Chris Hairston Class: RS Junior Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC High School: Carver Height / Weight: 6-7 / 325 Position: OT Experience: 2VL Major: Management

Hairston Fact: Had an 81-percent film grade as a sophomore, second-best on the team.
Years Lettered: 2007,08
Years Starter: 2008
Depth Chart Position: First-team left offensive tackle

Overview: Regarded as the second-best offensive lineman on the team in 2008; he started 10 games at tackle...has already started two bowl games at left tackle; no Tiger offensive tackle has started four in a career...has played 765 career snaps in 21 games (11 starts)...has 58.5 career knockdown blocks...preseason third-team All-ACC by Athlon...#54 offensive tackle in nation by Phil Steele...did 24 reps of 225, tied for 10th-most on 2009 team...came to Clemson from Winston-Salem, NC, first Tiger signee from there since Perry Tuttle, an All-American on Clemson's 1981 National Championship team.

2008: Played 11 games...missed two games early in the season when he had an injury from a moped accident...played the last nine games, but he saw limited action at #24 Florida State when he suffered a concussion in the first half...fourth on the team in knockdown blocks (42.5)...had an 81-percent average grade, second-best on the team...played 517 snaps, fifth-most on the offense...tied for third in starts (10) among offensive linemen...had a team-high 82-percent grade against #24 Alabama...had the highest grade among Tiger offensive linemen in four games, second-most on the team...had a team-high 86-percent grade against #21 Wake Forest and Georgia Tech in back-to-back games...had a team-high 88-percent grade against South Carolina...graded in the 80s in seven of his 11 games...had an 80-percent grade and seven knockdowns in a season-high 71 snaps at Virginia, then had six knockdowns and an 88-percent grade in 61 snaps against South Carolina.

2007: Played 248 snaps in 10 games, with a career-high 75 snaps in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn...had 16 knockdown blocks, including five intimidation blocks...had his best game against Wake Forest when he had an 84-percent grade with four knockdowns, including a team-season-tying-high three intimidation blocks...had an 89-percent grade at Duke in 28 snaps...played 19 snaps at South Carolina...played 22 snaps at N.C. State...played 31 snaps against Louisiana-Monroe...played 30 snaps and graded 83 percent against Central Michigan...eighth among Tiger offensive linemen in snaps.

2006: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: First-team all-state by AP at Carver High School...Shrine Bowl selection...all-region and all-conference as a junior and senior...#27 prospect in the state by Rivals.com...#53 offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com...played his entire senior year as a 16-year-old...three-time letterman...first Tiger signee from Winston-Salem, NC since Perry Tuttle in 1978...had a 3.6 career GPA...coached by Keith Wilks...chose Clemson over Hampton and S.C. State...born Apr. 26, 1989...majoring in management.