15 Auburn had eight tackles and three sacks against Maryland to earn ACC Defensive Lineman-of-the-Week honors; he was the first Tiger to record three sacks in a game since 2001 had his ninth straight game involved in a sack at Wake Forest when he had two sacks. Clemson Tigers School History Seasons: 121 (1902 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 769-461-44 Conferences: ACC, Southern, Ind Conf. 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. Tuttle was a key piece of excellent Clemson football teams from 1979-1981. Ben Boulware. Clemson Fills 12 Spots on All-ACC Teams - Sports Illustrated 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. Spiller was third in the nation as a rushing duo ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week in Clemsons win over No. 11 gridder of all-time by a panel of historians in 1999 named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002. He impressed with a 4.51 . TANNER MUSESafety 2019Third-team All-America selection by the AP as a fifth-year senior in 2019 earned first-team All-ACC honors and was selected as a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award voted as a permanent team captain credited with 73 tackles, (6.0 for loss), 2.0 sacks, five pass breakups and a team-leading four interceptions in over 15 games (all starts) became the first Clemson player since DeAndre McDaniel in 2009 to record an interception in each of the first two games exited Clemson having appeared in 59 games, tying the school record helped Clemson to a 55-4 record in his 59 career contests, tied for the best four-year mark in FBS history. BRIAN DAWKINSStrong Safety 1995Second-team All-American by AP and Sporting News in 1995 First-Team All-ACC selection in 1995 and second-team in both 1993 and 1994 eighth in the nation in interceptions (6) in 1995 set a Clemson record for interceptions in a quarter against Duke with three in 1995; he was named Sports Illustrateds National Defensive-Player-of-the-Week for that performance tied for second in Clemson history in career takeaways (15) finished his career third in Tiger history in tackles by a defensive back second-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996 NFL All-Rookie selection in 1996 chosen to the Pro Bowl at the conclusion of the 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 seasons named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2009 had his No. 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. 137 overall pick) of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons third-team All-American by Athlon in 2014 First-Team All-ACC selection (media, coaches) in 2014 had 73 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 12 quarterback pressures, two caused fumbles and one recovered fumble in 530 snaps over 13 games in 2014 honorable mention All-ACC selection (media, coaches) in 2012 and 2013. AUSTIN BRYANTDefensive End 2017First-team All-American by FWAA as a junior second-team All-American by Walter Camp Foundation and third-team All-American by AP national defensive player-of-the-week vs. Auburn by Walter Camp Foundation and Bronko Nagurski Award ACC Defensive Lineman-of-the-Week against Auburn; had four sacks to tie the Clemson record and the most by a Tiger against an SEC team had 55 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks in 2017.