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#40  Roderick Byers

Position:
TE
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
290
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Rock Hill, S.C.
High School:
Northwestern HS

Senior who was not only a reserve defensive tackle most of his career, but also a reserve tight end in 2014 ... had 66 tackles, two tackles for loss and four quarterback pressures in 348 s

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Senior who was not only a reserve defensive tackle most of his career, but also a reserve tight end in 2014 … had 66 tackles, two tackles for loss and four quarterback pressures in 348 snaps on defense over 29 games in his career … one of only two active players to earn a letter on both sides of the ball.

2015: Contributed 38 tackles, three quarterback pressures and a tackle for loss in 144 snaps over 15 games … posted five tackles in just 14 snaps in the opener against Wofford … logged 20 snaps against Appalachian State, with a tackle for loss … posted a PBU in 12 snaps against Georgia Tech … logged 15 snaps against Boston College, with four tackles … led team with eight tackles in 58-0 win at Miami … logged three tackles in 17 snaps on Senior Day against Wake Forest … credited with six stops on 11 snaps at South Carolina.

2014: Had four tackles in 31 snaps over three games on defense … played 24 snaps over six games (one start) on offense … had three tackles in 18 snaps against SC State on Sept. 6 … played five snaps as a tight end at Boston College on Oct. 18 … played three snaps as a tight end against Syracuse on Oct. 25 … played three snaps at tight end at Wake Forest on Nov. 6 … played three snaps at tight end against Georgia State on Nov. 22; it was his first career start … played five snaps at tight end against South Carolina on Nov. 29 … played five snaps at tight end against No. 24 Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec. 29.

2013: Had 19 tackles and one tackle for loss in 119 snaps over six games … had four tackles in 26 snaps against SC State on Sept. 7 … had three tackles and one tackle for loss in 22 snaps against Wake Forest on Sept. 28 … had three tackles in 13 snaps at Syracuse on Oct. 5 … had eight tackles in 26 snaps against The Citadel on Nov. 23.

2012: Had five tackles and one quarterback pressure in 54 snaps over five games … played six snaps against Ball State on Sept. 8; it was his first career game … played eight snaps against Furman on Sept. 15 … had one tackle in nine snaps at Wake Forest on Oct. 25 … had three tackles in 17 snaps at Duke on Nov. 3 … had one tackle in 14 snaps against Maryland on Nov. 10.

2011: Redshirted.

Before Clemson: Led Northwestern High School to a perfect season and the state championship as a senior … had 98 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, seven sacks, seven pass breakups and two caused fumbles as a senior … No. 31 defensive end in the nation by ESPN … No. 49 defensive end in the nation and No. 23 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com … coached by Jimmy Wallace at Northwestern High … recruited by Jeff Scott.

Personal: Majoring in sociology … born Jan. 14, 1993.