Dorian O’Daniel

Junior who has been one of Clemson’s best special teams performers, and moved into a starting linebacker role in 2016 … has 116 tackles, including 15.5 for loss and 3.5 sacks, in 641 snaps in 40 career games (11 starts) … has 37 career tackles on special teams alone.

2016: Has 60 tackles in 479 snaps over 15 games (10 starts) … included in tackle totals are nine stops for loss and 2.5 sacks … has an interception and caused fumble as well … logged a tackle for loss in the season opener at Auburn … posted first career interception in win over Troy … had sack and additional tackle for loss against Georgia Tech, a big reason the Tigers held the Yellow Jackets to just 124 total yards … posted four tackles in win over No. 3 Louisville … had half of a sack, a pass breakup and quarterback pressure in 33 snaps at Boston College … posted seven tackles, including one for loss, in road win over No. 12 Florida State … had a tackle for loss against Syracuse … had a strip sack in loss to Pittsburgh, his first caused fumble of the season … notched a tackle for loss at Wake Forest … had half a tackle for loss in 37 snaps against South Carolina… had a tackle for loss against Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl

2015: Had 32 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss, in 181 snaps (15 games) … team leader with 19 special teams tackles … notched pair of special teams stops against Appalachian State … had first tackle for loss of the season at Louisville … came off the bench to earn a share of defensive player-of-the-game honors in the win over Georgia Tech … posted three tackles for loss in that contest … named special teams player-of-the-game by Clemson coaches at Miami … two special teams tackles in win over NC State … special teams player-of-the-game versus Wake Forest with a pair of tackles in coverage … had three special teams tackles at South Carolina … had a coverage tackle in the ACC Championship Game against North Carolina … tallied three total tackles, including two on special teams, in the Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma.

2014: Had 31 tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and one caused fumble in 87 snaps over 12 games (one start) … had a team-high 13 special teams tackles … played one snap on defense and had a team-high four special teams tackles against SC State on Sept. 6 … had three tackles in 17 snaps against NC State on Oct. 4 … had three tackles, including two special teams tackles, in two snaps against Louisville on Oct. 11 … had a team-high 10 tackles, one sack and a caused fumble in 41 snaps at No. 23 Georgia Tech on Nov. 15; named team co-defensive player-of-the-game … had five tackles in 21 snaps against Georgia State on Nov. 22; it was his first career start … had two tackles in five snaps against No. 24 Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec. 29; named team special teams player-of-the-game.

2013: Redshirted … No. 15 signee in the ACC in the preseason by Lindy’s … No. 18 signee in the ACC in the preseason by Athlon.

Before Clemson: Rated as the No. 40 player in the nation by Rivals.com … No. 102 player in the nation by 247Sports.com, No. 46 by PrepStar and No. 112 by ESPN … played in the U.S. Army All-American game … No. 6 outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com, No. 8 by ESPN, No. 11 by Scout.com and No. 13 by 247Sports.com … No. 16 outside linebacker in the nation by MaxPreps … No. 3 player in Maryland by 247Sports.com and ESPN … member of the top-150 Dream Team by PrepStar … played running back and linebacker … helped Our Lady of Good Counsel High School to an 11-1 record as a senior and a No. 1 ranking in the Washington, D.C. area … first-team all-state and all-conference as a running back … named Montgomery Sentinel Offensive Player-of-the-Year and Gazette Montgomery County Player-of-the-Year as a senior … named to the 75th Pigskin Club of Washington All-Metropolitan first team and Washington Post All-Met first team … contributed to four straight conference championships … had 1,307 yards on 190 carries and 18 touchdowns in 10 games as a senior … had a season-high 325 yards on 24 carries in a Sept. win … had 33 tackles and two sacks on defense as a senior … had 897 yards on 127 carries and five touchdowns as a junior … had 38.5 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and five sacks as a junior … had 560 rushing yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore … first Tiger signee from the state of Maryland since 1991 (Jeff Fortner) … coached by Kevin McFadden at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School … recruited by Jeff Scott and Brent Venables.

Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Sept. 4, 1994.