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Macko Fact: Pound-for-pound is the strongest player on the team with a 7.42 power index.
Years Lettered: 2006
Bowl Participation: Special teams player in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: Reserve running back
Overview: Tough runner from Wadsworth (OH) High School...can squat 550 pounds, third-best among Tiger running backs in the last 23 years and sixth-best on the team...had six carries for 20 yards and a six-yard catch in the spring game; he had 52 rushing yards in the other spring scrimmages...an original walk-on who has earned his teammates' respect...strongest Tiger in terms of the power index (7.42)...has played in eight games in his career.
2006: Reserve running back who played in seven games and earned a letter...totaled four carries for 19 yards, including a long run of 12 yards...had two catches for six yards...played just nine snaps from scrimmage, but touched the ball six times, including four on running plays and two on receptions...had two carries for 15 yards against Louisiana Tech, including a 12-yard run.
2005: Reserve running back who appeared in just one game...totaled five snaps and had two carries for nine yards against Temple.
2004: Red-shirted as a wide receiver and running back.
Before Clemson: Lettered three times in football, twice in baseball and basketball, and once in track at Wadsworth High School, where he was coached by Greg Dennison...second-team All-Ohio selection as a senior...born Paul Kenneth Macko on Sept. 13, 1985 in Orville, OH...majoring in health science.