#32  Jamal Anderson

NFL legacy who enters 2024 credited with six tackles in 45 defensive snaps over 13 games.

2023: Played in all 13 games, serving as a key special teamer and recording six tackles and 45 defensive snaps … one of six Clemson true freshmen to appear in all 13 games (Khalil Barnes, Tyler Brown, Shelton Lewis, T.J. Parker and Avieon Terrell) … All-ACC Academic Team selection … made collegiate debut at Duke on special teams … contributed three tackles vs. Florida Atlantic … added two tackles vs. Georgia Tech … made one tackle at South Carolina.

Before Clemson: Helped Mill Creek to a state championship with a 70-35 victory on Dec. 10 … guided 2022 team to a 14-1 record …  recorded 56 tackles in 2022, including four sacks, four passes broken up, an interception, a blocked kick and two forced fumbles … scored two touchdowns, one via reception and one on a fumble return … had 12 receptions for 172 yards as a tight end … as a junior in 2021, helped his team to the state quarterfinals while posting 78 tackles for an 11-2 team with four sacks, including one that resulted in a safety … recorded seven total tackles for loss, five passes broken up and two interceptions that year … named first-team 7A All-State as a junior … posted 36 tackles as a sophomore in 2020 with three tackles for loss and three passes broken up … played for Josh Lovelady … ranked as the No. 130 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com, which also listed him as the No. 9 player in Georgia and the 12th-best linebacker in the nation … rated as the nation’s No. 145 overall player by On3 … listed as the No. 174 overall player in the nation by PrepStar … consensus four-star player. 

Personal: Committed to Clemson on June 13, 2022 … born Dec. 20, 2004 and signed with Clemson one day after his 18th birthday … son of former NFL running back Jamal Anderson, who lettered at the University of Utah in 1992 and 1993 … his father played eight NFL seasons for the Falcons as a running back, recording four 1,000-yard seasons and earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 1998 when he had 1,846 rushing yards and helped the Falcons to a berth in Super Bowl XXXIII … third in the NFL in MVP voting in 1998 … his sister, Mia, is a member of the University of Georgia track team who competes in throwing events … enrolled at Clemson in January 2023 … pre-business major … completed a microinternship at Adobe in spring 2023.

Note: Tackle stats in the written bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the automated Stats tab of this page reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.