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. This means more recent players will tend to dominate offensive lists. Welcome to The Clemson Insider's European Union Experience. 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. 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. Tuttle was a key piece of excellent Clemson football teams from 1979-1981. 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. NFL Draft picks 2023: Complete list of selections - The Athletic Clemson Fills 12 Spots on All-ACC Teams - Sports Illustrated All-Time Clemson Football Team | The Clemson Insider 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. Wondering what an all-time Clemson roster would look like? Clemson, Florida State expected to top ACC. 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. 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. Preview and Prediction: Clemson vs. Iowa State Jacoby Ford Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, VA) Class of 2006 Nicknamed "The Judge", Davis is one of the essential Clemson linebackers of all time. those 14 selections quarterback Trevor Lawrence and pass rushers Travon Walker and Josh Allen remain with the team. 25 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999. 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. BRIAN MANCECornerback 2002Fourth-team All-American and first-team All-ACC by Sporting News in 2002 Second-Team All-ACC selection had at least one pass defended in each of the last 11 games; he was third in the ACC in that category (17) moved into the top three in Clemson history in career interceptions (12), including one in his home finale against South Carolina 15th in the nation in interceptions per game; he was second in the ACC behind teammate Justin Miller had over 1,000 kickoff return yards in his career might have played his best all-around game as a senior in the win over Wake Forest; he had six tackles, one interception and a game-saving caused fumble; named ACC Defensive Back-of-the-Week had 60 tackles, six interceptions and 17 passes defended as a senior 27th in the nation punt returns (13.2) and 30th in kickoff returns (24.5) as a senior tied the Clemson single-game record for takeaways (3) in the win over Missouri in 2000; he had two interceptions and a recovered fumble had an 88-yard return against Georgia Tech in 2000 recipient of the Clemson Special Teams Award on defense in 2000 named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 1999-00. He became Clemsons fifth three-time All-American. He impressed with a 4.51 . JACKIE CALVERTSafety 1950NEA First-Team All-America safety held Clemsons career record for rushing yards per attempt (5.92) for more than 65 years team co-captain for the 1951 Orange Bowl team top all-purpose yardage gainer that season with 1,220 yards; he was a fine all-around back held the Clemson record for career yards per passing attempt (8.76) until it was broken by Trevor Lawrence from 2018-20 25th-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams after the 1950 season one of the stalwarts on two undefeated Clemson teams nicknamed The Kid.. 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. Find out more. Bostic might be the best offensive lineman the Tigers have had. LB Trenton Simpson becomes latest Clemson football pick in NFL - Yahoo BEN BOULWARELinebacker 2016Winner of the Jack Lambert Award as nations top linebacker in 2016 defensive MVP of the National Championship Game victory over Alabama defensive MVP of the 2015 Orange Bowl Bednarik Award, Nagurski Award and Lott Trophy national Defensive Player of the Week in Clemsons victory over Louisville in 2016 named to the 2017 Senior Bowl Second-team All-American by Football Coaches Association, USA Today, Football Writers Association. Though he dealt with injuries, Mike Williams became one of the best Clemson wide receivers ever and a national champion. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. By MARK LONG April 20, 2023 GMT. Allen is right up there with Cunningham. Henry was drafted by the Washington Commanders in the fifth round of the NFL draft Saturday afternoon. https://clemsonwire.usatoday.com/lists/clemson-football-all-time-roster-offensive-starters-and-backups/. 7 in the final College Football Playoff poll, and now match up. The Jaguars selected him in the first round of the 2021 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. Check out our other College Wire all-time lineups: Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 12 Georgia Tech in 2009 unanimous first-team All-American as a kick returner, just the third unanimous All-American in Tiger history finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting, tied at the time for the highest finish in Clemson history (Steve Fuller, 1978) and just the second top-10 finish in school history first-team All-American by Walter Camp as a kick returner and second-team as a running back first player in the history of the Walter Camp All-America team to be first or second-team All-American at two positions in the same year First-Team All-ACC selection named ACC Player-of-the-Week four times in 2009, more than any other ACC player ACCs career leader in all-purpose yards (7,588); he finished second in NCAA Division I history first player in ACC history with at least 1,000 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards; he finished with 1,212 rushing and 503 receiving broke the ACC record for all-purpose yards per game (191); the record had stood since 1968 only player in the nation with a touchdown in every one of his teams games in 2009 (14 in a row) went over 7,000 career all-purpose yards when he went 88 yards for a score with the opening kickoff at South Carolina; that play was his seventh career kickoff return for a score, an all-time NCAA record joined Reggie Bush as the only players in college football history with 3,000 rushing yards, 1,500 yards in kickoff returns, 1000 receiving yards and 500 yards in punt returns finished with eight kick returns for touchdowns in his career, tied for the NCAA record set 32 Tiger records in various categories, including the record for all-purpose yards, returns for touchdowns and many others third in Clemson history in career rushing just the sixth player in ACC history with 3,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a career had 21 career touchdowns of 50+ yards graduated in three-and-a-half years on Dec. 17, 2009; he received a standing ovation from the Clemson Board of Trustees when he crossed the stage, the first time that had happened for a student-athlete earned First-Team Academic All-ACC honors in 2008 when he made the Deans List first Clemson running back to earn First-Team Academic All-ACC and First-Team All-ACC honors on the field in same year in school history three-time All-American in track first-team strength All-American in 2008 had a career best time of 6.58 in the 60m and 10.22 in the 100m named to the Pro Bowl in 2012. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. 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. Since taking over for the Tigers back in 2008, Clemson has become a perennial powerhouse across the college football landscape. 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). Clemson lands in the top choices for a highly touted offensive line recruit. MITCH HYATTOffensive Tackle 2017,18Two-time All-American who played a school-record 3,754 snaps over 58 career games, including a then-record 57 starts in his career fifth consensus All-America offensive lineman in school history in 2018 when he earned first-team nods by AP, AFCA, FWAA and Walter Camp four-time All-ACC selection winner of the 2017 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, becoming the first Tiger to win the award in 30 years repeated as the 2018 Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner, becoming Clemsons first back-to-back recipient in school history seven-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week in his career.