Senior who developed into a starting cornerback on Clemson's 2016 National Championship team ... has 52 tackles, nine pass breakups and an interception in 860 snaps over 41 career gam
Senior who developed into a starting cornerback on Clemson’s 2016 National Championship team … has 52 tackles, nine pass breakups and an interception in 860 snaps over 41 career games (15 starts).
2016: Earned defense’s Iron Man Award … produced 29 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and an interception in 15 games (13 starts) … saw career-high 624 snaps, well over his combined career total entering the season … earned start at cornerback against Auburn and graded over 90 percent in his 33 snaps … played 34 snaps against Troy … had first career sack against Georgia Tech, a big reason the Tigers held the Yellow Jackets to just 124 total yards … was co-defensive player of the game for the Tigers … had half a tackle for loss in game against No. 3 Louisville … posted a tackle for loss and pass breakup in win at Boston College … had two pass breakups and a tackle for loss in win over NC State … tallied first career interception against Syracuse … posted two pass breakups and a tackle for loss against Pittsburgh … notched a pass deflection against Virginia Tech, to go along with three tackles.
2015: Appeared in 14 games, with two starts … had 23 tackles and two pass breakups in 233 snaps … earned first career takeaway against Appalachian State, with a recovered fumble … was in on career-high 31 snaps against Louisville, tallying four stops … posted a PBU in the win over Notre Dame … posted first career tackle for loss against Wake Forest … earned first career start in the ACC Championship Game, where he contributed five tackles … also started the Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma, contributing three tackles in 47 snaps.
2014: Had three tackles in three snaps over 12 games … had one tackle in three snaps against SC State on Sept. 6; it was his first career game … had a special teams tackle against Syracuse on Oct. 25.
2013: Redshirted.
Before Clemson: Rated as the No. 31 cornerback in the nation and No. 61 player in Georgia by ESPN … helped Grayson High School to a 10-2 record and a No. 5 final state ranking … had 49 receptions for 1,112 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior … had 10 receptions for 266 yards and three touchdowns as a junior … helped his team to a 15-0 record and a state championship as a junior … teammate of Wayne Gallman in high school … coached by Mickey Conn at Grayson High; Conn was a roommate of Head Coach Dabo Swinney at Alabama, and is now on Clemson’s staff … recruited by Tony Elliott.
Personal: Majoring in sociology … born Nov. 4, 1994.
