Xavier Dye Class: Junior Hometown: Greenwood, SC High School: James F. Byrnes Height / Weight: 6-4 / 210 Position: WR Experience: 2VL Major: Sociology

Dye Fact: Has played in 26 consecutive games in the last two years.
Years Lettered: 2007,08
Depth Chart Position: First-team wide receiver

Overview: Veteran wideout who is slated to move into first-team duty in 2009...has played behind Aaron Kelly, the ACC's career reception leader, the last two years...named the top performer in the weightroom among wideouts for the 2009 spring practice...has played 26 consecutive games...has 10 career receptions for 125 yards and one touchdown...tied for second on the team in the vertical jump (39").

2008: Second-team wideout who had six catches...started two games (N.C. State, Maryland)...had three catches for 37 yards in a season-high 30 snaps against S.C. State...had two catches against The Citadel and one at #21 Wake Forest; his 22-yard catch on fourth down kept Clemson's final drive alive...played 28 snaps against Duke and threw a key block on a touchdown.

2007: Played 156 snaps, second-most by a freshman offensive player...had four catches for 50 yards and a touchdown...recovered a fumble on a pass play in the endzone against Central Michigan...had one catch each against Louisiana-Monroe, Central Michigan, Duke, and #18 Boston College...had 11.5 knockdown blocks, including four at N.C. State and four against Central Michigan... enrolled at Clemson in January and participated in spring practice.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #41 wideout in the nation by Rivals.com...#66 wideout in the nation by Scout.com...#14 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep...#13 prospect in the state by Rivals.com...had 37 catches for 614 yards and four touchdowns as a junior at Greenwood High School...started midseason at James F. Byrnes High School as a senior after transferring; he had 32 catches for 524 yards and six touchdowns in four games...played with fellow Tigers Chad Diehl, Stanley Hunter, and Willy Korn at James F. Byrnes High...recruited by Ron West...chose Clemson over Georgia, North Carolina, and N.C. State...born May 14, 1988...majoring in sociology.