CLEMSON, S.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference named 383 Clemson student-athletes to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2025-26 academic year, the third-highest total for Clemson in the 27 years of the recognition. The ACC Honor Roll is composed of student-athletes who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a grade point average of 3.0 or better for the full academic year.
The list featured two six-time honorees, five five-time selections and 37 who were recognized for a fourth time.
Clemson student-athletes had collective GPAs of 3.33 in the Fall 2025 semester and a 3.35 in the Spring 2026 semester.
It caps a year in which Clemson Athletics posted its highest single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) in school history, a 998 out of 1,000, which includes the 2021-22 through 2024-25 academic years. A record 12 programs earned Public Recognition Awards, given annually to teams with multiyear Academic Progress Rates in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport, and 10 programs had a perfect 1,000.
Additionally, the Department earned a 96 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for the 2015-18 cohort. The 96 percent mark is tied for the second-highest amongst public institutions.
Clemson’s Six-Time Honorees in 2026
- DeMonte Capehart, Football
- Walker Parks, Football
Clemson’s Five-Time Honorees in 2026
- Holden Caspersen, Football
- Cade Denhoff, Football
- Shantae Foreman, Track & Field
- Renee Lyles Soccer
- Banks Pope, Football
Clemson’s ACC Honor Roll Selections since 1999-00
2026 – 383
2025 – 406
2024 – 435
2023 – 374
2022 – 337
2021 – 333
2020 – 329
2019 – 242
2018 – 218
2017 – 228
2016 – 205
2015 – 196
2014 – 198
2013 – 175
2012 – 194
2011 – 195
2010 – 209
2009 – 209
2008 – 188
2007 – 191
2006 – 195
2005 – 204
2004 – 195
2003 – 199
2002 – 190
2001 – 176
2000 – 192