7. A dangerous combination of speed and size, Cunningham is one of the best tight ends in ACC history. Clemson's No. DeANDRE HOPKINSWide Receiver 2012Drafted in the first round (No. With the honorable mentions out of the way, here are the top five Clemson football players of all time. TEE HIGGINSWide Receiver 2019Earned second-team All-American honors from USA Today in his final season at Clemson first-team All-ACC selection that season recorded 59 catches for a team-high 1,167 yards (which ranked as fifth-most in a season in school history) and 13 receiving touchdowns in 550 snaps over 15 games (all starts) named Most Valuable Player of the 2019 ACC Championship Game vs. No. The former Clemson offensive lineman is one of the newest Los Angeles Chargers after the team selected McFadden in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. Saints (from 49ers through Dolphins and Broncos . 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. He led the Tigers to a national championship win his true freshman season, becoming the first freshman to do so since 1985. 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. 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. 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. 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. JOE BLALOCKEnd 1940,41Clemsons first two-time All-American sophomore starter on the 1940 Cotton Bowl team leading Tiger receiver for three straight years tied for seventh in Tiger history in career touchdown catches (11) averaged 20.3 yards per catch in his career, still the school record on a yards-per-catch basis fifth-round draft pick of the Lions after the 1941 season played basketball in 1940-41 charter member of the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 inducted into the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 died Aug. 21, 1974 Clemsons No. "It's been a lifelong dream of mine to play in the NFL, and getting that call has been a moment that . K.J. He was selected with the nineteenth overall pick in the first round of the 1982 NFL draft. 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. 6 in the final poll had 4,359 passing yards and 6,096 total offense yards in his career had the second-best pass interception avoidance percentage (3.33) in NCAA history at the time of his graduation shared the Frank Howard Award with Jerry Butler for the 1978-79 academic year; he won it outright in 1977-78; he was the first two-time recipient of that award first-round draft pick (No. Nanney was a second-team All-American during Clemsons 1981 national championship run. 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. JOHNNY REMBERTLinebacker 1982AP Third-Team All-American finished his senior season as the second leading tackler behind Terry Kinard named to the 1982 All-ACC team had eight career interceptions, the highest total ever by a Tiger linebacker, and he only played two years at Clemson eighth in the nation in interceptions with 0.6 per game in 1982; that was highest-ever finish by a Clemson linebacker selected to the Blue-Gray game and Senior Bowl, but he withdrew due to injury Junior College All-American from Cowley College played with the New England Patriots for a decade fourth-round draft pick of the Patriots in 1983 played in the 1988 and 1989 Pro Bowls All-Pro selection by Sports Illustrated in 1988. Hyatt won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the ACC Conferences top offensive lineman twice. . JAMES FARROffensive Guard 1983AP Third-Team All-American in 1983 First-Team All-ACC selection started 34 consecutive games, including every game in 1983 and 35 total in his career major reason Clemson was 12th in the nation in rushing and 10th in scoring in 1983 twice named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week selected to play in the Blue-Gray Game and East-West Shrine Game 1983 recipient of the ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy played with the Washington Federals of the USFL in 1984 and Orlando Renegades in 1985. 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. 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. https://clemsonwire.usatoday.com/lists/clemsons-all-time-record-vs-each-sec-team/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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. 19 Florida State had a career-high 14 knockdown blocks in the win over Furman when he graded 88 percent in 42 snaps; he was Clemsons top offensive lineman in that game led the team in knockdown blocks (11.5) at NC State; he played a team-high 79 snaps back in the starting lineup against Wake Forest when he played 52 snaps and graded 82 percent. 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. The Chargers made McFadden the 156th overall pick, and they did so with the idea of bringing in an established player that can provide them with flexibility along their offensive front. A first-team All-American in 1959, Cordileone won two ACC championships with the Tigers. Becoming a premier program more recently under current head coach Dabo Swinney, Clemson has seen many of the programs best offensive talent suit up for the Tigers in the past couple of decades. 1 / 11 Clemson Clemson boasts an impressive list of NFL alumni. The teams have combined to win 24 ACC football titles since 1991. 8 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Clemson Ring of Honor in 2019. 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. 11 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002. 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. 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. He became Clemsons fifth three-time All-American. 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 was selected 28th overall in the first round of the 1976 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. JUSTIN MILLERKick Returner 2004Set the NCAA single-game record for kickoff return yards (282) at Florida State in 2004; he also had two kickoff returns for scores in that game to set a school record and tie an NCAA record three-year starter at cornerback as one of the greatest kick returners in Clemson history among the final 12 for the Thorpe Award in 2004 concluded his career third in Clemson history in career interceptions (13) had 30.7-yard kickoff return average in his career, best in ACC history and fourth-best in NCAA history had 50 kickoff returns for 1,534 yards in his career, as that 30.7 average was best in NCAA history given a minimum of 50 returns; he was second in Clemson history in that category behind former teammate Derrick Hamilton; he was just 18 yards short of Hamiltons total led the nation in kickoff returns in 2004 with a 33.1-yard average on 20 returns had a 13.0-yard average in punt returns to finish in the top 25 in the nation; he also had a punt return for a score against Wake Forest; that gave him a Tiger record three kick returns for touchdowns in the same season and a career standard of five (three kickoff, two punt) had seven tackles in the 2003 win over No. DORIAN ODANIELLinebacker 2017First-team All-American by Sports Illustrated and Bleacher Report in 2017 second-team All-American by AP and AFCA Butkus Award finalist Bowden Award finalist ACC Linebacker-of-the-Week against Auburn and Virginia Tech permanent team co-captain leading tackler the 2017 team national defensive player-of-the-week against at Tech had a team-high 14 tackles, one sack and a 22-yard interception return for a touchdown played in 50 victories in his career. 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 Butler was a monster. 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. He started 32 games in a Clemson uniform. Bresee was the No. Lawrence never lost a regular-season game as the Clemson starting quarterback. 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. 6 overall selection) of the Steelers, where he played two years Clemson Hall of Fame inductee in 1976 inducted into the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame in 1978 named to the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame in 1990 worked in textiles at Chemurgy Products, Inc. Clemsons No. 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). 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Henry was drafted by the Washington Commanders in the fifth round of the NFL draft Saturday afternoon. C.J. Sadly, the college football . Welcome to The Clemson Insider's European Union Experience. A two-time All-American and All-ACC selection in 2000 and 2001, Young started 40 games for the Tigers. Spiller (2009), DaQuan Bowers (2010) and Christian Wilkins (2018) won the Butkus Award in 2019, becoming the first Clemson player in the awards 35-year history to earn the honor presented annually to the nations top linebacker finalist for the Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy first-team All-ACC selection who was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year credited with team-high 107 tackles (16.0 for loss), 8.0 sacks, 10 pass breakups, three interceptions (returned for 42 yards), a forced fumble and a fumble recovery as a redshirt junior in his final season at Clemson in 2019 finished that year as only the third FBS player since 2005 to record at least 100 tackles, at least 16 tackles for loss, at least eight sacks and multiple interceptions in a season, becoming the first player to do so since Buffalos Khalil Mack in 2013 selected eighth overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2020 NFL Draft. 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. 40 overall). In three seasons at Clemson, Lawrence had a 34-2 record as a starter which is the third-best winning percentage by a starting QB with at least 30 career starts in college football history. ANTHONY SIMMONSLinebacker 1995-97Just the second ACC player in history to be named an AP All-American three different years left Clemson after his junior year with a chance to become just the second four-time AP All-American in college football history earned third-team All-America honors as a freshman and sophomore, and he was first-team as a junior AP and Playboy First-Team All-American in 1997, Clemsons first defensive player named to the first team since 1982 finished his career second in Tiger history in career tackles (486) led the ACC in tackles in 1996 and 1997 one of 10 semifinalists for the 1997 Butkus Award First-Team All-ACC selection three straight years had 52 tackles for loss in his career had 25 tackles for loss in 1997 to lead the ACC Clemsons top tackler in 28 of his 36 games had a streak of 17 straight games with at least one tackle for loss to end his career two-time recipient of the Banks McFadden Award as the top college player in South Carolina set the Clemson single-season tackle record (178) in 1996 ACC Rookie-of-the-Year in 1995 National Freshman-of-the-Year by UPI in 1995; he was the first defensive player in history to win the award four-time ACC Rookie-of-the-Week and two-time ACC Player-of-the-Week in 1995 first-round draft pick (No.