Clemson Football All-Time Rosters Clemson football fans looking for more information about the program's history can view every Clemson football roster back to 1944. JACKSON CARMANOffensive Tackle 2020Second-team All-American according to CBS Sports in 2020 helped Clemson allow only 20 sacks in 2020, tying for the fewest in the ACC and posting the fewest in the conference on a per-game basis with 1.67 sacks per game, Clemsons first time leading the ACC in sacks allowed per game in the Dabo Swinney era started all 12 games at left tackle that year, playing 793 snaps as Clemson led the ACC as the only team to allow fewer than two sacks per game also a second-team All-ACC honoree who was also named second-team all-conference by the AP declared for the NFL Draft after playing 1,934 snaps over 40 career games (27 starts) from 2018-20 started two years from 2019-20 and was a key reserve in 2018 on lines that won three ACC Championships, earned three College Football Playoff berths and helped Travis Etienne become the ACCs all-time leading rusher. A first-team All-American in 1967, Olszewski started thirty consecutive games for the Tigers. The 1979 Clemson University football season was a special one in many respects. A dangerous combination of speed and size, Cunningham is one of the best tight ends in ACC history. 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. He is well known for being on the cover of Sports Illustrated, celebrating Clemsons 1981 National Championship. He was selected 12th overall in the first round of the 1960 NFL draft by the New York Giants. Won back-to-back ACC player of the year awards from 2018-2019 and is the NCAA FBS record holder for most career games scoring a touchdown (46 of his 55 career games). 10 Miami (Fla.) in 2004 named to Sports Illustrateds All-Bowl team for his performance against Tennessee in the 2004 Peach Bowl second-round draft pick of the Jets named to the 2007 Pro Bowl as a kick returner. 17 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999. Clemson has played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina since 1942. 19 overall) of the Bills played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; he helped that team to the Grey Cup Championship in 1990 inducted into the Winnipeg Hall of Fame in 1997 named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 Clemsons No. 11 overall pick played in the 1994 Pro Bowl had 33 interceptions in the decade of the 1990s, ninth-best in the NFL named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 Clemsons No. He was the backbone of Clemson's 1981 national championship-winning defense in a year where he earned first-team All-American honors, totaling 175 tackles that season and 469 career tackles. He led the Tigers to a national championship win his true freshman season, becoming the first freshman to do so since 1985. Formed in 1896, the program has an all-time record of 790-466-44, with a bowl record of 28-22. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. A first-team All-American in 1959, Cordileone won two ACC championships with the Tigers. 25 overall) by the Packers in 1999 10th in the nation in kickoff returns (26.9) in 1998 semifinalist for the Thorpe Award finished his career third in Tiger history in career pass breakups (35) had 14 pass breakups as a senior to lead the club and finish second in the ACC first Tiger in history to have two 80-yard plays in one game; he had a 93-yard fumble return for a touchdown and 85-yard kickoff return at Virginia had 10 takeaways in his career for 299 yards chosen to play in the 1999 Senior Bowl and 1999 East-West game Second-Team All-ACC selection in 1997 had two interceptions, including one returned 42 yards for a score, at South Carolina in 1997. 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. 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 Heres a look at our choices for the offensive starters and backups on Clemson footballs all-time roster: To put it simply, Trevor Lawrence is among the best college quarterbacks of all time. KEITH ADAMSLinebacker 1999,00Two-time first-team All-American first-team All-American by Sporting News in 1999 and 2000 AP Second-Team All-American in 1999 and a first-team selection in 2000 one of three finalists for the Butkus Award in 2000 one of five finalists for the National Defensive Player of the Year by Football News one of three finalists for the Bednarik Award in 2000 first-team All-American by Walter Camp, Football News and Gannett News Service in 2000 ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 1999; he was runner-up for the honor as a senior set 14 Clemson records, including sacks in a game and season, and tackles for loss in a game and season led the nation in tackles (186) and tackles for loss (35) in 1999 First-Team All-ACC selection as a sophomore and junior had 54 career sacks entered the NFL draft after his junior year and was a seventh-round pick of the Titans fourth sophomore in Clemson history to earn All-America honors when he was named in 1999 five-time ACC Defensive Player-of-the-Week in 1999 won the Banks McFadden Award in 1999 as the top college player in the state of South Carolina First-Team All-ACC selection as a sophomore and junior one of five finalists for National Defensive Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000 had a school-record 27 tackles against South Carolina in 1999 had six tackles for loss and four sacks against Duke in 1999 ended his career sixth in school history in tackles (379), including 54 tackles for loss and 23 sacks played the 2001 season with the Cowboys then with the Eagles from 2002-04 played in the 2005 Super Bowl with the Eagles inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2011 his son, running back Keith Adams Jr., signed in Clemsons 2022 recruiting class. He was a unanimous first-team All-American and ACC Player of the Year in 2009. OBED ARIRIPlacekicker 1980Set or tied nine NCAA records for field-goal kicking and scoring NCAA all-time leader in career field goals with 63 at the time of his graduation and led the country with 23 as a senior tied the national record with the most consecutive games with at least one field goal (14) had seven in a season and 17 career multiple field-goal games to tie NCAA records set seven other ACC and eight Clemson records all-time leader in kick-scoring points (288) for both Clemson and the ACC until 1994 played three seasons of soccer once kicked three field goals to beat Notre Dame 16-10 in football and scored the only goal in an NCAA soccer win over South Carolina in an eight-day span seventh-round draft pick of the Baltimore Colts in 1981 played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1984 and for the Washington Redskins in 1987, earning a Super Bowl ring as one of the replacement players during the 1987 NFLPA strike inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1998. His 101 receptions and 1,464 receiving yards from 2013 are both school. Ranked 10th in AP, 12th in UPI TRENDING:. Clemson makes the top ten for a Peach State offensive linemen in the 2024 class. He was a two-time recipient of both the Davey OBrien Award and the Manning Award. Walter Camp Foundation and Sporting News third-team selection by Associated Press ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year by the ACC coaches first-team All-ACC as a senior in 2016 Clemsons top tackler in 2016 with 131 earned his degree in December of 2016 first-team All-ACC in 2016 signed free agent contract with Carolina Panthers only three-time All-Bowl team selection in Clemson history, he was chosen by ESPN in 2014, 2015 and 2016 three time Academic All-ACC honoree (2013, 2015, 2016) finished career with 352 tackles in 53 games had 26 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and five interceptions to go with six caused fumbles and four fumble recoveries had 17 career double figure tackle games, Clemson was 16-1 in those games. Alabama /Arkansas /Auburn / Colorado / Florida /Georgia /Iowa /LSU /Michigan /Michigan State /Nebraska /North Carolina /Notre Dame /Ohio State /Oklahoma /Oregon /Penn State /Rutgers /Tennessee /Texas /Texas A&M /USC /Wisconsin. A member of Clemson's Centennial Team, as well as its Hall of Fame, there is no question that Tuttle belongs on the All-Time Dream Team. Football . 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. 2016 Clemson (14-1) CFP result: Beat Ohio State 31-0; beat Alabama 35-31. All-Time Clemson Team Offense First Team, Second team QB: Steve Fuller, Tajh Boyd RB: C.J. The 2023 NFL Draft presented every team in the league the chance to . 4 overall) by the Buccaneers in 2007, tying at the time for the highest draft pick in Clemson history received his degree from Clemson in December 2006; he was one of just two players in 2006 to be a consensus first-team All-American, college graduate and first-round draft pick (Patrick Willis of Mississippi was the other) tied the Tiger record for sacks in a career with 28, the same number Michael Dean Perry had between 1984-87 ACC Defensive Player of the Year; he won the award by a wide margin, as he had 56 first-place votes and the second-place player had just eight second in the voting for ACC Player of the Year behind Georgia Techs Calvin Johnson one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Award, given to the top defensive player in the nation one of six finalists for the Ted Hendricks Award one of 12 semifinalists for the Lombardi Award first-team All-American by Rivals.com, SportsLine.com and Sports Illustrated the most decorated Clemson defensive player since Terry Kinard in 1982 First-Team All-ACC; he was the top vote-getter among defensive players and second among all players behind Calvin Johnson, who was unanimous provided Clemson with perhaps the most important play of 2006; he had a 66-yard fumble return on a botched field-goal attempt by Wake Forest on the first play of the fourth quarter; Clemson trailed 17-3 entering that play, the first snap of the fourth quarter; his return for a score was the Pontiac Game Changing Play-of-the-Week for all of college football and was one of four finalists for the play-of-the-year had 12.5 sacks, best in the ACC, third-most in the nation and tied for the second-most in Clemson history third in the ACC in tackles for loss with 17.5 and had 63 tackles in 2006 had a school-record streak of eight consecutive games with at least one sack; the previous record was just five second in Clemson history among defensive linemen in pass breakups (21) ACC Defensive Lineman-of-the-Week twice as a senior for his performances at No. We present them here for purely educational purposes. ANDRE BRANCHDefensive End 2011Had 197 tackles, 33.5 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, 40 quarterback pressures and 11 pass breakups in 1,886 snaps over 48 games (27 starts) in his career made at least one tackle in 41 straight games emerged as one of the top defensive ends in the nation as a senior drafted in the second round (No. Seegers was a two-time All-American selection for the Tigers, earning first-team honors in 1993. BRIAN DAWKINSStrong Safety 1995Second-team All-American by AP and Sporting News in 1995 First-Team All-ACC selection in 1995 and second-team in both 1993 and 1994 eighth in the nation in interceptions (6) in 1995 set a Clemson record for interceptions in a quarter against Duke with three in 1995; he was named Sports Illustrateds National Defensive-Player-of-the-Week for that performance tied for second in Clemson history in career takeaways (15) finished his career third in Tiger history in tackles by a defensive back second-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996 NFL All-Rookie selection in 1996 chosen to the Pro Bowl at the conclusion of the 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 seasons named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2009 had his No. STEVE FULLERQuarterback 1978Third-team All-American in 1978 coupled with being on the Academic All-American team two years ACC Player of the Year in 1977,78 led Clemson to the 1978 ACC title and Gator Bowl win; Clemson was 11-1 and ranked No. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 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. He made a Clemson record at the time 23 field goals in 1980. Playing alongside Sammy Watkins, the two wideouts became one of the scariest duos in college football. Dabo Swinney and Clemson will close out their 2022-23 college football season in the Orange Bowl. 13 Georgia Tech when he had 10 knockdown blocks and graded a career-high-tying 90 percent in 52 plays came on strong at the end of 2006; he was Clemsons highest-rated offensive lineman in six of the last seven games averaged an 86.7-percent film grade and 8.2 knockdown blocks per game in the last seven games of 2006 led Clemson in knockdown blocks in five of the last six games led Clemson in film grade in eight of the 13 games started eight of the 12 games in 2005, including the victory over Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl when he had eight knockdown blocks second on the team in knockdowns in 2005 with 74.5 had 13 intimidation blocks to tie for the team lead in 2005 had eight knockdowns in the win over No. 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. 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. JEB FLESCHOffensive Guard 1991First-team All-American by AP, UPI, Football News and Walter Camp First-Team All-ACC pick leader of an offensive line that led the Tigers to the 1991 ACC title team leader in knockdown blocks (72) in the 1991 regular season; he led the team in that category in six different games had 262 career knockdown blocks played 2,630 career snaps started 45 straight games; he ended his career second in Clemson history in career starts by an offensive lineman and second in starts by any player signed a free-agent contract with the Seahawks in 1992. 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. Here are the top 10 all-time NFL players who played for the Tigers,. DWAYNE ALLENTight End 2011Had 93 receptions for 1,079 yards and 12 touchdowns in 41 games (33 starts) in his career; the 93 catches tied for the most in a career by a Tiger tight end declared to forgego his senior season and enter the NFL Draft drafted in the third round (No. 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. Clemson nearly lost to Auburn, Troy and Lamar Jackson's Louisville teams early and did lose to Pitt in mid-November . Obed Ariri (1977-'80): He was the first of a long line of great kickers at Clemson from 1977-'94. TigerNet All-Time Clemson Football Teams: #4 by John Greene - Correspondent - 2000-08-25 18:14:49.0 Follow us: 1950 (9-0-1, 3-0-1, 2nd In So. Former Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee got drafted by the New Orleans Saints at No. . K.J. 15 overall) by the Washington Redskins left Clemson as the schools all-time leader in receptions (166); he set the record with seven for 94 yards against Virginia Tech in the 2001 Gator Bowl had 2,498 receiving yards and 13 touchdown catches in his career had two 1,000-yard receiving seasons set the Clemson record with 80 catches for 1,084 yards in 1999 had at least two catches in his last 28 games and at least one in his last 30 games had nine 100-yard receiving games in his career tied the Clemson single-game record with 11 catches against Marshall in 1999 tied the Clemson single-game record for touchdown catches with three against North Carolina in 2000 23rd in the nation in reception yards per game in 2000 led the ACC in receptions in 1999 Second-Team All-ACC as a junior and senior set nine records at Clemson had a 50-yard reception with 10 seconds left that set up the game-winning field goal against South Carolina in his final home game in 2000 had the game-deciding touchdown catch at South Carolina in 1999 IPTAY Athlete-of-the-Year for 2000-01 starting wide receiver for the Washington Redskins from 2001-04. GREG HUEGELPlacekicker 2015Second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated first walk-on to earn All-America honors in Clemson history while still a walk-on first-team freshman All-American by USA Today second-team All-ACC (media) third-team All-ACC (coaches) converted national-best 27 field goals (in 32 attempts), an 84-percent success rate scored 138 points, which set a Clemson single-season record for overall scoring and kick scoring overall point total passed C.J. Spiller for four years and had a lot to do with his success played in the East-West Shrine Game in Orlando, Fla. played his final year as a graduate student veteran of 48 games and 39 starts as a Tiger starter at guard and center over his career named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week five times in his career, tied for fourth in total player-of-the-week selections in Clemson history regardless of position and tied for the most among offensive linemen 2009 co-captain played 2,592 career snaps, more than any other active Tiger, 12th-most in Clemson history and seventh-most among offensive linemen three-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week in 2008, the first Tiger offensive lineman to win it three times in a year since 1990 (Stacy Long). DONNELL WOOLFORDCornerback 1987,88Consensus first-team All-America cornerback along with Terry Kinard as the only Clemson defensive backs to make All-American two seasons first Tiger in history to record double-figures in pass breakups in three different seasons Clemsons career leader in pass breakups (44) finalist for the Thorpe Award in 1988 First-Team All-ACC for two years, including the top vote-getter on defense in 1988 selected for both the East-West Shrine Bowl and Hula Bowl as a senior first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears; he was the No. 15 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002; he was the only tight end chosen. He started 32 games in a Clemson uniform. 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. 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. 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. 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. Do you have a blog? TRAYVON MULLENCornerback 2018Second-team AFCA All-American in 2018 Second-Team All-ACC Third-Team All-ACC by Phil Steele had 37 tackles, four tackles for loss, four pass breakups, two sacks and an interception in 701 snaps over 15 games (14 starts) in 2018 earned Defensive MVP honors in the national championship game against Alabama, collecting six tackles, a sack, caused fumble and an interception, which he returned 46 yards to set up a Tiger touchdown one of three Clemson players selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 2019 NFL Draft when he was picked in the second round (No.

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