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Humphries Fact: Second on the team in knockdown blocks in 2007.
Years Lettered: 2006,07
Bowl Participation: Reserve offensive guard in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: First-team right offensive guard
Overview: Not officially a returning starter from 2007 because five other offensive linemen started more games, but he is second among active offensive linemen in experience...started seven games at center or guard and is listed as the starting right guard entering 2008...played 705 snaps in 2007, fourth among Clemson offensive linemen...has great versatility, as that will be important for the Tigers' young offensive line in 2008...strongest player on the team in many categories...leads the team in the bench press (460), 225 reps (38), squat lift (635), and total weight lifted in all categories (1,745)...fifth in the hang clean (360)...has played 789 career snaps in 17 games, including seven as a starter, and has 103 knockdown blocks.
2007: Second on the team in knockdown blocks (86.5)...started seven games, including five at center and two at right guard...started each of the first five games at center, then started the Duke and Boston College games at right guard...led the team in snaps against #19 Florida State and had a team-high 9.5 knockdown blocks...led the team in knockdowns with 10.5 at Duke; he also totaled a team-high 53 snaps...led the team in knockdowns (8.5) against #18 Boston College, as he graded 81 percent...had an average grade of 75 percent for the year...had an 81-percent grade against Furman and 81-percent grade against #18 Boston College...graded 80 percent against Wake Forest in 35 snaps as a reserve...had 8.5 knockdowns at Maryland and 7.5 against #14 Virginia Tech...played at least 35 snaps in 11 games...played 705 snaps...graded at least 75 percent in each of the last five games of the regular season; he had just three games of at least 75 percent over the first seven games.
2006: Second-team center who played 84 snaps...productive in his limited appearances...had 16.5 knockdown blocks and four intimidation blocks...had 6.5 knockdowns in 21 snaps against Temple...graded 80 percent in 10 snaps against Florida Atlantic...had 5.5 knockdowns in 26 snaps against North Carolina...played a season-high 27 snaps against Louisiana Tech; he had 3.5 knockdowns...averaged a knockdown block every 5.09 snaps, best on the team.
2005: Red-shirted.
Before Clemson: Captain of the South Carolina Shrine Bowl team...played offensive guard and tackle at Belton-Honea Path High School, but played center in the Shrine Bowl, his first game at that position...named to the SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic team as the #7 prospect in South Carolina...consensus all-state pick as a senior by AP, The State, and High School Sports Report...Anderson Independent Lineman-of-the-Year as a junior and senior...#36 offensive lineman in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...#88 prospect on the East Coast by SuperPrep...SuperPrep All-American as the #22 offensive lineman in the nation...#4 center in the nation and #7 prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com...led his team to a 15-0 record and the state AAA title as a senior...#22 on Spartanburg Herald-Journal's Fab-50 list...all-state as a junior and senior...all-region three times...state champion in the discus as a junior and senior, and runner-up as a sophomore...all-state in track as a junior and senior...coached by Wayne Green, who was Coach David Blackwell's high school coach at Berea High in Greenville, SC...chose Clemson over Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech...born Nov. 4, 1986...majoring in sociology.
