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Grant Fact: Leads the 2008 team in the squat (635).
Years Lettered: 2006,07
Bowl Participation: Special teams player in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: First-team left offensive guard
Overview: Reserve offensive lineman the last two years who is listed as a starting offensive guard in 2008...has earned two letters in his career, but he has played just 12 games...played 48 snaps as a sophomore and 38 as a freshman; he has played 86 snaps in his career...has seen more action as a special teams player...#55 offensive guard in the nation by Phil Steele...first on the team in the squat lift (635)...ninth in the hang clean (350) and ninth in total weight lifted in all categories (1,560)...native of Mullins, SC, the same area that sent 2006 seniors Anthony Waters and Thomas Hunter to Clemson.
2007: Played nine games, including five on offense...reserve offensive guard behind All-American Chris McDuffie...played special teams in the last four games...had his best game against Central Michigan when he played 18 snaps and had a 75-percent grade along with 1.5 knockdowns...played 12 snaps against Louisiana-Monroe and had two knockdowns...played 10 snaps with a 70-percent grade at Duke...had 4.5 knockdown blocks in 48 snaps.
2006: Missed the first three games with a broken foot after suffering the injury while lifting weights in the preseason; he played just three games...played a season-high 22 snaps against Temple; he had 2.5 knockdown blocks...played 13 snaps against North Carolina and three against Louisiana Tech.
2005: Red-shirted.
Before Clemson: AA all-state by High School Sports Report...honorable mention All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel...#56 offensive lineman in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic team member as the #14 prospect in South Carolina...#36 offensive tackle in the nation and #11 prospect in the state by Rivals.com...#26 on Spartanburg Herald-Journal's Fab-50 list...two-time all-state pick...PrepStar All-American...played in the North-South All-Star game...U.S. Army All-American Bowl nominee...named to All-Zone team as a junior...all-region as a junior...coached by Denver Cromer...chose Clemson over Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech...born Dec. 18, 1986...majoring in sociology.
