Todd McClinton Class: Senior Hometown: Columbia, S.C. High School: C.A. Johnson Height / Weight: 6-6 / 305 Position: DT Experience: 2VL

Todd McClinton Fact: Only active Tiger to earn a letter on offense and defense over his career.
Fall 2003 Depth Chart Position: Second-team defensive tackle
Years lettered: 2001,02
Bowl Participation: 2001 Humanitarian Bowl against Louisiana Tech as a tight end and the 2002 Tangerine Bowl against Texas Tech as a defensive tackle.

Overview: Reserve who had 15 tackles in 10 games in 2002...has lettered at two different positions the last two years; he was a tight end in 2001...will challenge for the starting defensive tackle position in 2003...currently the second-team right defensive tackle behind DeJuan Polk...one of the strongest players on the team; he has a 430-pound bench press, sixth best...also third in the hang clean (380 pounds)...fourth-strongest player overall with a 1,745-pound total.

In 2002: Played 12 snaps against Texas Tech and had one tackle...averaged 14 plays per game; he missed three contests due to injury...carried off the field near the end of the Maryland game, a precaution against a neck injury...suffered a sprained neck in that game and did not play against South Carolina...had a season-high four tackles in the win over Louisiana Tech; he played a career-high 24 snaps in that game...also had two quarterback pressures...came on at the end of the season; he had eight tackles over the three games against Duke, North Carolina, and Maryland...had three quarterback pressures in the win at North Carolina.

In 2001: Lettered at tight end...had a solid spring in 2002 when he moved to defensive end; he had a sack and a fumble recovery in the Spring Game...played in seven games, including one start against Duke at tight end...played 50 snaps overall in the seven games...played 15 snaps against Louisiana Tech in the Humanitarian Bowl...did not catch a pass, but was rarely the intended receiver...involved in blocking situations most of the year...was still learning the game in some respects, he did not start playing football until his junior year of high school and he sat out the 2000 season at Clemson.

In 2000: Sat out the season at Clemson...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll, as he had a GPA over 3.0 for the year.

In High School: Shrine Bowl tight end who averaged nearly 10 yards per rush as a part-time running back in high school...ranked as the top tight end in the nation by Rivals100.com coming out of high school...rated as the fifth-best tight end in the nation by SuperPrep; he was a SuperPrep All-American...a national top-100 player by Rivals100.com...an all-region pick by Tom Lemming...ranked as the third-best prospect in the state, regardless of position, by The State and SuperPrep...an all-state and All-Midlands selection...averaged 18 yards a catch at C.A. Johnson High...had 32 catches as a senior for 663 yards and six touchdowns...also rushed 47 times for 450 yards and scored five touchdowns...had 237 yards on kick returns, giving him 1,350 all-purpose yards as a senior...for his career, he had 53 catches for 1,163 yards and 11 touchdowns...had 77 carries for 750 yards and 10 touchdowns rushing for his career...had 2,150 all-purpose yards for his career and 21 touchdowns...had 21 catches for 500 yards and five touchdowns as a junior...also a standout in basketball; he averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocked shots per game for C.A. Johnson High...chose Clemson over Auburn, Miami (FL), Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee...played for Coach Victor Floyd...born Todd C. McClinton on 12-28-81...majoring in parks, recreation, and tourism management.

McClinton Career Stats

Year	GP-S	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	QP	PBU	CF-RF
2001	7-1	50			Played tight end on offense
2002	10-0	141	8	7	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	0-0
Total	17-1	191	8	7	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	0-0

• Favorite NFL team: Dallas Cowboys
• Favorite all-time football player: Michael Irvin
• Favorite athlete outside football: Shaquille O’Neal
• Favorite hobby: Playing basketball
• Favorite food: Mac & cheese
• If I could spend a day with anyone in history it would be: Shaquille O’Neal (I want to play basketball with him)
• Person who has had the most influence on my career: My high school coach
• Current bowl system or change to NCAA playoff?: Bowl system