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Chambers Fact: Had a caused fumble while covering a kickoff return against North Carolina, a hit that changed the momentum in that Tiger victory.
Years Lettered: 2006
Bowl Participation: Reserve safety in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: Reserve CAT safety
Overview: Reserve CAT safety who showed progress in the spring...had an interception and caused fumble in the spring game...played over 100 snaps as a red-shirt freshman in 2006, helping the Tigers to top-25 rankings in all four defensive areas...named most improved in the weightroom among safeties for the 2007 spring practice...has a 7.37 power index, second-best on the 2007 team...has a 9'10" broad jump, seventh-best on the team...his 340-pound hang clean is 10th-best among backs and receivers since 1997...South Carolina Back-of-the-Year at the AA level in 2003 and 2004.
2006: Special teams player-of-the-week by the Tiger coaches for the North Carolina game; he had a caused fumble that the Tigers recovered early in that game, leading to a momentum change that Clemson never relinquished...reserve safety and outside linebacker during the season...played in 11 of the 13 games for 117 snaps...played on defense in nine of the 13 games, including the Music City Bowl against Kentucky...played 26 snaps against Louisiana Tech and totaled three tackles...played 33 snaps in the win over Temple...had three tackles in his 16 plays against Virginia Tech; that tied his season high.
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 participant...SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic team member as the 17th-best prospect in South Carolina...14th-best player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...28th on Spartanburg Herald-Journal's Fab-50 list...two-time all-state and all-region...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 during his junior season...helped Central High 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 Samuel Chambers on Dec. 23, 1986...majoring in sociology.
