Kyle Browning Class: RS Senior Hometown: Union, SC High School: Union High School Height / Weight: 5-7 / 175 Position: RB Experience: 2 VL

Browning Fact: Has a 5.7 yards per rush average for his career, best among active Tigers.
Years Lettered: 2003, 04
Bowl Participation: Reserve in the Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee.
Fall 2005 Depth Chart Position: Second-team running back

Overview: Diminutive running back who has made the most of his opportunities...has a 5.7-yard career rushing average, including a 7.5 average in 2004...will challenge Reggie Merriweather and Duane Coleman for playing time in 2005...named the most-improved running back for the spring practice of 2005 by the coaching staff...had 16 carries for 57 yards in the Spring Game on April 16...has ranked in the top four on the team in rushing each of the last two seasons...has made three career starts, including two as a sophomore and one last year...has two plays that will standout in Clemson history, at least in the Bowden era; they actually took place in consecutive games over two years...scored what was in effect the game-clinching touchdown against Tennessee in the Peach Bowl on a "Panther Play;" then scored the game-winning touchdown on an 11-yard pass from Charlie Whitehurst in the second overtime against Wake Forest in the 2004 season-opener...only fifth-year running back on the team and the only running back on the roster with three letters...strongest player on the team in terms of the power index, he has an 8.05 figure in the category that divides the total amount of weight lifted in all categories divided by body weight...has played in 25 games in his career; he has played in each of the last 24 over the last two years...has started three games in his career.

2004: Had 14 carries for 105 yards with a touchdown; he ranked fourth on the team in rushing...had five rushes for a career-high 80 yards against Georgia Tech; that included a 54-yard touchdown run, the second-longest run by a Tiger...opened the year by scoring the winning touchdown in overtime on an 11-yard reception from Charlie Whitehurst against Wake Forest; that was just the second reception of his career...had seven carries for 26 yards in a starting assignment at Texas A&M...had 12 of his 14 carries over the first three games of the season...had all five of his receptions over the first three games.

2003: Third-ranked rusher on the team with 152 yards on 29 carries, a 5.2 average...started twice early in the season (Middle Tennessee, Georgia Tech) in consecutive games; had solid outings in both games; he had 11 carries for 53 yards against Middle Tennessee to lead the Tigers in rushing; followed that with four carries for 32 yards at Georgia Tech; Clemson won both games he started handily and averaged 38 points per game...21 of his carries came in the first five games of the season...had three carries for 22 yards in just six snaps against Duke...played just one snap in the Peach Bowl, but made a game-breaking play; scored on third-and-goal from the eight-yard line on the "Panther" play, a rooskie in which he took the ball between his legs from Charlie Whitehurst and then raced to the left side for the endzone; it was the third time the play had been used for a touchdown under Tommy Bowden, but the first by Browning.

2002: Played in one game as a red-shirt freshman; he had five carries for 16 yards in just six plays in the win at North Carolina.

2001: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: High School Sports Report AAA Player-of-the-Year...all-area and all-region selection as a junior and senior...Super Prep All-American; he was ranked as the #14 player in the state by Super Prep...a PrepStar All-American...member of the state AAA championship team in 1999,00...had 1,675 yards rushing and 29 rushing scores as a junior...had 20 catches for 310 yards and three touchdowns as a junior...as a senior, improved to 1,841 yards rushing and 28 touchdowns...had 33 catches for 440 yards and five scores...had two punt returns for touchdowns as a senior...played his high school football for Mike Anthony at Union High School...chose Clemson over N.C. State and South Carolina...born Kyle S. Browning on January 27, 1983...majoring in pre-business.