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Gilliam Fact: Had a career-high nine tackles in the triple-overtime game against #13 Miami (FL) in 2005.
Years Lettered: 2003,04,05
Years Starter: 2005
Bowl Participation: Special teams player in the 2004 Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee and reserve cornerback in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado.
Fall 2006 Depth Chart Position: Second-team boundary cornerback
Overview: Senior who started nine games in 2005...returning starter from a defense that ranked in the top 25 in the nation in six different statistical categories...will battle for playing time at the cornerback position...had a strong spring, highlighted by a record-breaking performance in the spring game...had three interceptions, a Clemson spring game record, for 15 return yards; added a pass breakup for four passes defensed...veteran of 29 career games, including nine as a starter...has played 609 snaps in 29 games, an average of 21...played in 11 games for 83 total snaps in 2004 as a reserve cornerback behind current NFL player Justin Miller, so he played alongside first-round draft choice Tye Hill as a starter, and behind Miller, a second-round pick...has seen his playing time go up each year, including 2005 when he played a career-high 42 plays per game...has at least one tackle in 17 of the last 19 games.
2005: Started each of the first nine games and had 36 tackles in those games...had a tackle for loss in each of the first three games...had his top game of the year against #13 Miami (FL) when he had nine tackles and a tackle for loss...had a tackle for loss against #17 Texas A&M; added a 37-yard interception return, the longest by a Tiger...10th on the team in tackles (37)...had five tackles at N.C. State and five tackles at Georgia Tech...had four pass breakups with one in four different games, including one at #19 South Carolina...had two takeaways; one was the interception against #17 Texas A&M and a recovered fumble at Georgia Tech...had at least one tackle in 10 games.
2004: Played in all 11 games (83 snaps)...had 14 tackles, including 10 first hits...had his only tackle for loss at Duke...had his only pass breakup at Texas A&M, a game in which he played 12 snaps...played 23 snaps in the win over Utah State and had two tackles...had a season-high three tackles at Virginia and the home win against Maryland...had at least one tackle in each of the last seven games after not getting a tackle in the first four.
2003: Was to be red-shirted, but with six games left, the red-shirt was taken off and he played four snaps against North Carolina; played special teams and on defense the rest of the year...played 14 snaps at Wake Forest, seven against Duke, and 11 at South Carolina...played six games overall for 36 snaps and made four tackles...had a season-best three tackles at Wake Forest in 14 snaps.
Before Clemson: All-area, all-region, all-county, and all-state as a junior and senior...2002 Shrine Bowl player...led the state in interceptions as a junior (13) and senior (10)...#13 player in the state by the South Carolina High School Sports Report...#15 prospect in the state by BorderWars.com...SuperPrep All-Mid Atlantic Team member and #16 prospect in South Carolina...team MVP as a senior...lettered four times in both football and basketball, and three times in track...all-area, all-region, all-county, and all-state in basketball as a junior, and team MVP...all-area, all-region, and all-state in track as a junior and team MVP...qualified for state meet in the 100m, 200m, high jump, and 4x100m relay...coached by Travis Perry...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech and South Carolina...born Jan. 29, 1985...majoring in sport management.
