Gerald McCloud Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Jacksonville, FL High School: Arlington Country Day High School Height / Weight: 6-2 / 195 Position: WR Experience: 1VL

McCloud Fact: All-around athlete who has experience at safety and wide receiver during his Tiger career.
Years Lettered: 2003
Bowl Participation: Played special teams in the 2004 Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee.
Fall 2004 Depth Chart Position: Reserve wide receiver

Overview: Listed as a reserve wide receiver...originally recruited to Clemson as an athlete, but played defense last year; was a rover...his 36-inch vertical should come in handy on the offensive side of the ball...had three catches for 50 yards during the April 3 scrimmage...had three grabs for 74 yards in the Spring Game, including a 29-yard completion from Will Proctor...named to the Clemson Academic Honor Roll in the spring semester last year.

2003: Appeared in 10 games overall, including two on defense; played the other eight on special teams...had four tackles; three of them came in the game versus Middle Tennessee...had an assist in the North Carolina game on special teams...totaled 12 snaps for his two games on defense.

2002: Red-shirted as a wide receiver.

Before Clemson: An All-American by SuperPrep and Tom Lemming...all-state, all-area, and all-region as a junior and senior...All-North Florida as a sophomore, junior, and senior...a member of Jacksonville Times Union's Super 11 and Super 24 teams...an Orlando Sentinel top-75 and Florida Times Union top-50 player in Florida...named to the North-South All-Star game...rushed for 1,485 yards and 18 touchdowns as senior...added 523 yards and five touchdowns receiving...had 374 kickoff return yards and three scores...recorded 104 tackles and six interceptions, returning two for touchdowns...rushed for more than 100 yards in all 12 games...was a team captain for John Street...chose Clemson over Florida, Georgia Tech, and South Carolina...born Gerald A. McCloud on February 3, 1983...majoring in human resource development.