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Faerber Fact: Only walk-on who lettered through playing time as an offensive non-special teams player in 2006.
Years Lettered: 2006
Bowl Participation: Reserve wide receiver in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: Reserve wide receiver
Overview: Wide receiver who earned a letter in 2006 for the first time...came to Clemson from Chattahoochee High School near Atlanta, GA, the same school that sent Charlie Whitehurst and Mark Buchholz to Clemson...has seen his playing time increase each of the last two years...played in 11 games for 67 snaps in 2006 after playing in four games in 2005...had 25 receptions, including 10 for touchdowns, as a senior in high school...ninth on the team in power index (7.19).
2006: Scored a touchdown against Temple when he recovered a fumble in the endzone; it was lost by teammate Andrew Diomande...first Tiger to score a touchdown on a recovered fumble in the endzone since Chris Jones against Furman in 1998; he also had a 15-yard reception in that game...played 67 snaps, including 19 apiece against North Carolina and Temple...appeared in 11 of the 13 games; he missed only the Florida State and Virginia Tech games.2005: Played four games on offense, totaling 14 snaps...did not play in the first five games, then played in four of the next five...did not catch a pass.
2004: Red-shirted.
Before Clemson: Named offensive player-of-the-year as a junior and team MVP as a sophomore at Chattahoochee High School...named defensive player-of-the-year as a freshman...first-team all-area selection as a wide receiver by Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a junior...first-team all-county and all-region selection as a wide receiver...totaled 1,120 all-purpose yards as a junior...set the school record for career touchdown receptions...from the same high school as former Tiger quarterback Charlie Whitehurst (2002-05)...coached by Bill Waters...born Nelson Arthur Faerber III on Jan. 15, 1986 in Decatur, GA...majoring in construction science & management.
