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. 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. 11 Maryland in College Park, to finish the regular season 10-1 (the best season in school history at the time). 25 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999. April 18, 2023 Dabo Swinney To Compete In 2023 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge Football . DeANDRE HOPKINSWide Receiver 2012Drafted in the first round (No. 23 overall) of the Chiefs in 1979 played for the Super Bowl Champion Bears in 1985 named to the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame (1991) Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame inductee (1985) and one of three original inductees to the Clemson Ring of Honor (1994) quarterback on Clemsons Centennial Team (1996) Clemsons No. 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. C.J. 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. 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DALTON FREEMANCenter 2012One of six finalists for the Rimington Trophy one of 50 candidates for the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award first-team All-American by AFCA second-team All-American by AP, Lindys, Phil Steele, Scout.com and Walter Camp First-Team All-ACC selection (media, coaches) second-team Academic All-American by CoSIDA; he became the first Tiger Academic All-American since 2001 and the fourth Tiger in history to be named an All-American on the field and in the classroom in the same academic year first-team Academic All-District by CoSIDA Academic All-ACC selection NFF Hampshire Honor Society member NSCA First-Team Strength & Conditioning All-American; he became just the second Tiger in history to be named an All-American on the field, in the classroom and in the strength training room in one season Senior Bowl invitee had 28 knockdowns in 959 snaps over 13 games (13 starts). MARIO GOODRICHCornerback 2021Concluded his four-year career at Clemson spanning 2018-21 with a breakout senior season for which he earned third-team All-America honors from Pro Football Focus collected first-team All-ACC honors alongside fellow cornerback Andrew Booth Jr., making the tandem the first single-school duo to sweep both first-team All-ACC cornerback honors since North Carolinas Dre Bly and Robert Williams in 1997 also earned first-team all-conference nods from the AP and PFF and a second-team selection from Phil Steele credited with 48 tackles, nine pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble over 561 defensive snaps in 12 games (all starts) as a senior voted as a permanent team captain for 2021 earned 2021 Cheez-It Bowl Most Valuable Player honors after picking off a batted ball and returning it 18 yards for a touchdown as well as forcing a fumble on Iowa States final offensive play to seal a game-winning turnover on downs named to the AP All-Bowl team for his performance against the Cyclones posted a career-high four pass breakups at Syracuse that year, one breakup shy of the school record of five set by Perry Williams against Virginia Tech in 1985 finished his four-year tenure at Clemson credited with 84 tackles (0.5 for loss), 15 pass breakups, five interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 1,116 snaps over 47 games (16 starts). MACKENSIE ALEXANDERCornerback 2015Semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award second-team All-American by the Associated Press honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated first-team All-ACC (media, coaches) had 30 tackles, six pass breakups and two tackles for loss in 733 snaps over 14 games allowed just 12 completions in 47 attempts in coverage all year selected in the second round (No. Do you have a sports website? All-Americans - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site 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. 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. 20 jersey retired by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012 became Clemsons first inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018. Way-too-early college football preseason top 25 for the 2023 season Clemson makes the top ten for a Peach State offensive linemen in the 2024 class. 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. 64 overall pick) by the Indianapolis Colts seven-year NFL veteran with the Colts and Patriots who earned a ring in Super Bowl LIII John Mackey Award winner in 2011; he became the first Tiger finalist and winner of the award consensus first-team All-American first-team All-American by AP, ESPN.com, Football Writers Association, Phil Steele and SI.com second-team All-American by CBSSports.com honorable mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly First-Team All-ACC selection first-team All-ACC by CBSSports.com, ESPN.com and Phil Steele had 50 receptions for 598 yards and eight touchdowns (tied for fourth-most in school history) in 890 snaps over 14 games (14 starts) in 2011; his receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns were the most by a Tiger tight end in school history second on the team in receiving touchdowns and third on the team in both receptions and receiving yards had two receptions, both for touchdowns, for 32 yards against No.