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Faerber Fact: Blocked a punt at South Carolina that led to a touchdown in Clemson's 23-21 win in 2007.
Years Lettered: 2006,07
Bowl Participation: Reserve wide receiver in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky; reserve wide receiver in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: Second-team wide receiver
Overview: Reliable wideout who had a big impact on Clemson's 2007 win at South Carolina...original walk-on...has nine receptions in 26 career games...third on the team in power index (7.44) and seventh in 225-pound reps (24), tied for seventh among all Clemson skill position players since 1984...has scored one touchdown each of the last two years, including one on a recovered fumble against Temple (2006) and one on a four-yard catch at South Carolina (2007)...had five catches in the 2008 Spring Game...named most improved wideout by the coaches for the 2008 spring practice.
2007: Had four catches for 20 yards and a touchdown at South Carolina; he played 43 snaps when Tyler Grisham suffered a game-ending injury; he also had a blocked punt; the ball was returned for a touchdown; it was Clemson's first blocked punt for a score since 2004; it was the play-of-the-week by TheACC.com; he was co-recipient of the coaches special teams player-of-the-week award...averaged 10 snaps per game...missed two games (Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech) due to a staff infection; Clemson was 9-2 in games he played.
2006: Scored a touchdown against Temple when he recovered a fumble in the endzone, the first Tiger to do so since 1998; he added a 15-yard catch...played 67 snaps, including 19 apiece against North Carolina and Temple...played 11 games; he only missed the Florida State and Virginia Tech games.
2005: Played four games on offense, totaling 14 snaps...did not play the first five games, then played four of the next five...did not catch a pass.
2004: Red-shirted.
Before Clemson: Offensive player-of-the-year as a junior and team MVP as a sophomore at Chattahoochee High School...first-team all-area by Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a junior...first-team all-county and all-region...had 1,120 all-purpose yards as a junior...set the school record for career touchdown catches...from the same high school as former Tiger quarterback Charlie Whitehurst and current Tiger placekicker Mark Buchholz...coached by Bill Waters...born Jan. 15, 1986...majoring in construction science & management.
