#8  Deon Cain

Wide receiver who burst onto the scene as one of Clemson’s biggest downfield threats in 2015 … had 130 receptions for 2,040 yards and 20 touchdowns in 1,419 snaps over 42 games (14 starts) in his career … tied for fourth in Clemson history in receiving touchdowns … had at least one reception in each of the last 37 games he played.

2017: Third-Team All-ACC selection … had 58 receptions for 734 yards and six touchdowns in 665 snaps over 14 games (13 starts) … had two receptions for a team-tying-high 70 yards and a touchdown against Kent State on Sept. 2 … had four receptions for 29 yards at No. 14 Louisville on Sept. 16 … had three receptions for 25 yards against Boston College on Sept. 23 … had two receptions for 55 yards at No. 12 Virginia Tech on Sept. 30 … had four receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown against Wake Forest on Oct. 7 … had a game-high seven receptions for 55 yards at Syracuse on Oct. 13 … had a team-tying-high four receptions for a team-high 57 yards and a touchdown against Georgia Tech on Oct. 28 … had a team-high nine receptions for a team-high 84 yards and a touchdown at No. 20 NC State on Nov. 4; named team co-offensive player-of-the-game … had four receptions for 17 yards against Florida State on Nov. 11 … had five receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown against The Citadel on Nov. 18 … had three receptions for 23 yards at South Carolina on Nov. 25 … had three receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown against No. 7 Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 2 … had a game-high six receptions for a game-high 75 yards against No. 4 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1.

2016: Second on the team with nine touchdown receptions, part of 38 catches over 15 games and 449 snaps … averaged team-best 19.1 yards per reception, one of the top season figures in Clemson history … scored on 23-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of the win over Troy … followed the next time out with a 17-yard touchdown reception against SC State … had breakout performance against No. 3 Louisville, hauling in two long touchdown catches from Deshaun Watson … followed with two touchdown catches at Boston College … had two grabs for 69 yards at Florida State … posted two long touchdown catches against Syracuse and hauled in five passes total for 125 yards … caught touchdown pass in the one-point loss to Pittsburgh … had two big receptions for 69 yards in ACC Championship Game against Virginia Tech … had five grabs for 94 yards in the National Championship win over Alabama, including a 43-yard catch and run that sparked the Tigers early.

2015: Had 34 catches for 582 yards and five touchdowns in 13 games (one start) … his 17.1 yards per catch average was best on the team and five touchdown catches tied for third most … snagged three catches for 36 yards in his first collegiate game … had two catches for 26 yards in road win at Louisville … game-high five catches for 96 yards in win over Georgia Tech … posted two grabs for 97 yards, including a 67-yarder that was a near touchdown at Boston College … sat out the Miami game for disciplinary reasons … caught first career touchdown at NC State … followed with another on a screen pass from 38 yards out the next time out against Florida State … snagged a 40-yard touchdown catch at Syracuse … posted an 11-yard touchdown snap against Wake Forest, his fourth straight game with a score … also threw a 35-yard pass to Hunter Renfrow on his first career attempt … broke Sammy Watkins’ freshman school record with a fifth straight game with a touchdown at South Carolina; hauled in a 55-yarder against the Gamecocks in the second quarter … posted two catches in the ACC Championship game against North Carolina … did not appear in the final two games due to suspension.

Before Clemson: Consensus top-50 national player who was a quarterback most of his high school career … his performance in practice and during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl contributed to his ranking spike; he had a 54-yard passing touchdown and 50-yard receiving touchdown in the game … fourth-highest rated signee entering the ACC in 2015 … No. 17 player and No. 4 wide receiver in the nation and No. 6 player in Florida by Rivals.com … No. 18 player and No. 32 wide receiver in the nation and No. 9 player in Florida by 247Sports.com … No. 25 player and No. 2 wide receiver in the nation and No. 9 player in Florida by ESPN … No. 46 player and No. 7 wide receiver in the nation and No. 9 player in Florida by Scout.com … second-team All-American by USA Today … AAAAAAA first-team all-state … had 1,892 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns along with five passing touchdowns as a senior … had 1,900 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior … had 1,627 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore … coached by Jayson Roberts … recruited by Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott.

Personal: Majoring in sports communication … born Aug. 9, 1996.