24 Former Tigers on NFL Rosters

Sept. 5, 2011

CLEMSON, SC – Clemson has 24 former players on NFL rosters as of September 6, 2011. The list includes seven members of the 2010 Clemson team who will be rookies this year.

The first-year NFL players from Clemson include Da’Quan Bowers with Tampa Bay, Marcus Gilchrist with San Diego, Chris Hairston with Buffalo, Jamie Harper with Tennessee, Byron Maxwell with Seattle, Miguel Chavis with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Jarvis Jenkins with Washington. Jenkins suffered a torn ACL in a preseason game and is out for the year. Chavis is also on injured reserve.

The veteran of the group is Brian Dawkins, a senior at Clemson in 1995 who is playing in his 17th year. Trevor Pryce, who has been in the NFL since 1997, is a free agent and has not signed with a team yet.

A total of 13 players from the 2009 Clemson team that won the Atlantic Division of the ACC are on NFL rosters.

Clemson Players in the NFL
(as of September 5, 2011)
Number	Name	Position	Team
61	Thomas Austin	OG	Houston Texans
91	Da’Quan Bowers	DE	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22	Crezdon Butler	CB	Arizona Cardinals
	& Miguel Chavis	FB	Pittsburgh Steelers
30	Chris Clemons	S	Miami Dolphins
53	Kavell Conner	LB	Indianapolis Colts
73	# Jamie Cumbie	DT	Oakland Raiders
20	Brian Dawkins	S	Denver Broncos
98	Nick Eason	DT	Arizona Cardinals
12	Jacoby Ford	WR	Oakland Raiders
38	Marcus Gilchrist	CB	San Diego Chargers
19	# Tyler Grisham	WR	Pittsburgh Steelers
75	Chris Hairston	OT	Buffalo Bills
23	Jamie Harper	RB	Tennessee Titans
56	LeRoy Hill	LB	Seattle Seahawks
99	& Jarvis Jenkins	DT	Washington Redskins
41	Byron Maxwell	DB	Seattle Seahawks
97	Philip Merling	DE	Miami Dolphins
81	Michael Palmer	TE	Atlanta Falcons
67	Barry Richardson	OT	Kansas City Chiefs
97	Dorell Scott	DT	St. Louis Rams
28	C.J. Spiller	RB	Buffalo Bills
17	Chansi Stuckey	WR	Arizona Cardinals
6	Charlie Whitehurst	QB	Seattle Seahawks
# – practice squad; & – injured reserve