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Chancellor Fact: Had four pass breakups in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn to tie the Tiger bowl game record that was originally set by Banks McFadden in the 1940 Cotton Bowl against Boston College.
Years Lettered: 2006,07
Years Starter: 2007
Bowl Participation: Starting cornerback in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky; starting cornerback in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: First-team cornerback
Overview: Starting cornerback who tied for the team lead in interceptions (4) in 2007...started all 13 games in 2007 and four in 2006, including the last two; he has an active streak of 15 starts...has played every game in two years and has had at least one tackle in all 26 games...has 90 tackles and 18 passes defended in his career...has started two bowl games; he had seven tackles and six pass breakups in those two games combined...eighth among active ACC players in career interceptions...#12 cornerback in the nation by Lindy's...preseason second-team All-ACC by Lindy's...has a 7.2 power index, sixth-best on the team...named to the academic honor roll in the 2007 fall semester.
2007: Had one interception apiece against N.C. State, Central Michigan, Wake Forest, and South Carolina...had three tackles for loss and nine pass breakups, including four pass breakups in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn to earn defensive player-of-the-game honors; that tied Banks McFadden's Clemson bowl record...had a team-high 13 passes defended...had 52 tackles, including 41 first hits...eighth on the team in tackles...big reason Clemson was in the top 10 in the nation in pass defense, pass efficiency defense, total defense, and scoring defense...had a season-high six tackles at South Carolina; he was named defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches...named Clemson's special teams player-of-the-game at N.C. State...had five tackles and a tackle for loss against #19 Florida State...had four tackles and a tackle for loss against Furman...had five tackles at Maryland; he was a big reason wideout Darrius Heyward-Bey did not have a catch...averaged 49 snaps per game.
2006: Honorable mention freshman All-American by Scout.com...started and played 58 snaps against Kentucky...had two pass breakups apiece against South Carolina and Kentucky to end the season...started four games...third in the ACC in special teams tackles (9)...defensive player-of-the-game against Temple by the coaches; as he had a team-tying-high seven tackles...had 38 tackles, including 27 first hits...had two pass breakups in 53 snaps in a start against South Carolina...started at #9 Florida State and against Louisiana Tech...played on defense in every game but the Maryland contest...had at least one tackle in every game...played 111 snaps against South Carolina and Kentucky combined after playing just 14 snaps in the previous four games.
2005: Red-shirted.
Before Clemson: Had 40 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six interceptions, and five touchdowns on returns (two interception, two kickoff, one punt) as a senior at Miami Edison High School...all-state, all-conference, and all-county as a senior...SuperPrep Dixie team member as the #55 prospect in Florida...#13 cornerback in the nation and #37 prospect in Florida by Rivals.com...#40 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep...had a school-record 24 career interceptions...first-team All-Dade County by Miami Herald...honorable mention all-state as a junior when he had 33 tackles, five interceptions, and 13 pass breakups...third-team all-county as a junior...had nine interceptions as a sophomore...standout in track...brother of former Tiger Demerick Chancellor...coached by Corey Bell...chose Clemson over Auburn, Florida, Florida State, N.C. State, Oklahoma State, and Rutgers...born Dec. 22, 1986...majoring in sport management.
