Vontrell Jamison
Vontrell Jamison

Player Profile
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Holly Hill, SC

Last College:
Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 280

Position:
DE

Experience:
1VL

Jamison Fact: First cousin of former Clemson defensive end and current San Diego Charger Adrian Dingle.
Years Lettered: 2003
Bowl Participation: Reserve defensive end in the 2004 Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee.
Fall 2004 Depth Chart Position: Second-team defensive end

Overview: Battling for a starting defensive end position with the departure of 2003 seniors J.J. Howard and Khaleed Vaughn...second-team defensive end who had an outstanding junior season...he and Charles Bennett will compete for the majority of snaps at one of the defensive end spots...had four tackles and a sack in the spring game.

2003: Had 27 tackles, including 19 first hits...had 10 quarterback pressures, one of six Tigers who could make that claim...had a pair of sacks; one against #9 Georgia and one at Maryland...had three quarterback pressures each against Maryland and #24 Virginia in consecutive games...had a season-high five tackles against Virginia in his career-high 50 plays of action...played 298 snaps, an average of 23 per game...had at least one tackle in every game except the Wake Forest and South Carolina games...had a solid game against Duke with three solo tackles in just 17 plays...played 10 snaps in the Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee.

2002: Played two snaps against Louisiana Tech on the defensive side of the ball in the second game of the season, then switched to the offensive side at tackle in the middle of the season...played seven snaps at North Carolina at offensive tackle.

Before Clemson: A football and basketball star at Holly Hill Roberts High School...attended junior college in Mississippi for one year...had 40 solo tackles and 12 assists his last year of high school...also had four sacks...cousin of former Clemson basketall star Harold Jamison, who went on to play in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers, and current San Diego Charger defensive end Adrian Dingle, who played at Clemson from 1995-98...played for Willie Thomas...born July 26, 1982...majoring in sports management.

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