SIGNING DAY 2005: Clemson Football

Tallied 40 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six interceptions, and two fumble

recoveries as a senior at Miami's Edison Senior High...had six interceptions,

two of which were returned for touchdowns...had five touchdowns via returns for

the season, he also had two on kickoff returns and one on a punt

return...all-state, all-conference and All-Dade County in Florida as a

senior....... named to the SuperPrep Dixie team as the 55th-best prospect in

Florida...13th-best cornerback in the nation and the 37th-best player in Florida

by Rivals.com...same service ranks him as a 4-Star player... 40th-best player in

Florida according to SuperPrep...holds the record for career interceptions at

Edison Senior High School with 23...named first-team All-Dade county by the

Miami Herald...honorable mention All-State as a junior...collected 33 tackles,

five interceptions and 13 pass break-ups as a junior...named third-team All-Dade

County as a junior...had nine interceptions as a sophomore...brother and high

school teammate of Tiger signee Demerick Chancellor...has been timed in 4.4 in

the 40...played for Corey Bell...also a standout in track...chose Clemson over

offers from Florida State, NC State, Florida, Auburn, Rutgers and Oklahoma

State... born Christian Chancellor on December 22, 1986.

Had 87 carries for over 812 yards and 16 touchdowns rushing , had 14 catches

for 211 receiving yards and two more scores as a senior...missed several games

with an injury, or his stats would have been better... . averaged nine yards per

carry in 2004...named to the SuperPrep Dixie team as the 42nd-best prospect in

Florida...Super 75 player in Florida by Florida Times Union...98th-best wide

receiver in the nation by SuperPrep...44th-best running back in the nation and

the 73rd best player in Florida by Rivals.com...clocked at 4.38 in the 40-yard

dash -- third fastest running back and the sixth fastest player overall at the

Nike Combine in Miami, FL...rushed for over 500 yards and nine touchdowns as a

junior...brother and high school teammate of Tiger signee Chris

Chancellor...like his brother, all-state, all-conference and All-Dade Country as

a senior...played for Corey Bell...chose Clemson over offers from Auburn, Miami

(FL), North Carolina, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Tennessee...has been times in 4.35

in the 40... born Demerick Chancellor on January 11, 1986

Averaged 8.2 yards per carry as a senior...rushed for 1,301 yards and 25

touchdowns during the 2004 season... named first-team All- AAA Central

Region...finished his career as the number three rusher in region

history...First-team All-Richmond Metro on defense...had 25 tackles for loss in

2004...named to the Mid-Atlantic team as the 22nd-best player in Virginia by

SuperPrep...three-year starter on offense and defense...honorable mention

All-State as a safety during his junior year...all-district as a safety and

running back as a junior...all-region and all-metro as a safety in 2003...had

1,187 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior...had 1,223 and 16 touchdowns

as a sophomore...played for coach Tom Hall...born Kavell Conner on Feb. 23,

1987.

Rushed for 2500 yards and 28 touchdowns on 350 carries as a senior...rushed

for 300+ yards in two games as a senior.... 42nd-best player in the nation,

7th-best running back in the nation, and the 16th-best player in Georgia by

Rivals.com....named to the SuperPrep Dixie team as the 4th-best prospect in

Georgia...team captain in 2004... Georgia North/South game participant...scored

the only touchdown to lead the North to victory...17th-best running back in the

nation by Tom Lemming of ESPN.com...totaled over 5,000 yards and more than 60

touchdowns in his high school career...17th-best running back in the nation by

CollegeFootballNews.com...named honorable mention All-Southern Team by the

Orlando Sentinel...received the Golden Helmet Award from Coca-Cola as the most

valuable player of his team...SuperPrep All-American as the 24th-best running

back in the nation, he is listed 26th by Scout.com...56th-best player in the

southeast by SuperPrep.... named class AAAAA All-State by the Atlanta Journal

Constitution as a senior...honorable mention All-State in class AAAAA as a

junior...first team All-City as a junior... played for Gary Cantrell...chose

Clemson over offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi

State, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech... born James Davis on New Year's Day, 1986.

Enrolled at Clemson in January of 2005, he will go through spring practice

with the Tigers...played at Fork Union Military Academy in 2004.... in high

school was an All-Northeast pick and 17th-best player in New York by SuperPrep...had

37 tackles, three fumble recoveries and 10 sacks (six of which were in two

playoff games) despite playing only six games due to injury...played on the

league title team as a junior and senior...played on the CHSFL League

Championship team of 2002 and 2003...played in New York Senior Bowl and had an

outstanding game in the televised event... team captain and team leader in

sacks...first Clemson signee from the state of New York since 1995...prep school

teammate of Tiger signees Phillip Merling and Elsmore Gabriel at Fork

Union...played for Kevin Kelly at Christ The King High School... played for J.C.

Harmon at Fork Union Military Academy in 2004...chose Clemson over South

Carolina, Syracuse, and Virginia...born Elsmore T. Gabriel on February

Named class 2A All-State by the High School Sports Report...56th-best

offensive lineman in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...named honorable

mention All-Southern Team by the Orlando Sentinel...named to the SuperPrep

Mid-Atlantic team as the 14th-best prospect in South Carolina...36th-best

offensive tackle in the nation and the 11th-best player in South Carolina

according to Rivals.com...ranked 26th on the Spartanburg Herald-Journal's Fab-50

list...two-time all-state...PrepStar All-American...played in the North-South

All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach...US Army All-American Bowl nominee...named to

All-Zone team as a junior...selected to All-Region team as a junior...played for

coach Denver Cromer...chose Clemson over offers from Florida, South Carolina,

Virginia Tech, Tennessee and North Carolina... born Jamarcus Grant on Dec. 18,

1986.

Named to the SuperPrep Dixie team as the 7th-best prospect in

Alabama...82nd-best wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep and 85th best by

Scout.com... 12th-best athlete in the nation and the 21st-best player in Alabama

by Rivals.com...other services rank him among the top 15 players in Alabama...a

Max emfinger All-American in 2004...all-region team choice who led his high

school to third round of the playoffs...versatile player who played wide

receiver, tailback, quarterback and defensive back...chosen for the Alabama team

in the Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star game in June...committed to Clemson last

June after coming to Clemson's football game... totaled 338 receiving yards and

six touchdowns as a junior...had 62 tackles and five interceptions as a

junior...played for Vince DiLorenzo at Spain Park High School...born Tyler

Grisham on June 11, 1987.

Captain of the South Carolina Shrine Bowl team...played offensive guard and

tackle in high school, but played center in the Shrine Bowl, his first game at

that position...likely will play center at Clemson...named to the SuperPrep

Mid-Atlantic team as the 7th-best prospect in South Carolina...consensus

all-state selection in 2004, he was named by Associated Press and The State

Newspaper along with the High School Sports Report... 36th-best offensive

lineman in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...88th best player on the east

coast by SuperPrep...SuperPrep All-American as the 22nd-best offensive lineman

in the nation...fourth best center in the nation, and 7th-best player in South

Carolina by Rivals.com...helped BHP to 15-0 record and the state 3A Championship

as a senior...ranked 22nd on the Spartanburg Herald-Journal's Fab-50

list...selected all-state as a junior and senior...selected All-Region three

times...outstanding track athlete who was state champion in the discus in 2004

and runner-up in 2003...all-state in track last year as a junior...played

football for Wayne Green at Belton-Honea Path High School in Belton, SC, just 30

miles from the Clemson campus . . Green was also David Blackwell's High School

coach at Berea High School in Greenville....a four-year starter and two-time

All-ACC selection...already has a 405-pound bench press... first player to

commit to Clemson in this signing class, he announced on May 28, 2004...joins

another outstanding young lineman named Barry at Clemson, Barry Richardson, a

first-team freshman All-American at Clemson in 2004...selected Clemson over

offers from South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia Tech and Tennessee... born Barry

Humphries on November 4, 1986.

National top-100 player...98th-best player and eighth-best tackle in the

nation by Tom Lemming...SuperPrep All-American...13th-best tackle in the nation

and third-best player in the state by Rivals.com...fourth-best player in the

state and 23rd-best offensive lineman in the nation by SuperPrep...125th-best

player and 18th-best offensive lineman in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...12th-best

offensive lineman in the nation and an All Mid-Atlantic pick by SuperPrep...Super

Southern 100 team member by Atlanta Constitution...All-Southern team member by

Orlando Sentinel...Shrine Bowl participant...AP All-State as a senior...two-time

all-conference pick...high school teammate of Tiger signee Alex

Pearson...second-team All-South by Countdown to Signing Day...played for Larry

Frost...chose Clemson over Alabama, Florida State, North Carolina, South

Carolina, and Tennessee...born Corey M. Lambert on March 19, 1986.

Georgia North/South game participant...named to the SuperPrep Dixie team as

the 28th-best prospect in Georgia...15th-best safety in the nation by

CollegeFootballNews.com...29th-best cornerback in the nation by SuperPrep and

32nd best corner by Scout.com...96th-best player in the southeast and the

27th-best player in Georgia by SuperPrep...29th-best athlete in the nation and

the 31st-best player in Georgia by Rivals.com...named honorable mention

All-State by Atlanta Journal-Constitution...played for Durrell Caldwell...chose

Clemson over offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia Tech, Minnesota,

Tulane, and Vanderbilt...born Ramon McElrathbey on September 26, 1986.

Has already enrolled at Clemson, he began his Clemson career in January of

2005...will go through spring practice and could be a factor as a defensive

lineman in 2005...athletic defensive linemen who was the final signee of

Clemson's 2004 recruiting class...played both ways in high school before

settling in as a defensive lineman as a senior...preseason All-American as a

senior by PrepStar...had 43 tackles, eight sacks, and an interception as a

senior...starting nose guard on a defense that allowed just 37 points in 12

games...started as an offensive tackle as a junior...had 32 tackles and eight

sacks in six games as a junior...high school teammate of red-shirt freshman

Adrian Kindred...chose Clemson over offers from N.C. State, Ole Miss,

Mississippi State, Louisville, and Illinois...born Jacquez McKissic on July 17,

1986.

Played tight end and defensive end at Fork Union in 2004... had 20 catches

and four touchdowns on offense...had 12 sacks, one interception, and four pass

deflections in 2004...named team MVP at Fork Union in 2004...18th-best tight end

in the nation by SuperPrep and 20th best tight end by Scout.com...25th-best prep

school player in the nation by Rivals.com...34th-best tight end in the nation by

SuperPrep in 2003...had 20 receptions for 430 yards and four touchdowns as a

senior at Cordova High School in Memphis, TN...totaled 34 tackles, four sacks,

and two fumble recoveries during his senior year. . played in the

Tennessee/Kentucky All-Star game...first-team all-state and All-Region in

2003...named to All-Dixie team by SuperPrep...All-Atlantic Region selection by

PrepStar...attended Calhoun High School in St. Matthews, SC for three years

before transferring to Cordova...played for former South Carolina player Chris

Rumph during his first three years in high school...Rumph played for Clemson

assistant coach Brad Scott when Scott was head coach at South Carolina...named

best male athlete at Calhoun High School as a junior...defensive MVP at Calhoun

in 2002...all-conference, all-region, and all-area in basketball as a sophomore

and junior at Calhoun High School...also starred in basketball at Cordova High

averaging 20 points and 12 rebounds per game through February 1...averaged a

double-double as a junior at Calhoun High, 15 points and 13 rebounds per

outing...prep school teammate of fellow signees Durrell Barry, and Elsmore

Gabriel at Fork Union...played for J.C. Harmon at Fork Union Military Academy in

2004...chose Clemson over offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, Memphis, and South

Carolina...born Phillip Blaine Merling on August 19, 1985.

Two-way performer in high school who will be a linebacker at Clemson...rushed

for 2,271 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior and for over 5,500 yards for his

four-year career...also scored 66 touchdowns for his four years...defensively,

had 232 career tackles for his four years on the varsity, including three

interception returns for touchdowns...a three-time all-region and two-time

all-state selection...Shrine Bowl starter for victorious South Carolina

team...named to the SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic team as the 6th-best prospect in

South Carolina...all-state selection by the High School Sports Report...named

honorable mention All-Southern Team by the Orlando Sentinel...SuperPrep

All-American by as the 24th-best linebacker in the nation by SuperPrep...55th-best

player on the east coast by SuperPrep...17th-best outside linebacker in the

nation and 3rd-best player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...ranked as the

second best football athlete in South Carolina for 2004 by The State

Newspaper...went 68 yards for a touchdown on his first carry in high school...

ranked 5th on the Spartanburg Herald-Journal's Fab-50 list...Florence Morning

News Player of the Year, Pee Dee Player of the Year and Sumter Daily Item Player

of the Year...played for Robbie Briggs...chose Clemson over offers from Florida

State, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech...born Joshua

Miller on December 12, 1986.

Named to the SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic team as the 27th-best prospect in North

Carolina...totaled 72 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior at Pinecrest High School

in Southern Pines... had 12 receptions for 112 yards and four touchdowns as a

tight end during his senior year...two-star player by Scout.com as a defensive

lineman and tight end in high school...also averaged 12 points per game on the

hardwood...won the Coaches Award for his Pinecrest Football team in 2004...is an

accomplished pianist and drummer...played for John Washington...chose Clemson

over offers from Duke, East Carolina, North Carolina, N.C. State, and South

Carolina...born David Murchison on Feb. 3, 1987.

Named to the SuperPrep Dixie team as the 66th-best prospect in

Florida...Super 75 player in Florida by Florida Times Union...ranked as the top

offensive lineman in Florida by Gatorbait.com...All-Big Bend, all-state and

all-region...Prep Star All-American in 2004...chosen to the Sunshine State Super

75...athletic tackle who led his high school team to the third round of the

state playoffs...43rd-best offensive guard in the nation and 85th-best player in

Florida by Rivals.com...had 32 pancake blocks, 12 tackles, and surrendered only

one sack through the final five games of his junior season...high school

teammate of Tiger signee T.J. Williams...played for Wade Rollinson at Leon High

in Tallahassee...chose Clemson over offers fromFlorida, Texas, NC State,

Tennessee, Oklahoma State, South Carolina and LSU... born Quentez Ruffin on

September 29, 1986.