#41  Caleb Nix

Joined Clemson as a walk-on in 2022 … enters 2024 having appeared in eight career games … brother of former Oregon quarterback Caleb Nix.

2023: Credited with one tackle in 21 defensive snaps over seven games … All-ACC Academic Team selection … made season debut vs. Charleston Southern … made one tackle vs. Florida Atlantic.

2022: Made collegiate debut vs. Louisiana Tech in his lone appearance of his redshirt season … ACC Honor Roll selection.

Before Clemson: Incoming safety who played quarterback at Central High School, accounting for 5,415 total yds and 67 TDs during his prep career … recorded 2,897 passing yards and 38 touchdowns while running for 639 yards and an additional 12 touchdowns as a senior in 2021 … earned all-state honors and All-Area Player of the Year in helping the Red Devils to a 13-1 record and Class 7A state title game berth as a senior … earned Opelika-Auburn News Offensive Player of the Year after leading Class 7A in passing yards, total yards, and total touchdowns … played for his father, Patrick Nix, at Central High School … played at the same high school program that produced Clemson signees Justyn Ross, Ray Thornton III and E.J. Williams … spent his first two seasons at Pinson Valley before playing his final two at Central, playing on teams that went a combined 44-10 over his four years … played baseball at Central and basketball at Pinson Valley.

Personal: Pre-business major … his father, Patrick, played quarterback at Auburn from 1992-95 under former Clemson head coach and then-Auburn offensive coordinator Tommy Bowden … his brother, Bo, played quarterback at Auburn from 2019-21 and transferred to Oregon for 2022-23 … academic standout who graduated in the top 10 in his high school class … born Feb. 28, 2003.

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.