Barry Fact: One of only two Tiger tight ends to catch a touchdown pass in a bowl game since 1985. Overview: Junior tight end who had his best season in 2008...will challenge for significant playing time in his final year...has eight career catches and three have come against Florida State (one each season)...has an 18.3-yards-per-catch average in his career...had his only career touchdown in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky when he caught a 32-yard pass...one of just two Tiger tight ends to catch a touchdown pass in a bowl game since 1985; he started and played 30 snaps; that was his only start prior to 2008...fourth on the team in the power clean (360)...played well in the 2009 Spring Game; he caught a three-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Parker and had three catches for 29 yards...outstanding all-around athlete who played quarterback at Fork Union Military Academy in 2004. 2008: Had five catches for 93 yards...had four of his five catches in the first four games...had a nine-yard catch against #24 Alabama, a career-long 36-yard reception against The Citadel, and two catches for 21 yards against S.C. State...started against The Citadel, S.C. State, and Virginia...had a 27-yard reception at #24 Florida State...played 10 snaps as a reserve tight end against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl. 2007: Reserve tight end who played 31 snaps in seven games...had one reception, a 12-yard catch against #19 Florida State...played a season-high 11 snaps against Louisiana-Monroe. 2006: Caught a 32-yard touchdown pass in the Music City Bowl against Kentucky; that was his first career touchdown and the only one by a Tiger tight end during the season; he played 30 snaps in his first career start...played 125 snaps in nine games...had a nine-yard reception at #9 Florida State...had 10 knockdown blocks on the season...saw his most action against North Carolina when he totaled 26 snaps...had an 88-percent grade in 17 snaps against #13 Georgia Tech. 2005: Red-shirted. Before Clemson: Athletic all-around athlete who played quarterback at Fork Union Military Academy in 2004; he was injured in the second game of the year and played only three games...completed 16-25 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns...rushed five times for 100 yards and a touchdown...#33 tight end in the nation by SuperPrep and Scout.com...had 66 catches for 1,126 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior at Fort Dorchester High School...averaged 17.1 yards per punt return, with a long of 95 yards...prep school teammate of former Tigers Phillip Merling and Elsmore Gabriel...coached by Steve LaPrad at Fort Dorchester High and J.C. Harmon at Fork Union...chose Clemson over Louisville...born Jan. 23, 1985...graduated in August, 2009 with a degree in sociology. |
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