Jacoby Ford Class: Senior Hometown: Royal Palm Beach, FL High School: Cardinal Newman Height / Weight: 5-10 / 185 Position: WR Experience: 3VL Major: Sociology

J. Ford Fact: NCAA Champion in the 60m indoors during the 2008-09 track season.
Years Lettered: 2006,07,08
Years Starter: 2008
Depth Chart Position: First-team wide receiver

Overview: Joins C.J. Spiller to give Clemson the most exciting long-distance threat combination in the country...has six career touchdowns of 50 yards or more, third-most in school history...tied for second among active ACC players in receptions (87)...second among active ACC players in receiving yards (1,207)...second among active ACC players in receiving touchdowns (10)...19th in Clemson history in career receptions, 21st in career receiving yards, and 14th in career all-purpose yards (2,865)...has 2,865 career all-purpose yards on 204 touches, an average of 14 yards per touch...had just 32 career receptions entering 2008, but he had 55 catches in 2008...has a streak of 15 straight games with at least one reception...has 950 career kickoff return yards...has a 9.3-yard average on 39 career carries...has played 34 career games with 13 starts, including eight in 2008...has 10 career receiving touchdowns and two kick returns for scores in his career, giving him 12 total touchdowns...first-team preseason All-ACC by Athlon and Phil Steele...#14 draft-eligible wideout in the nation by Phil Steele...two-sport start; he was Clemson's nominee for ACC Athlete-of-the-Year...NCAA Champion in the 60m indoors and was an All-American outdoors as well...had a combined streak of 18 consecutive wins in races in the 60m and 100m in the 2008-09 academic year; the streak ended at the NCAA Championships in the 100m when he was leading the race 40 meters in but pulled up due to a leg injury...five-time All-American during the last five track seasons...first in Clemson history in the 60m, second in the 100m, and eighth in the 200m indoors.

2008: Had an outstanding season in terms of receiving; he was second on the team with 55 receptions for 710 yards and three touchdowns...finished with a strong performance against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl with five catches for 112 yards, including a 46-yard receiving touchdown; he also had 134 all-purpose yards...was 11th in the ACC in all-purpose yards, fifth in receiving yards per game, and sixth in receptions per game...had 93 yards on 17 carries...offensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against N.C. State and #21 Wake Forest...had seven games with at least five catches...had at least one catch in every game...had two catches in the first half against #24 Alabama, one a 47-yarder, but suffered a mild concussion and played just 17 snaps...came back with five catches for 60 yards against The Citadel...had the first 100-yard receiving game of his career against N.C. State when he had six catches for 106 yards and a touchdown; he also had two carries for 48 yards, giving him 154 yards from scrimmage...had five catches for 43 yards at #21 Wake Forest; he scored Clemson's only touchdown on a catch...had a career-high seven receptions for 72 yards at Boston College...had four receptions for 67 yards and 117 all-purpose yards at #24 Florida State...had a team-high six catches at Virginia...had just three touches against South Carolina but gained 97 yards; he had a 50-yard touchdown catch on a trick play, a 21-yard run, and a 26-yard kickoff return...second on the team in all-purpose yards (1,181).

2007: Third on the team in receptions and third in rushing at the time of his season-ending ankle injury...averaged 100.1 all-purpose yards per game, second-best on the team...had at least 100 yards rushing, receiving, punt returns, and kickoff returns...averaged 12.3 yards per rush on 14 carries for 172 yards; he was on his way to a school record in terms of rushing yards per carry...had a 53-yard rush, 52-yard reception, and 82-yard kickoff return...third on the team in rushing yards, fifth in receiving yards, fourth in all-purpose yards, second in kickoff return yards, and second in punt return yards...scored four touchdowns, all on receptions...had three catches for 68 yards against Louisiana-Monroe, including a 52-yard touchdown catch; he had 132 all-purpose yards...had two catches for 55 yards and a touchdown against Furman...had a season-high four catches for 48 yards and a 52-yard rush at N.C. State...had two catches (both touchdowns) for 44 yards, two carries for 21 yards, an 82-yard kickoff return, and seven punt-return yards for a season-high 154 all-purpose yards against Central Michigan...had three catches for 37 yards and two kickoff returns for 43 yards at Maryland before the injury, as he was tackled going out of bounds...had 801 all-purpose yards in 51 touches (15.7-yard average).

2006: Clemson's special teams player-of-the-year, but he also made strong contributions as a wideout...second-team freshman All-American as a returner by Rivals.com and Scout.com...honorable mention freshman All-American by Sporting News as a kick returner...averaged 32.8 yards per kickoff return, a figure that would have led the ACC and been in the top five in the nation if he had enough attempts to qualify; he had 13 returns in 13 games...had a 92-yard punt return for a touchdown against Florida Atlantic, then had a 94-yard kickoff return against Louisiana Tech; that punt return is the longest in Clemson history and longest in the ACC that season...one of just three players in Tiger history with a punt return and kickoff return for a score in a career...would have been in the top three in the ACC in punt returns and kickoff returns but did not have enough attempts to qualify...had a 55-yard touchdown catch against Temple and 76-yard touchdown catch against South Carolina...named special teams player-of-the-week by the coaches against Wake Forest and Temple...had 15 receptions for 187 yards...played 156 snaps, including 23 in the Music City Bowl against Kentucky; he had a 15-yard run...had a 13-yard rushing average on eight carries...enrolled at Clemson in January of 2006 and went through spring practice...had four catches for 103 yards in the March 12 scrimmage.

Track (2008-09): Outdoor - Had a streak of 18 straight wins in the 60m and 100m races; his only non-victory was in the finals of the 100m at the NCAA Championships...All-American for the 100m (ninth) and 4x100m relay (third); that relay team had a school-record time of 38.77...posted his career-best time of 10.01 in the 100m at the NCAAs in a qualifying heat, the second-fastest time in Tiger history...won the NCAA East Regional and ACC Championships in the 100m...named Southeast Region Track Athlete-of-the-Year...Indoor - NCAA Champion in the 60m (6.52); he actually had a school-record time of 6.51 in the prelims...undefeated in the 60m...won the 60m at the ACC meet...All-American for his 60m national title...All-ACC in the 200m with a time of 20.88.

Track (2007-08): Outdoor - Automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships by placing fourth at the East Region Championships in the 100m; he posted a career-best time (10.21) in the prelims...earned his first outdoor All-America honor with a fifth-place finish in the 100m at the national meet; he ran a 10.33 into a headwind in the final...Indoor - Did not compete due to injury.

Track (2006-07): Outdoor - Ran first leg for the Tigers' 4x100m relay team that finished runner-up at East Region Championships; the squad posted a season-best time of 39.15 in the final...earned an at-large berth in the 100m at the NCAA Championships, but he was slowed due to injury...qualifier for regionals in three different events, including the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay...his top time of the season in the 100m was 10.23 in the prelims at ACCs, but was guilty of a false start in the final and was disqualified...finished fifth at the league meet in the 200m; his top time was 21.08...helped the 4x100m relay team to a second-place finish and regional-qualifying time of 39.48 at the ACC Championships...Indoor - Earned All-America honors with a third-place finish in the 60m with a time of 6.60 at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, AR; his teammate Travis Padgett won the 60m race...won the ACC title in a record time of 6.52, the fastest time in the nation...became Clemson's first 60m champion at the ACC meet since fellow gridder Tye Hill accomplished the feat in 2004...earned All-ACC honors in the 200m, as he ran a 21.43 and placed third...first All-ACC honoree in the 200m for the Tigers since 2003...earned ACC Indoor Freshman-of-the-Year honors...won the 60m (6.60) at the Tyson Invitational...named Southeast Region Track Athlete-of-the-Year by USTFCCCA.

Before Clemson: Played at Fork Union Military Academy in 2005...returned seven kicks for scores (four punts, three kickoffs) and had 57 catches for 1,254 yards and nine touchodwns...rushed 12 times for 306 yards and three touchdowns...#36 wideout/kick returner in the nation by Scout.com...#17 prep school prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...had the best 40-yard time at the Fork Union combine (4.126)...Head Coach John Schuman called him "the fastest player ever at Fork Union;" it has produced 87 NFL draft picks and two Heisman Trophy winners...had 22 catches for 550 yards and 10 scores as a senior at Cardinal Newman High School...Palm Beach County All-Star game MVP...second-team all-state...state champion in the 100m (10.32) and 200m (21.25) as a senior...lettered twice in football and once in track...his brother Davy played at Florida State and scored on an 82-yard run against Clemson in 2000, the longest against a Tommy Bowden-coached Clemson team...coached by Don Dicus...chose Clemson over Florida, Michigan State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia...born Jul. 27, 1987...majoring in sociology.