Rodney Feaster Hometown: Chester, S.C. High School: Chester Position: LB Experience: 4VL

Overview Backup linebacker to Rodney Thomas this year, he has been a productive reserve his entire career…has started just once in his 43-game career, but has 118 tackles…that is one of the highest totals in Clemson history for a player who has started just one game…has improved his tackle total every season he has been at Clemson and reached a career high 44 stops this season…had 22 first hits and 22 assists to rank second among non-starters in tackles this year…has been one of the more consistent players on the Clemson team this year and over the last two years…made at least one tackle in every game in 2002 and 2001, he has a streak of 26 straight games with at least one tackle and has had at least one in 35 of his last 37 over four seasons…had a season high five tackles against Georgia and NC State, two top 10 teams at the time of the game…also had five stops in the win at Duke in just 12 plays…played season high 26 plays against Louisiana Tech…had only tackle for loss of the season at Florida State, had pass deflections against Louisiana Tech and at Duke…averaged a tackle every 5.2 plays from scrimmage in 2002…had four tackles in 23 plays at North Carolina in another fine outing….already a veteran of three bowl games, he has played in the 1999 Peach, 2000 Gator and 2001 Humanitarian Bowl…

Prior to 2002 Had 38 tackles as a reserve in 2001…had six tackles in 25 plays as a reserve in the Humanitarian Bowl, his high tackle total over the last two years…had at least one tackle in every game in 2001…led Clemson in special teams tackles in 2001…fine student who has been on ACC Academic Honor Roll the last two years…averaged 16 snaps per game in 2001…had his only tackle for loss of the season at South Carolina… second-team linebacker behind All-American Keith Adams in 2000... had his top game of the 2000 season against The Citadel in the opener with seven tackles, he played 26 snaps...had four tackles in 21 plays against Duke...had at least one tackle in 10 of the 12 games, including a special teams tackle against Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl...averaged eight plays per game on defense…second-team linebacker at the end of the 1999 season, he actually started the South Carolina game in Columbia, his only start as a Clemson Tiger...only first-year freshman to start a game on defense in 1999...had three tackles, including a sack in the win at South Carolina...had two tackles as a reserve linebacker in the Peach Bowl against Mississippi State... had a season high four tackles at Duke...recorded 99 tackles and 11 tackles for loss at Chester High School his senior year...played in the North/South All-Star game at Myrtle Beach...had 119 tackles as a junior...born 7-18-80...majoring in industrial management.

Feaster Career Stats
Year	GP-GS	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	INT	QP	PBU
1999	6-1	59	7	4	11	2-11	2-11	0-0	1	0
2000	12-0	93	14	11	25	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
2001	12-0	190	14	24	38	1-4	0-0	0-0	4	1
2002	13-0	214	22	22	44	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2
Total	43-1	556	57	61	118	4-16	2-11	0-0	5	3