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Carson Fact: Ranked fourth in the nation in tackles per game in 2000
Fall 2001 Depth Chart Position: First-team weakside linebacker
Year Lettered: 1998, 1999, 2000
Years Started: 1999, 2000
Bowl Game Participation: 1999 Peach Bowl vs. Mississippi State, 2001 Gator Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
Top Honor: First-team Academic All-American in 2000, second-team selection in 1999.
Overview: First-team Academic All-American in 2000, he was a second-team selection as a sophomore in 1999...joins Kyle Young as academic All-Americans on the Clemson team, the Tigers were the only Division I-a school to have two first-team selections in 2000...joins Young and Steve Fuller as only two-time Academic All-Americans in Clemson history...only active defensive player in the nation who has been first or second-team Academic All-American twice...outstanding performer on the field also, he is ranked as 15th best linebacker in the nation for 2001 by Lindy's…also preseason All-ACC selection by Athlon…ranked second in the ACC and first on the Clemson team in tackles with 156..ranked fourth in the nation in tackles per game for 2000...the 156 tackles ranked seventh best in Clemson history for a single season...went over the 300-tackle mark on a career basis in the win over South Carolina, he has 311 entering the 2001 season...ranks 12th in Clemson history in career tackles with that 311 mark, but he should move into ninth place in the first game of 2001...will quickly move ahead of Doug Brewster (312), Jim Stuckey (314) and Henry Walls (316) in 2001...a model of consistency the last two years, he has had double figures in tackles in 19 of the last 24 games, including a streak of six in a row heading into the 2001 season…has 37 tackles against Georgia Tech over the last two years…has streak of 24 consecutive starts at linebacker…had 10 more tackles than Butkus Award Finalist Keith Adams had in 2000…named permanent captain of Clemson's 2000 defense as a junior...also won the team Iron Man Award on Defense and winner of Solid Rock Award at linebacker...had 10 tackles for loss to rank third on the team....has a 3.92 career GPA in biology, he will be a Rhodes Scholar candidate in 2002...had 22 tackles against Georgia Tech, most by a Tiger in 2000 and fourth highest single game total in Clemson history...his father played for Georgia Tech...two-time ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week selection, he was named for his performances against The Citadel and Maryland...Clemson's Chevrolet Player of the Game as chosen by ABC for his 22-tackle performance against Georgia Tech...Army ROTC Take No Prisoners Award recipient for his performance against The Citadel and Maryland...a model of consistency, he had nine double figure tackle games, including the high of 22 against Georgia Tech...only former teammate Keith Adams and Jeff Davis have had more in a single game in Clemson history...Clemson's leading tackler in six games...led Clemson in tackles in three of the last four games of the regular season, the win at North Carolina (16), the loss to Georgia Tech and the win over South Carolina (18)...had 18 tackles against the Gamecocks, including a sack and two quarterback pressures...had five games with at least 16 tackles...got his season off to a great start with 18 tackles against The Citadel...had double figures in each of the first four games, he failed to reach at least 10 against Duke and NC State...had 10 double figure tackle games for the season...had two tackles for loss and 16 tackles against Maryland...had at least one tackle for loss in all but three games...averaged a tackle every 4.7 snaps, best on the team...has had double figures in tackles in each of the last two bowl games, 16 against Mississippi State and 10 against Virginia Tech…a member of ACC Academic honor roll for three years, he has been a member of the Academic All-ACC football team the last two years…a member of LIFELINE, Clemson's football leadership group, each of the last three years…oone of the stronger players on the 2001 Clemson team, he is third on the team in the power clean with a 340 pound figure…fourth in the hang clean (363) and the eighth strongest overall with 1589 pounds lifted for the various categories combined…honorable mention All-ACC each of the last two years, looks to move to first-team status as a senior…had another strong spring, he will be the leader of the defense in 2001…has not had an interception in a regular game, but did have one in the Spring Game of 2001
In 1999: Second-team academic All-American…went from virtual obscurity as a special teams player in 1998, to third in the ACC in tackles with 144...had perhaps his best game against Mississippi State in the Peach Bowl when he had 16 tackles, including two tackles for loss and 14 first hits...that was an example of his consistent effort, he led the Tigers in tackles in that game....author of Carson's Countdown on the Clemson internet site (www.clemsontigers.com) previewing the Peach Bowl, he sat down at a computer after each practiced and cranked out an article on the day's activities...was honored at Peach Bowl luncheon as one of Clemson's top scholars...his season tackle total of 144 was 10th highest in Clemson history, but the figure did not receive that much attention in light of Keith Adams 186 total for the season...honorable mention All-ACC selection by AP/ACC Sportswriters Association....second on the Clemson team in tackles to Keith Adams...model on consistency who had at least 10 tackles in nine of the 12 games...had regular season high 16 tackles in just 62 plays in the victory over Wake Forest...led Clemson in tackles in that game, one of four times he led the Tigers in tackles...also led Clemson against Marshall with 13 and Georgia Tech with 15...made strides during the preseason to enter the starting lineup, he was second team behind Keith Adams coming out of 1999 spring, then he won a job alongside Adams in the fall...started every game and was in for 817 plays...might have had his best game of regular season at Georgia Tech when he had 10 first hits and 15 total tackles ..also outstanding in win over North Carolina with 15 tackles, including career best two for loss and one sack...started the year with double figure tackle games in each of the first four contests...played an incredible 97 snaps, every single play, against #1 Florida State...had 10 tackles, including seven first hits in that game...also had 14 tackles against Virginia Tech, so he had 24 tackles in the two games against the top 2 teams in the nation...averaged a tackle every 5.9 plays, second only to Adams among top 22 players on defense.
In 1998: Top special teams tackler on the team in 1998, he made 10 tackles...played just 17 snaps on defense at linebacker...played in all 11 games, he joined Keith Adams and Alex Ardley as only freshmen defensive players to play in all 11 games...had two tackles against Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Maryland and NC State...played on defense against Duke, NC State and South Carolina...had a season high 11 snaps at Duke.
In High School: Led his team in sacks with eight as a senior...had 83 tackles to lead his team...team captain...team lost only three games in four years (including three undefeated regular seasons)...started both ways as a senior and had 713 yards rushing...had 1,200 yards rushing as a junior and 2,500 for his career...played against Keith Adams team in high school, they used to tackle each other…offensive player of the year on team as a junior...three-year starter on offense...metro sports All-Academic selection in Georgia in addition to making the on-the-field team...South Metro All-Star...Second-Team All-State in Georgia...attended Woodward Academy, Clemson's practice site in the 1990s for the Peach Bowl...Blue Chipper according to Forrest Davis...All Southeast Region selection by PrepStar as a fullback...had a 4.2 overall grade point average in high school...received the Atlanta Journal/Constitution Cup for academics...his dad, Tom, played at Georgia Tech in 1969-72...born Chadwick B. Carson on 12-26-79...played for Coach Johnny Stallings at Woodward Academy....majoring in biological sciences.
2000 NCAA Tackle Leaders
| Rk | Player | School | GP | Tot | Tkl/Game
| 1. | Levar Fisher, Jr. | NC State | 11 | 163 | 14.82 | 2. | Tito Rodriguez, Jr. | UCF | 9 | 121 | 13.44 | 3. | Brian Leigeb, Sr. | Central Michigan | 11 | 147 | 13.36 | 4. | Chad Carson, Jr. | Clemson | 11 | 146 | 13.27 | 5. | Lawrence Flugence, So. | Texas Tech | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 6. | Dan Morgan, Sr. | Miami (FL) | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | | Keith Adams, Jr. | Clemson | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 8. | Levar Talley, Sr. | Temple | 11 | 135 | 12.27 | 9. | Mario Haggan, So. | Mississippi St. | 11 | 132 | 12.00 | 10. | Brandon Spoon, Sr. | North Carolina | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | |
