Dwayne Allen Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Fayetteville, NC High School: Terry Sanford Height / Weight: 6-4 / 255 Position: TE Experience: RS Major: Biological Sciences

Allen Fact: Rated as the #83 player in the nation by ESPN.com out of high school.
Depth Chart Position: Second-team tight end

Overview: Talented tight end who will see a lot of action in Clemson's offense that uses many tight ends...red-shirted in the 2008 season...named most improved tight end for the 2009 spring practice...named to the Academic Honor Roll in the 2009 spring semester...comes to Clemson from same school that sent Miguel Chavis to Clemson; they both wore #89 in 2008...#3 tight end and #83 player in the nation by ESPN.com coming out of high school...highest-recruited tight end to come to Clemson since Bennie Cunningham in the 1970s.

2008: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: National top-100 player according to ESPN.com...#83 player in the nation by ESPN.com, including #3 tight end in the nation...four-star prospect by both Scout.com and Rivals.com...#3 tight end in the nation according to Rivals.com and #8 tight end according to Scout.com...#5 player in North Carolina according to Rivals.com...had 68 receptions for 1,257 yards (18.5 yards per catch) in his career at Terry Sanford High School...had 27 receptions for 291 yards and five touchdowns during his senior season...had 25 receptions for 551 yards in his junior season...standout basketball player who was named most improved on the team...coached by Wayne Inman at Terry Sanford High School...recruited by Chris Rumph...chose Clemson over Florida State, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech...born Feb. 24, 1990...majoring in biological sciences.