#48 Colton Walls Season 2011-12

First-year freshman. Before Clemson: Rated as the #44 inside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com…helped Charlotte Latin School to a 9-3 record as a senior…had 115 tackles, seven sacks, two blocked punts, and an interception on the state championship team at Charlotte Latin School as a junior; he had a sack, an interception, and a blocked punt in the state championship game…coached by Larry McNulty at Charlotte Latin School…recruited by Danny Pearman. Personal: Son of former NFL Pro Bowl tight end Wesley Walls, who played 14 seasons in the NFL for San Francisco, New Orleans, Carolina, and Green Bay; he had 450 catches for 5,291 yards and 54 touchdowns in his career and made the Pro Bowl five times; he played one game in Memorial Stadium for New Orleans against Carolina in 1995, the year the Panthers played their home games at Clemson…majoring in pre-business…born Feb. 9, 1992.