David Beasley

Played sparingly as a freshman in 2011, but burst onto the scene in 2012 as the starting left offensive guard in all but one game and was a primary starter at offensive guard in 2013 … had 52 knockdowns in 1,917 snaps over 42 games (30 starts) in his career.

2014: Honorable Mention All-ACC selection (media, coaches) … Medal of Honor Bowl invitee … had 10 knockdowns in 690 snaps over 12 games (11 starts) … played 32 snaps against SC State on Sept. 6 … had one knockdown in 73 snaps at No. 1 Florida State on Sept. 20 … had two knockdowns in 70 snaps against North Carolina on Sept. 27 … played 59 snaps against NC State on Oct. 4 … played all 73 snaps against Louisville on Oct. 11; named team offensive player-of-the-game … played all 81 snaps at Boston College on Oct. 18 … had three knockdowns in 66 snaps against Syracuse on Oct. 25 … played all 81 snaps at Wake Forest on Nov. 6 … played 34 snaps at No. 23 Georgia Tech on Nov. 15 … had one knockdown in 43 snaps against Georgia State on Nov. 22 … had two knockdowns in playing all 61 snaps against South Carolina on Nov. 29; named team co-offensive player-of-the-game … had one knockdown in 17 snaps against No. 24 Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec. 29.

2013: Had 14 knockdowns in 433 snaps over 13 games (seven starts) … had one knockdown in playing all 79 snaps against No. 5 Georgia on Aug. 31 … had a team-high four knockdowns in 32 snaps against SC State on Sept. 7 … had two knockdowns in 53 snaps at NC State on Sept. 19 … had one knockdown in 20 snaps at Syracuse on Oct. 5 … had one knockdown in 27 snaps against No. 5 Florida State on Oct. 19 … had one knockdown in 33 snaps at Maryland on Oct. 26 … had one knockdown in 41 snaps at Virginia on Nov. 2 … played 35 snaps against Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 … had one knockdown in 26 snaps against The Citadel on Nov. 23 … had one knockdown in 35 snaps at No. 9 South Carolina on Nov. 30; named team co-special teams player-of-the-game … had one knockdown in 42 snaps against No. 6 Ohio State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3.

2012: Had 27 knockdowns in 764 snaps over 12 games (12 starts) … had four knockdowns in playing all 89 snaps against No. 25 Auburn at Atlanta, Ga. on Sept. 1; it was his first career start … had two knockdowns in 57 snaps at No. 4 Florida State on Sept. 22 … had a team-high five knockdowns in 81 snaps at Boston College on Sept. 29 … had three knockdowns in 72 snaps against Georgia Tech on Oct. 6 … had a team-high three knockdowns in playing all 67 snaps against Virginia Tech on Oct. 20 … had two knockdowns in 39 snaps at Duke on Nov. 3 … had two knockdowns in 48 snaps against Maryland on Nov. 10 … had three knockdowns in 85 snaps against NC State on Nov. 17 … had one knockdown in 52 snaps against No. 12 South Carolina on Nov. 24 … had two knockdowns in 101 snaps against No. 7 Louisiana State in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31.

2011: Had one knockdown in 30 snaps over five games … played one snap against Boston College on Oct. 8; it was his first career game … played seven snaps against North Carolina on Oct. 22 … graded 100 percent in nine snaps at NC State on Nov. 19 … graded 86 percent with one knockdown in seven snaps against No. 3 Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship game on Dec. 3 … played six snaps against No. 22 West Virginia in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 4.

2010: Redshirted.

Before Clemson: Two-time, first-team all-state pick at G.W. Carver High School … No. 22 offensive guard in the nation and No. 39 player in Georgia by Rivals.com … No. 31 offensive guard in the nation and No. 31 player in Georgia by Scout.com … No. 19 offensive guard in the nation by ESPN … No. 64 player in Georgia by SuperPrep … first-team all-state by the Georgia Sportswriters Association as a senior … led his team to 3,507 rushing yards and 34 points per game as a senior … had 88 pancake blocks as a junior and 70 as a senior … played in the Offense-Defense All-Star game in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStars … attended the same high school as former Clemson All-ACC defensive tackle Brentson Buckner, who went on to play 12 years in the NFL … high school teammate of fellow Tiger Corey Crawford … coached by Dell McGee at G.W. Carver High School … recruited by Charlie Harbison … chose Clemson over Georgia, Miami (Fla.) and South Carolina.

Personal: Majoring in sociology … born Nov. 17, 1990.