Da’Quan Bowers: 2010 All-Star Candidate

Nov. 19, 2010

Bowers’ Accomplishments Finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Award and Lombardi Award. One of 15 “Players to Watch” for the Walter Camp Foundation National Player-of-the-Year Award. He is also one of just two defensive players on the list. Semifinalist for the Bednarik Award. Leads the nation in sacks (13.5). No other player has more than 11.5 sacks. Second in the nation in tackles for loss (22). His 13.5 sacks are second-most in a season in Tiger history, trailing only line¬backer Keith Adams, who had 16 sacks in 1999. Bowers broke the school record for sacks by a defensive lineman in a season with a sack at Florida State. The late Gaines Adams previously held the record in his ACC Defen¬sive Player-of-the-Year season of 2006 when he totaled 12.5 sacks. Leads the ACC in sacks (next closest has 10 sacks). Has recorded a sack in nine of the first 10 games of the season. He did not have one against Presbyterian College when he played just 21 snaps. Has a school-record-tying eight straight games with being involved in a sack. He also has been involved in a sack in all nine games against FBS opponents. Had nine tackles and four tackles for loss at #15 Auburn. Had 3.5 tackles for loss against #16 Miami (FL). Had a career-high three sacks in the 31-7 win over Maryland, as he was named co-national defensive player-of-the-week. Leads the team in tackles (60) and quarterback pressures (16). Clemson is tied for eighth in the nation in tackles for loss and ninth in scoring defense thanks in large part to Bowers.