7 in the final College Football Playoff poll, and now match up. 1 football player of all-time by a panel of Clemson historians in 1999. 11 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002. 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. 2 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 received the Use Your Life Award from Oprah Winfreys Angel Network in 2001 named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007. 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. ISAIAH SIMMONSLinebacker 2019Unanimous first-team All-America selection in 2019, garnering top status from the AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News and WCFF became the sixth unanimous All-American in school history, joining Terry Kinard (1982), Gaines Adams (2006), C.J. DAVID TREADWELLPlacekicker 1987Consensus first-team All-American walked on to team and redshirted, then he was a reserve behind Donald Igwebuike in 1984 leading vote-getter on the All-ACC Sportswriters first team, receiving all but one of the votes in 1987 fifth in the nation with 1.8 field goals per game will always be remembered for beating Georgia with field goals inside the last 10 seconds in 1986 and 1987 six times in his career he won or tied games with field goals inside the last three minutes of the fourth quarter participated in the Hula Bowl, kicking three field goals and an extra point with the Denver Broncos, he played in the Pro Bowl after the 1989 season as a rookie All-Rookie team selection in 1989 played with New York Giants in 1993 and 1994 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1997. 3 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1992 and Ring of Honor in 2001 inducted into the state of South Carolina 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. ROB BODINEMiddle Guard 1991First-team All-American in 1991 by the Football Writers and second-team by AP, Sporting News and College & Pro Football Weekly honorable mention All-American by UPI and Football News First-Team All-ACC in 1991 for the second straight year led the nation in tackles for loss (27) as a senior, tying the school record had 48 tackles for loss in his career anchored the defensive line on the unit that led the nation in rushing defense in 1991 accomplished all of this in three years; he played at North Dakota as a freshman only walk-on non-kicker in Tiger history to be a first-team All-American inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2009. Between the Tigers long-lasting rivalry with South Carolina and their battles with Alabama in the College Football Playoff, adding Clemson to the SEC would be a win-win scenario for both sides. 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. In his time at Clemson, Swinney has a 150-36 (.806) in 14. Spiller (128 in 2009) for most in Clemson history, and also topped the kick-scoring record of 118 posted by current Arizona Cardinals kicker Chandler Catanzaro in 2011 missed just one field goal against ACC competition. By: Staff Reports, Clemson defensive end K.J. 19 overall pick) of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. 1 NFL Draft pick in Clemson history in 2021. Bostic might be the best offensive lineman the Tigers have had. He led the Tigers to a national championship win his true freshman season, becoming the first freshman to do so since 1985. He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. 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. ESPN's 33rd-best player in college football (2022) Second-Team All-ACC (2021) Fourth-Team All . 17 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. Nicknamed "The Judge", Davis is one of the essential Clemson linebackers of all time. 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. 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). The teams have combined to win 24 ACC football titles since 1991. 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. He was selected with the nineteenth overall pick in the first round of the 1982 NFL draft. Clemson was a College Football Playoff finalist in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019, defeating Alabama in both 2016 and 2018 to secure the national title. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. With the honorable mentions out of the way, here are the top five Clemson football players of all time. 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). We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 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. Championships: 22 National Championships: 1981, 2016 and 2018 Bowl Record: 49 Bowls, 26-23, .531 W-L% ( Major Bowls ) Ranked in AP Poll: 32 Times (Preseason), 36 Times (Final), 493 Weeks (Total) We present them here for purely educational purposes. 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). 27 overall pick) by the Houston Texans one of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award Maxwell Award Watch List member second-team All-American by Athlon, CBSSports.com, Lindys, Phil Steele and Scout.com third-team All-American by AP First-Team All-ACC selection (media, coaches) had 82 receptions for 1,405 yards and an ACC-record 18 touchdowns in 738 snaps over 13 games (13 starts) had 206 receptions for 3,020 yards and 27 touchdowns in his career named to the NFL All-Rookie team in 2014 with the Houston Texans. Conf.) 25 overall) in 1987 earned two Super Bowl Championship rings with the 49ers played for Jacksonville of the Arena Football League in 2000 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2012. He is most well known for the catch, where in the closing moments of the 1977 South Carolina game, a reception that gave the Tigers a 31-27 win over the Gamecocks. There's no telling what will happen, but we can do our best to predict things. 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. Tuttle is one of the most decorated receivers in. 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. Although he had to wait a bit to hear his name called, Bresee found his new home in the pros and was ecstatic. Clemson legend Steve Fuller allowed Watson to wear his then retired #4 jersey, which told you what you need to know about Watson. 10 Virginia Tech on Oct. 1 in his home state; all four sacks came in the second half and he was a big reason Clemson held the Hokies without a touchdown at home for the first time since 1995; named national defensive performer-of-the-week and national defensive lineman-of-the-week by College Football Performance Awards; named ACC Defensive Lineman-of-the-Week. He is the first and only Clemson tight end to win the John Mackey Award in 2011, which is awarded to the best tight end in college football. 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. Sign up for the Clemson Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. 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. The 1979 Clemson University football season was a special one in many respects. WILLIAM PERRYMiddle Guard 1982-84First Tiger three-time All-American 13th ACC player named a two-time consensus All-American first among Division I players in tackles for loss as a senior with 2.45 per game only fourth defensive player to be named All-ACC three years first Tiger to be a three-time selection to the All-ACC team Clemsons all-time leader in sacks (25) until his brother (Michael Dean) broke the record three years later all-time ACC leader in tackles for loss (60) in his career until Michael Dean broke it by one in 1987 first Clemson down-lineman to lead the team in tackles Lombardi Award finalist in 1984 nicknamed Refrigerator first-round draft pick of the Bears won the National Championship as rookie with Clemson in 1981 and the Super Bowl Championship as a rookie with the Bears (1985) named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 Clemsons No. Former Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee got drafted by the New Orleans Saints at No. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Winsipedia - Database and infographics of Clemson Tigers (ACC) football all-time record, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, All-Americans, Heisman winners, and NFL Draft picks Murphy played in all but one game during his time at Clemson, opting out of the 2022 bowl game. April 12, 2023 Three Tigers Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society Football . Here's a look at our choices for the offensive starters and backups on Clemson football's all-time roster: Starting QB: Trevor Lawrence Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports To put it. WNBA. The reality is that the ACC produces far less revenue and doesnt provide the competitiveness or allure that the SEC or the Big Ten does. Join our linker program. DT William Perry, 1981-84 William "The Refrigerator" Perry is one of the most. 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. 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.
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