| Marcus Gilchrist |
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Before Clemson: Rated as the #8 cornerback in the nation according to CollegeFootballNews.com...four-star prospect and #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 player in the nation by Tom Lemming...#11 defensive back in the nation according to PrepStar...member of the PrepStar 100...member of the ESPN 150 according to ESPN.com...second-team All-American by USA Today...SuperPrep All-American as a defensive back at T. Wingate Andrews High...received All-America honors by PrepStar...U.S. Army All-American Bowl participant...U.S. Army All-American scholar...#5 player in North Carolina by SuperPrep...#3 prospect in North Carolina according to Rivals.com...Carolina Panthers Community Captain Nominee...Watkins Award Semifinalist...selected for the Shrine Bowl...all-state as a junior and a 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 his senior season due to an elbow injury...recorded 46 tackles, one tackle for loss, two interceptions, four pass breakups, one rushing touchdown, and one touchdown on a punt return as a senior...had 235 yards rushing, 110 yards receiving, nine punt returns for 185 yards, and nine kickoff returns for 215 yards as a senior...as a junior, he accumulated 52 tackles, one tackle for loss, 10 interceptions, seven pass breakups, and one recovered fumble; he also had four kickoff returns, two punt returns, and two interception returns for touchdowns as a junior...scored a total of 11 touchdowns as a junior...recorded 1,460 all-purpose yards as a junior, including 220 rushing, 181 receiving, and 1,059 in returns...averaged 17 yards per attempt in all-purpose yards as a junior...four-year letterman in basketball; he was conference player-of-the-year as a senior...all-conference in basketball as a junior...three-year letterman in track & field; 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 Tight Ends Coach Billy Napier...chose Clemson over Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Southern California, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech...born Dec. 8, 1988.
