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Hamlin Fact: Second-team preseason All-American by Street & Smith.
Year Lettered: 2005,06
Years Starter: 2005,06
Bowl Participation: Starting safety in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado; starting safety in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: Co-first-team CAT safety
Overview: Second-team preseason All-American by Street & Smith; also a preseason All-ACC pick...a big reason Clemson was in the top 16 in the nation in scoring defense each of the last two seasons...missed the first half of spring practice with a broken foot, his second broken foot in a year; he also suffered broken foot at Boston College in 2006...has four career interceptions and 132 return yards (eighth-most in Tiger history)...has 10 career passes defended...went over the 100-tackle mark for his career against South Carolina in 2006...has started 17 games over the last two years and has played in 22 of the 25; he has started each of the last 17 games he has played at safety...a big reason Georgia Tech's Calvin Johnson had just four receptions for 46 yards over the last two years against the Tigers...first Tiger freshman to start over the course of a season in the secondary since Justin Miller in 2002...played in the 2003 Shrine Bowl...had 23 career interceptions at Lamar High...came to Clemson from the same high school that sent former All-Pro Levon Kirkland to Clemson.
2006: Had 15 tackles against Kentucky to lead the defense in the Music City Bowl...had 64 tackles in 10 games, sixth-most on the team but fifth on a per-game basis...winner of the Ironman Award for the defense...missed three games with a broken foot suffered in the fourth quarter at Boston College; he missed the Florida State, North Carolina, and Louisiana Tech games...came back to start at Wake Forest; he had three tackles in 57 snaps; his return was instrumental in Clemson securing a 10-point win over the eventual ACC Champion...had 10 tackles against South Carolina, his career high, then posted another career-high with 15 against Kentucky...had nine tackles, a tackle for loss, and a 16-yard interception return against Maryland...had a 74-yard interception return against Florida Atlantic...tied for sixth in the ACC in recovered fumbles per game; he had two in the 10 games he played...tied for the team lead in takeaways (4); he had two in the first game of the year when he had a recovered fumble and an interception return...defensive player-of-the-game against Florida Atlantic according to the Clemson coaches.
2005: Had two tackles and a team-best two pass breakups against Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl...had two interceptions for 42 yards on the season...had his career high in tackles in his first career start when he had eight at N.C. State in 53 plays...had an 11-yard interception return against #16 Florida State to stop a drive in Tiger territory...had seven tackles against #13 Miami (FL); he helped limit the Hurricanes to 109 passing yards in regulation...first Tiger freshman to be a starter in the secondary over the course of a season since Justin Miller (2002).
2004: Red-shirted.
Before Clemson: Finalist for Mr. Football in South Carolina...#11 safety in the nation by Tom Lemming...named defensive player-of-the-Year in the state by High School Sports Report; also all-state as a junior and senior...played in the Shrine Bowl...#26 safety in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...A Player-of-the-Year as a junior and senior...all-region pick each of his last three years...all-state in all classifications as a senior...had 23 interceptions in his career...member of the state championship baseball team as a junior...all-region in football, basketball, and baseball...BETA Club and FCA member...threw three passes as a senior and two were for scores, including one to his brother in the state title game...had 20 catches for 290 yards and four scores; he was the team's top wideout...had 148 yards on nine punt returns and 179 yards on seven kickoff returns...led the team in interceptions (4) and had 65 tackles as a senior...from the same school that sent Tiger All-American and All-Pro Levon Kirkland to Clemson...coached by J.R. Boyd...born Michael Leon Hamlin on Nov. 21, 1985...majoring in sport management.
