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  Sadat Chambers
Sadat Chambers

Player Profile
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Pageland, SC

High School:
Central

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 190

Position:
S

Experience:
2VL

Major:
Sociology

Chambers Fact: Only 2008 Tiger who has earned a letter on offense and defense.
Years Lettered: 2006,07
Bowl Participation: Reserve safety in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky; played special teams in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: Second-team free safety

Overview: One of the top all-around Tigers; he has lettered as a defensive back (2006) and running back (2007)...fourth-leading rusher on the 2007 team with 161 yards and a 5.8-yard average...had a 100-yard rushing game as a running back, but he will be out to prevent opposing running backs from gaining 100 yards in 2008...veteran of 24 career games...has played 187 career snaps, including 117 on offense and 70 on defense...made the move to running back in late August, 2007 after running back Ray Ray McElrathbey suffered a season-ending torn ACL...named to the academic honor roll in the 2008 spring semester...fourth on the team in power index (7.38).

2007: Had a 112-yard rushing performance on just 10 carries against Central Michigan; it included a 63-yard touchdown run, the second-longest run of the season by a Tiger...also carried the ball against Louisiana-Monroe, Furman, and Duke...played special teams in every game...named reserve-of-the-game by the Clemson radio network against Louisiana-Monroe and Central Michigan...had two receptions...had 28 carries in his 70 snaps.

2006: Reserve safety and outside linebacker...special teams player-of-the-week by the coaches against North Carolina; he had a caused fumble that the Tigers recovered, leading to a momentum change that Clemson never relinquished...played 117 snaps in 11 games...played on defense in nine games, including the Music City Bowl against Kentucky...played 26 snaps against Louisiana Tech and totaled three tackles...played 33 snaps against Temple...had three tackles in 16 snaps against Virginia Tech.

2005: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: South Carolina AA Back-of-the-Year and all-state by High School Sports Report as a junior and senior...honorable mention All-Southern team pick by Orlando Sentinel...Shrine Bowl selection...SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic team member as the #17 prospect in South Carolina...#14 prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com...#28 on Spartanburg Herald-Journal's Fab-50 list...two-time all-state and all-region pick...had 13 carries for 202 yards and two touchdowns in the state title game as a junior...had 1,031 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns as a quarterback and running back as a junior...helped Central High School to the state title as a junior and four straight conference titles...all-state athlete in track...earned 10 letters in high school, including four in football, four in track, and two in basketball...coached by Joey Mangum...chose Clemson over South Carolina and Virginia Tech...born Dec. 23, 1986...majoring in sociology.


 
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