Brandon Clear Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Hoover, AL High School: Hoover Height / Weight: 6-5 / 210 Position: WR Experience: 1VL Major: Marketing

Br. Clear Fact: Has a 39-inch vertical jump, second-best on the team.
Years Lettered: 2008
Depth Chart Position: Second-team wide receiver

Overview: With a 39-inch vertical jump, he could be the recipient of passes in the endzone...one of the freshmen who will be counted on to help a young receiver group...outstanding student-athlete who earned a letter as a red-shirt freshman in 2008 when he played three games...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2008-09 academic year and 2007-08...has made the Academic Honor Roll every semester he has been at Clemson...his twin brother Byron is a linebacker on the team...has a 39-inch vertical jump, second-best on the team...has 10'7" broad jump, best on the team...had a solid spring; he had one catch for 17 yards in the Spring Game...native of Hoover, AL...frequently shown in the MTV reality series, "Hoover High"...combined with Byron to be the first twin-brother combination at Clemson since Peter and Andy Ford in 1996...with the graduation of Aaron Kelly and Tyler Grisham, he figures to see more playing time in the fall.

2008: Played 17 snaps at wide receiver in three games; he played against The Citadel, N.C. State, and S.C. State...did not catch a pass.

2007: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #49 wideout in the nation by Rivals.com...#15 prospect in Alabama by Rivals.com...#9 prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep...made frequent appearances on the MTV reality show "Two-a-Days" at Hoover High School...part of a military family that moved around a great deal in high school; he started at Slidell, LA and later moved to Jamestown, VA as a junior, where he missed part of the season...all-region by PrepStar...named one of the top wideouts at the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...third in the state in the triple jump (45'4")...played side-by-side with twin brother Byron in high school; the brother combination helped Hoover High School to the state championship game; they comprise the first twin-brother combination at Clemson since Peter and Andy Ford (1993-96)...recruited by Dabo Swinney...chose Clemson over Illinois, N.C. State, Northwestern, Stanford, Syracuse, UCLA, and Vanderbilt...born May 30, 1989...majoring in marketing.