Conf.) ESPN's 33rd-best player in college football (2022) Second-Team All-ACC (2021) Fourth-Team All . Bostic might be the best offensive lineman the Tigers have had. A program with a long, rich history,Clemsonhas seen a lot of great teams with a lot of incredible talent over the years as the program has developed into a marquee name in college football. 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. Clemson Tigers School History - College Football at Sports-Reference.com Seegers was a two-time All-American selection for the Tigers, earning first-team honors in 1993. 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. He was a first-team All-American in 1977 and 1978 and an All-ACC selection both seasons. O.K. The Jaguars selected him in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. 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. 5 overall pick of the draft AFC Rookie-of-the-Year in 1979 by UPI and Sporting News played in the 1980 Pro Bowl played with the Bills for nine years (1979-87) named to the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1986 named to Clemsons Centennial team in 1996 inducted into the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame in 1997 Clemsons No. 1 football player of all-time by a panel of Clemson historians in 1999. 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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. 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. JACKSON CARMANOffensive Tackle 2020Second-team All-American according to CBS Sports in 2020 helped Clemson allow only 20 sacks in 2020, tying for the fewest in the ACC and posting the fewest in the conference on a per-game basis with 1.67 sacks per game, Clemsons first time leading the ACC in sacks allowed per game in the Dabo Swinney era started all 12 games at left tackle that year, playing 793 snaps as Clemson led the ACC as the only team to allow fewer than two sacks per game also a second-team All-ACC honoree who was also named second-team all-conference by the AP declared for the NFL Draft after playing 1,934 snaps over 40 career games (27 starts) from 2018-20 started two years from 2019-20 and was a key reserve in 2018 on lines that won three ACC Championships, earned three College Football Playoff berths and helped Travis Etienne become the ACCs all-time leading rusher. 4 pick of the Brooklyn Dodgers (football) after the 1939 season, that is tied for the highest draft pick ever by a Tiger played one year in the NFL and led the league in yards per carry coached defensive backs at Clemson for 26 years; he was also the head basketball coach from 1947-56 Clemsons McFadden Building, dedicated in 1995, is in his honor named to Clemsons Centennial team in April, 1996 Clemsons No. The 1979 Clemson University football season was a special one in many respects. 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. 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. 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.