Mason Cloy Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Columbia, SC High School: Spring Valley Height / Weight: 6-4 / 310 Position: OL Experience: 1VL Major: Park & Protected Area Management

Cloy Fact: First-team freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com.
Years Lettered: 2008
Years Starter: 2008
Depth Chart Position: First-team center

Overview: First-team freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com, second-team freshman All-American by Rivals.com, and third-team freshman All-American by Phil Steele in 2008...tied a school record for starts by a freshman offensive lineman when he started in the Gator Bowl, as it was his 12th start of the season; Eric Harmon started all 12 games as a red-shirt freshman in 1987...preseason fourth-team All-ACC center by Phil Steele...named the top performer in the weightroom among centers for the 2009 spring practice...won the team's offensive rookie-of-the-year award in 2008...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2008-09 academic year...recorded a 405-pound bench press in February of 2009; that is tied for seventh-best on the team...third on team in the power clean (370).

2008: Second on the team in knockdown blocks (53)...had an average grade of 72.2 percent, fourth-best among Tiger offensive linemen...played 660 snaps, third-most on the team, but one of the top totals by a freshman offensive linemen in school history...second on the offensive line in starts (12); he only came off the bench in the Alabama game...started and played 53 snaps at guard against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl...moved into the starting lineup after Barry Humphries suffered a knee injury against Alabama; he played 23 snaps in that game after Humphries was hurt, so he had a "baptism by fire" going against Alabama's fine defense in his first college game; he had 4.5 knockdown blocks in that game...responded in the second week with a team-high 10.5 knockdowns against The Citadel in 43 snaps...had six knockdowns in 60 snaps against N.C. State...led or tied for the team-lead in snaps five times...had three games with a film grade in the 80s...had an 82-percent grade in 33 snaps against Georgia Tech, an 80-percent grade in 63 snaps at #24 Florida State, and an 82-percent grade in 67 snaps at Virginia...had an average grade of 76 percent in the last four games.

2007: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #9 center in the nation by Scout.com...#10 center in the nation by Rivals.com...#11 prospect in South Carolina by Scout.com...#15 prospect in South Carolina by SuperPrep and Rivals.com...rated in the South Carolina Top-40 and #16 prospect by TigerIllustrated.com...all-region pick by PrepStar...first-team all-state by The State...Shrine Bowl selection...coached by Jimmy Noonan at Spring Valley High School...AP All-State pick...had 57 knockdowns as a senior...played tight end with 16 catches for 251 yards and three touchdowns in his career...had a school-record 175 knockdowns in his career...all-district, all-region, and all-state as a junior at tight end...selected to the Max Emfinger All-American Bowl Classic East Team and was team captain...Lowerstate Division AAAA Offensive Lineman-of-the-Year by the South Carolina Coaches Association...Wendy's High School Heisman Award winner...Carolina Panther Community Captain Award recipient...recruited by Brad Scott...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Virginia, and Virginia Tech...born Jan. 22, 1989...majoring in park & protected area management.