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Amare Adams - Football - Clemson University Athletics

#95  Amare Adams

Position:
DT
Height:
6-4
Weight:
310
Class:
Fr.
Hometown:
Jefferson, S.C.
High School:
South Florence HS

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South Carolina native who joined Clemson as a top 100 prospect nationally

2025: Made collegiate debut vs. No. 9 LSU … posted two tackles at Georgia Tech … made three tackles vs. Syracuse … added a tackle at Boston College … recorded two tackles vs. Duke … made two tackles at No. 19 Louisville.

Before Clemson: Consensus national top 100 player who finished the recruiting cycle as the seventh-best player in the nation by 247Sports, the highest 247 ranking of any signee in this class … earned five-star billing from 247Sports, which also listed him as the fourth-best defensive tackle in the country and the top player in South Carolina … named as a four-star recruit by three other major outlets before adding a fifth-star from Rivals after the early signing period … ranked by ESPN as the 56th-best player in the nation, fourth-best defensive tackle in the country and top player in South Carolina … ranked by On3 as the No. 27 player in the nation, the sixth-best defensive tackle and top player in South Carolina … listed by Rivals as the No. 31 overall player in the country, the second-best defensive tackle and top player in South Carolina … named to the Navy All-American Bowl in San Antonio and earned the organization’s Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year award … collected 259 career tackles, 43 tackles for loss and 16 sacks … named to the South Carolina team for the 2024 Shrine Bowl … recorded 75 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, six sacks and 13 quarterback pressures in his senior season at South Florence HS … his team concluded the year as Class AAAA state champions with a 12-3 record … earned Player of the Year honors from the Florence Morning News … had a season-high 10 tackles against Crestwood and nine vs. Hartsville … also played basketball, in which he averaged 10 points and seven rebounds per game in 2023-24 … also ran track … committed to Clemson on Dec. 3, 2023 … coached by Drew Marlowe at South Florence.

Personal: Born Oct. 18, 2006 … enrolled at Clemson in January 2025 … parks, recreation and tourism management major … named pronounced “uh-MARR-ee”

Note: Tackle stats in the written bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the automated Stats tab of this page reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.