowl Team by ESPN selected for the Senior Bowl fourth-round draft choice of Houston Texans first-team All-ACC graduated from Clemson in December 2016 finished career with 53 games, 30 as a starter had 191 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, including 14 sacks, one interception and seven passes broken up had at least one sack in nine games in 2016. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Hes the ACC career record-holder for rushing yards (4,952), total touchdowns (78), rushing touchdowns (70), and points (468). Greatest Clemson Tigers of all time: 50. The Tigers set an offensive record in 2019, with 7,931 yards, their fourth year eclipsing the 7,000-yard mark, overtaking 2018 's 7,908 yards. 131) Illinois RB Chase Brown (No. TREVOR LAWRENCEQuarterback 2020First-team selection by the FWAA in 2020, a year in which he tied for the highest Heisman Trophy voting finish in school history (second) led Clemson to a national championship as a true freshman in 2018 and served as the face and voice of the sport in the two seasons that followed concluded his career 34-2 (.944) as a starter, the third-best winning percentage by a starting quarterback with at least 30 career starts since Division I split in 1978, trailing only Miamis Ken Dorsey (.950) and USCs Matt Leinart (.949) exited as the winningest starting quarterback in Clemson history, surpassing the 32 career wins held by Rodney Williams, Tajh Boyd and Deshaun Watson completed 758-of-1138 career passes (66.6 percent) for 10,098 yards with 90 touchdowns and 17 interceptions for a pass efficiency rating for 164.26 in 2,237 snaps over 40 career games (36 starts) also rushed 231 times for 943 career rushing yards and 18 rushing touchdowns finished career undefeated as a starter in regular season play and did not lose a regular season game at either the high school or collegiate levels made five career College Football Playoff starts, tying Jalen Hurts for the most by a quarterback and setting the record for the most at a single program as of the time of his departure exited with Clemson career records in career winning percentage (.944), pass efficiency rating (164.3), yards per passing attempt (8.87) and tying for the most wins against Top 25 opponents (nine) started the final 11 games in 2018 as a true freshman in helping Clemson become the first major college football team in the modern era to go 15-0 became the first true freshman quarterback to lead his team to a national title since 1985 his 164.26 career pass efficiency rating broke Jameis Winstons ACC career record (163.28 from 2013-14) first quarterback ever to win three ACC Championship Games was only the sixth quarterback in ACC history to record 10,000 career passing yards and finished tied for third in conference history in career passing touchdowns became the first No. Clemson's No. Tulane (12-2, won Cotton Bowl) The Green Wave will be one of the top AAC and thus Group of Five contenders next season. In three seasons with the Tigers, Williams compiled 177 receptions for 2,727 yards and 21 touchdowns in 1,871 snaps over 42 games (30 starts). 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.
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