Kavell Conner Class: RS Senior Hometown: Richmond, VA High School: Manchester Height / Weight: 6-1 / 235 Position: LB Experience: 3VL Major: Sociology

Conner Fact: Second among active ACC players in career tackles (202).
Years Lettered: 2006,07,08
Years Starter: 2008
Depth Chart Position: First-team weakside linebacker

Overview: In his second year as a starting linebacker; he will be one of the leaders of the defense in 2009...led the team and was tied for 10th in the ACC in tackles per game during the 2008 season; he registered 125 tackles, including 11 tackles against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl...All-ACC candidate; he has 202 career tackles, second-most among active ACC players...Clemson has finished in top 25 in the nation in total defense and scoring defense each of the last three season he has been on the team...preseason third-team All-ACC by Athlon and Phil Steele...#53 outside linebacker in the nation according to Phil Steele...won the 2008 Dedication Award in the weightroom...lifted 560 pounds in the squat in February of 2009, tied for 10th-best figure by a Tiger big skill position player...earned his degree in August of 2009...reserve for most of 2007, but he had 15 tackles against Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl...combined with 11 stops against Nebraska in the 2009 Gator Bowl, he has 26 tackles in two bowl games...started all 13 games in 2009 has made 14 straight starts...veteran of 39 career games; he has not missed a game in three years.

2008: Clemson's top tackler with 125 stops, a big reason the Tigers were in the top 15 in the nation in scoring defense, total defense, and pass defense...had a tackle every 5.6 snaps, the third-best mark on the team...led the team in tackles starting with the first game of the season when he had 18 tackles against #24 Alabama, tying the school record for tackles in a season-opener...led the team in tackles a team-high six times...had a team-high six double-figure tackle games...had a team-high 10 tackles against N.C. State...had a team-high 12 tackles against Georgia Tech...had a team-high 11 tackles and a tackle for loss at Boston College...had a team-high 10 tackles at Virginia in his home state...had six tackles and a caused fumble against South Carolina.

2007: Tallied 46 tackles as a reserve linebacker, most on the team among non-starters...played 77 snaps against #21 Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl and had a career-high 15 tackles, including 10 first hits; he was special teams player-of-the-game by the coaches...had the Steadman Hawkins Bone-Crushing Hit-of-the-Day against Louisiana-Monroe...had seven special teams tackles...had six tackles in 31 snaps against Louisiana-Monroe...had five stops against Furman...had three stops and a tackle for loss at N.C. State...started against Central Michigan and played 32 snaps with three tackles...played 16 snaps at Duke and had three tackles, including a caused fumble...played 232 snaps.

2006: Second-team linebacker who was Clemson's leading tackler in the shutout of Louisiana Tech; he had seven tackles even though he played 16 snaps...one of three freshmen who led the team in tackles in a game...had at least one tackle in 11 different games...played at least double-figures in snaps in each of the first five games and seven of the first eight games...played a season-high 19 snaps against Temple...had three tackles against N.C. State...12th on the team in tackles (31), including third among non-starters...played 13 snaps against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl against Kentucky and had two tackles.

2005: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Averaged 8.2 yards per carry as a senior at Manchester High School...rushed for 1,301 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior...first-team All-AAA Central Region...#3 rusher in region history...first-team All-Richmond Metro...had 25 tackles for loss as a senior...Mid-Atlantic team member as the #22 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep...three-year starter on offense and defense...honorable mention all-state as a junior...all-district as a safety and running back as a junior...all-region and all-metro as a junior...had 1,187 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior...had 1,223 and 16 scores as a sophomore...coached by Tom Hall...born Feb. 23, 1987...graduated in August, 2009 with a degree in sociology.