Marcus Gilchrist Class: Junior Hometown: High Point, NC High School: T. Wingate Andrews Height / Weight: 5-11 / 190 Position: DB Experience: 2VL Major: Management

Gilchrist Fact: Even though he is listed as a backup, he is the #36 cornerback in the nation by Phil Steele.
Years Lettered: 2007,08
Depth Chart Position: Second-team cornerback

Overview: Second-team cornerback entering 2009 who played safety in 2008...capable of playing both positions...has played 26 consecutive games...has five career kickoff returns for 165 yards...has three punt returns for 28 yards in his career...has experience as a cornerback and safety...had 17 tackles as a freshman and 21 in 2008, including three against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl...had five tackles in the 2009 Spring Game to tie for team lead; all five were first hits...#36 cornerback in the nation by Phil Steele...named the top performer among cornerbacks for the 2009 spring practice...did 24 reps of 225 pounds in February of 2009, tied for seventh-most by a Tiger skill position player and tied for 10th-best on 2009 team...has a team-best 7.46 power index...has a 37-inch vertical jump, seventh-best on the 2009 team.

2008: Made his first career start and played 30 snaps against Georgia Tech when the Tigers had a special defense for its running game; he also had a 46-yard kickoff return...had a season-high three tackles against both The Citadel and #24 Florida State...had at least one tackle in 11 games, including each of the last seven...averaged 20 snaps per game...had two tackles in 25 snaps at Boston College...had three first hits in 16 snaps against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl...had 14 of his 21 tackles in the last seven games.

2007: Saw a lot of action as a second-team cornerback and contributed in the return game...played all 13 games; he played on defense in 11 games, including double-figures in snaps in each of the last five games...played 26 snaps against Wake Forest and had a season-high five tackles...played 25 snaps against Central Michigan and had four tackles...had a 66-yard kickoff return that set up a score at Duke; also had three tackles in 23 snaps...played just 12 snaps in the first five games and 147 in the last eight...had his only pass breakup at Maryland and had a recovered fumble at South Carolina.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #8 cornerback in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...#6 cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com...#42 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...#7 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com...#47 prospect in the nation by Tom Lemming...#11 defensive back in the nation by PrepStar...member of the PrepStar 100...member of the ESPN 150 by ESPN.com...second-team All-American by USA Today...SuperPrep All-American at T. Wingate Andrews High School...All-American by PrepStar...U.S. Army All-American Bowl participant...U.S. Army All-American scholar...#5 prospect in North Carolina by SuperPrep...#3 prospect in North Carolina by Rivals.com...Carolina Panthers Community Captain Nominee...Watkins Award Semifinalist...Shrine Bowl pick...all-state as a junior and two-time all-conference pick...Piedmont-Triad AAA Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a junior...NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete...participant in the North Carolina Athletic Association First-Team Program...missed four games as a senior due to an elbow injury...had 46 tackles, two interceptions, four pass breakups, one rushing touchdown, and one touchdown on a punt return as a senior...had 235 rushing yards, 110 receiving yards, nine punt returns for 185 yards, and nine kickoff returns for 215 yards as a senior...as a junior, he had 52 tackles, 10 interceptions, and seven pass breakups; he also had four kickoff returns, two punt returns, and two interception returns for touchdowns as a junior...scored 11 touchdowns as a junior...had 1,460 all-purpose yards as a junior, including 220 rushing, 181 receiving, and 1,059 on returns...averaged 17 yards per touch in all-purpose yards as a junior...four-year letterman in basketball and conference player-of-the-year as a senior...all-conference in basketball as a junior...three-year letterman in track; he was a member of the state championship 4x200m team...participated as a Peer to Peer mentor...volunteered at the High Point Salvation Army in the Angel Tree Program...recruited by Billy Napier...chose Clemson over Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Southern California, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech...born Dec. 8, 1988...majoring in management.