1 football player of all-time by a panel of Clemson historians in 1999. 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. . 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. Clemson Wire and the rest of our College Wire sites recently put together our all-time program rosters. JORDAN LEGGETTTight End 2015One of three finalists for the John Mackey Award, presented annually to the nations top tight end second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation honorable mention All-American according to Sports Illustrated first-team All-ACC (coaches) second-team All-ACC (media) third on the team with 40 catches for 525 yards and eight touchdowns in 892 snaps over 15 starts his eight touchdowns were most on the team 34 of his 40 catches went for first downs notched his eighth touchdown reception against Alabama in the National Championship Game to tie Dwayne Allen (2011) and Brandon Ford (2012) for the school single-season record by a tight end. NOLAN TURNERSafety 2020Earned second-team All-America status from the AFCA in 2020 also garnered a second-team selection from USA Today his selection in 2020 followed Tanner Muses All-American status in 2019, giving Clemson an All-America safety in consecutive years for the first time since 1981-82 (Terry Kinard) second-team All-ACC honoree who also earned all-conference nods from the AP (second-team) and PFF (first-team) who was credited with 66 tackles (6.0 for loss), a team-high three interceptions and three pass breakups in 2020 helped Clemson the ACC in total defense (326.8 yards per game) in 2020, Clemsons fifth time leading the conference in that category in a six-year span was leaning toward walking on at Alabama (the alma mater of his father, Kevin Turner, who played collegiately with Dabo Swinney) prior to receiving and accepting a scholarship offer from Clemson two weeks before National Signing Day. 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 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. 11 Maryland in College Park, to finish the regular season 10-1 (the best season in school history at the time). PERRY TUTTLEWide Receiver 1981First-team All American among the all-time Clemson leaders in career receptions, receiving yards, single-season yardage and most yards receiving by a junior career all-time Clemson leader in career receptions at the end of his career had five receptions for 56 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown in Clemsons Orange Bowl win over Nebraska; that was the final catch of his Tiger career; he made the Sports Illustrated cover with a touchdown celebration in that game, the first Tiger athlete on its cover while still a Clemson athlete caught at least one pass in each of his last 32 games first-round draft pick (No. All rights reserved. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. 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. 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. By: Staff Reports, Clemson defensive end K.J. The Jaguars selected him in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. There's no telling what will happen, but we can do our best to predict things. 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. 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. 244 overall pick) of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Ben Boulware totaled 261 tackles, eight sacks and had 26.5 tackles for loss . NATHAN BENNETTOffensive Guard 2006AP Third-Team All-American as a senior in 2006 First-Team All-ACC selection at offensive guard; he led the team in knockdown blocks (100) and intimidation blocks (22) allowed just one sack in 2006, a big reason Clemson was fifth in the nation in that category one of the veterans of the Clemson offensive line; he played 47 games with 38 career starts played 2,248 career snaps had 100 knockdown blocks in 2006 and 263.5 in his career a big reason Clemson was fifth in the nation in rushing yards, and the combination of James Davis and C.J. 11 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002. Playing alongside Sammy Watkins, the two wideouts became one of the scariest duos in college football. 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. 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), NFL/AFL stats for Clemson Tigers players at Pro-Football-Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, April 30, 6:46AM. The guard earned All-ACC honors in 1992 as well as 1993. Find out more. SAMMY WATKINSWide Receiver 2011,12,13National freshman-of-the-year by Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club, Rivals.com and Sporting News in 2011 national offensive freshman-of-the-year by CollegeFootballNews.com in 2011 first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly and Rivals.com in 2011; he became Clemsons first freshman to be named a first-team All-American first-team All-American (all-purpose) by AP and FoxSports.com; he became the first freshman in ACC history to be an AP First-Team All-American; he became just the fourth first-year freshman in NCAA history to earn AP First-Team All-America honors, joining Herschel Walker (1980) of Georgia, Marshall Faulk (1991) of San Diego State and Adrian Peterson (2004) of Oklahoma ACC Rookie-of-the-Year first-team freshman All-American by CBSSports.com, CollegeFootballNews.com, Football Writers Association, Phil Steele, Rivals.com and Sporting News one of 15 semifinalists for the 2011 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award; he was the only freshman or sophomore among the semifinalists one of 10 semifinalists for the 2011 Biletnikoff Award First-Team All-ACC selection (media) as a wide receiver and Second-Team All-ACC selection (media) as a specialist in 2011; he became the first Tiger freshman to earn First-Team All-ACC honors since 1995 (Anthony Simmons) and the first-ever Tiger freshman wide receiver to earn First-Team All-ACC honors had 82 receptions for 1,219 yards and 12 touchdowns, 231 yards on 32 carries and 33 kickoff returns for 826 yards and one touchdown for 2,288 all-purpose yards in 656 snaps over 13 games (10 starts) in 2011 first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly in 2012 Honorable Mention All-ACC selection (media, coaches) in 2011 had 57 receptions for 708 yards and three touchdowns, 97 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown, three punt returns for 11 yards and 13 kickoff returns for 257 yards in 403 snaps over 10 games (seven starts) in 2011 drafted in the first round (No. 54 overall pick) of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings first-team freshman All-American by FWAA in 2014 honorable mention All-ACC (media, coaches) in 2014. 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. HARRY OLSZEWSKIOffensive Guard 1967First-team consensus All-American only unanimous choice to the 1967 All-ACC team; it was his second straight year on the team named to the Silver Anniversary All-ACC team in 1977 played in the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Senior Bowl scored a 12-yard touchdown against South Carolina his junior year playing offensive guard; no Clemson offensive lineman has scored since won the ACC and state of South Carolina Jacobs Blocking Trophy in 1967 started 30-straight games drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Browns played for Montreal Alouettes in 1969,70 Clemson Hall of Fame inductee in 1980; he made it into the South Carolina Hall of Fame in 1990 named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 passed away in the spring of 1998 Clemsons No. 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. He is currently ranked second in school history in receptions, first in receptions per game (6.7), first in receiving yards, first in receiving yards per game (94.2), first in 100-yard receiving games (15), tied for first in receiving touchdowns, second in all-purpose yards (5,129), and fifth in kickoff return yards. DALE HATCHERPunter 1984Second-team All-American as a senior and honorable mention his junior year first player in Clemson history to average over 40 yards per punt in four seasons first player to lead Clemson in punting four straight years averaged 42.9 yards per punt with a 40.7-yard net in his career 20th in the nation in punting as a senior once held the school record for punts over 50 yards (44) and punts inside the 20-yard line (69) 19th in the nation in punting as a freshman, seventh as a junior and 20th as a senior third-round pick (No. 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. 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. 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. The Cleveland Browns selected the guard in the third round of the 1968 draft. MIKE WILLIAMSWide Receiver 2016Second-team All-American receiver by Walter Camp Foundation in 2016 also second-team All-American by Phil Steele first-round draft choice, the No. 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. Saints (from 49ers through Dolphins and Broncos . 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. BEN BOULWARE Linebacker 2016 Winner of the Jack Lambert Award as nation's top linebacker in 2016 defensive MVP of the National Championship Game victory over Alabama defensive MVP of the 2015 Orange Bowl He was the winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the ACC and the state in 1980. Atlantic Division champion Clemson leads the 2022 All-ACC Football Teams, which were announced on Tuesday. 6 overall) of the Seahawks in 1982 played with the Seahawks from 1982-93 and is second in Seahawk history in career sacks inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame (1996) named to Clemsons Centennial team (1996) inducted into the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame (2004). 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). He was selected ninth overall in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. He was named . Spiller was third in the nation as a rushing duo ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week in Clemsons win over No. Weve got you covered! 40 overall). ESPN's 33rd-best player in college football (2022) Second-Team All-ACC (2021) Fourth-Team All . His 101 receptions and 1,464 receiving yards from 2013 are both school. He led the Tigers to a national championship win his true freshman season, becoming the first freshman to do so since 1985. 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. O.K. April 15, 2023 Barnes' Pick-Six Propels White Team To 20-13 Victory Football . ANTWAN EDWARDSDefensive Back 1998First-team All-American by Football Digest in 1998 third-team All-American by Football News and AP First-Team All-ACC selection first-round draft pick (No. 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. He was a first-team All-American in 1977 and 1978 and an All-ACC selection both seasons. 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. Clemson football: Ranking the best CFP teams of all time Ranking every Clemson playoff team among all 36 teams that have made the College Football Playoff Share this article 147. Hopkins was selected 27th overall in the first round of the 2013 draft, where he developed into one of the best wide receivers in the NFL over the past decade. 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. 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. JOHN SIMPSONOffensive Lineman 2019Consensus All-American who was a first-team All-America selection of the AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News and WCFF in 2019 earned second-team AP All-America honors became the sixth Clemson offensive lineman to earn consensus All-American honors all-time, joining Harry Olszewski (1967), Stacy Long (1990), Jeb Flesch (1991), Stacy Seegars (1993) and Mitch Hyatt (2018) Outland Trophy semifinalist first-team All-ACC selection two-year starter for Clemson from 2018-19, helping the Tigers to a 29-1 record in those two seasons and helped running back Travis Etienne become the first player in school history to rush for 1,500 yards in multiple seasons selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The college football teams with most players picked in 2023 NFL draft Schedule Teams SEC Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia LSU Tennessee Texas A&M ACC Clemson UNC Big Ten Iowa Michigan. Clemson lands in the top choices for a highly touted offensive line recruit. Murphy played in all but one game during his time at Clemson, opting out of the 2022 bowl game. He was selected 28th overall in the first round of the 1976 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Clemson lands in the top choices for a highly touted offensive line recruit. NELSON WELCHPlacekicker 1992AP Third-Team All-American as a sophomore, just the second sophomore in Tiger history to be chosen to an AP All-America team First or Second-Team All-ACC selection all four years, the first Tiger to do that held 14 school records when he graduated, including field goals in a career (72); that total was also an ACC record Clemsons career scoring leader (301) until 2003 in the top 15 in the nation in field goals per game all four years, including 13th as a senior, 14th as a junior, second as a sophomore and fourth as a freshman kicked five field goals in a game three times had 25 multiple field-goal games kicked the game-winning field goal at Virginia in 1992 with 52 seconds left, giving Clemson a 29-28 win signed a free-agent contract with the Jaguars (1995) inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2007. 29. He started 32 games in a Clemson uniform. Predictions: Brad Senkiw: With no opt-outs, Clemson. We kick off our list with a familiar name from the recent past. 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. TRE LAMARLinebacker 2018Second-team All-American by AFCA in 2018 Butkus Award finalist Second-Team All-ACC had 85 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, a pass breakup and an interception in 565 snaps over 14 games (all starts) in 2018 first-team All-ACC honoree by ESPN and second-team selection by Phil Steele had 159 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, eight sacks, 11 quarterback pressures, three pass breakups, a caused fumble, recovered fumble and an interception in his career. 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.
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