#80 Brandon Ford Season 2012-13

Served as Dwayne Allen’s primary backup at tight end in 2010 and 2011, but emerged as one of the top tight ends in the counry in 2012 … had 65 receptions for 728 yards and 12 touchdowns in 1,068 snaps over 44 games (14 starts) in his career … tied for first in school history in receiving touchdowns by a tight end … three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.      2012:  Midseason Mackey Award Watch List member … honorable mention All-American by SI.com and Sporting News … First-Team All-ACC selection (media, coaches) … first-team All-ACC by CBSSports.com, ESPN.com, and Phil Steele … Raycom College Football All-Star Classic invitee … had 40 receptions for 480 yards and eight touchdowns in 695 snaps over 13 games (13 starts) … tied for first in school history in receiving touchdowns by a tight end … tied for second in the nation in receiving touchdowns by a tight end … had five receptions for 51 yards against #25 Auburn at Atlanta, GA on Sept. 1 … had three receptions for 25 yards against Ball State on Sept. 8 … had a 30-yard receiving touchdown against Furman on Sept. 15 … had four receptions for 69 yards and two touchdowns at #4 Florida State on Sept. 22; named team offensive player-of-the-game … had five receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown at Boston College on Sept. 29 … had two receptions for 21 yards against Georgia Tech on Oct. 6 … had two receptions for 17 yards and a touchdown at Wake Forest on Oct. 25 … had two receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown against Maryland on Nov. 10 … had five receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns along with a two-point conversion reception against N.C. State on Nov. 17; named national tight end-of-the-week by CFPA … had nine receptions for 69 yards against #7 Louisiana State in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31; the nine receptions tied for the most by a tight end in school history … Mackey Award Watch List member in the preseason … preseason third-team All-ACC by Phil Steele.      2011:  Academic All-ACC selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had 14 receptions for 166 yards and two touchdowns in 222 snaps over 14 games (one start) … had two receptions for 14 yards against Boston College on Oct. 8 … had a 12-yard touchdown reception against North Carolina on Oct. 22 … had three receptions for 51 yards, including a seven-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter to spark Clemson’s comeback, in his first career start against Wake Forest on Nov. 12 … had a game-tying-high five receptions for 77 yards, including a 50-yard reception on fourth-and-18, at N.C. State on Nov. 19.      2010:  ACC Academic Honor Roll member … co-winner of the 12th Man Award (offense) … had 10 receptions for 78 yards in 123 snaps over 13 games … had at least one reception in six of the last seven games … moved from wide receiver to tight end during the open week after the Auburn game … had his first catch of the season against Georgia Tech, a five-yarder … had two catches for 14 yards at Boston College … had one catch for seven yards against #23 N.C. State that gave the Tigers an important third-down conversion on a scoring drive … had one catch for five yards at Florida State … had one catch for two yards against #17 South Carolina … had four catches for 45 yards and two touchdowns on his 21st birthday against South Florida; he became the first Tiger in history with two receiving touchdowns in a bowl game.      2009:  ACC Academic Honor Roll member … played 28 snaps in four games, he participated against Middle Tennessee, Wake Forest, Coastal Carolina and N.C. State … had one reception for four yards, it came against Coastal Carolina.      2008:  Red-shirted.     Before Clemson:  All-state as a senior captain at Hanahan High … #46 wideout  in the nation by Rivals.com, #64 wideout by Scout.com, and #55 wideout by ESPN.com … #17 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep … Shrine Bowl pick … had 76 catches for 1,702 yards and 22 scores as a senior … led the state in receiving yards and touchdowns … third in the nation in receiving yards … team MVP as a forward/center on the hardwood … 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and long jump athlete in track … coached by Jeff Cruce, an offensive lineman on Clemson’s 1981 National Championship team … recruited by David Blackwell … chose Clemson over Georgia, Georgia Southern, Maryland, N.C. State, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.      Personal:  Graduated on May 11, 2012 with a degree in sociology … born Dec. 31, 1989.