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Nobles Fact: Transfer from Rice who is eligible at Clemson for the first time in 2008.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: Reserve fullback/tight end
Overview: Transfer from Rice who came to Clemson in January of 2007...has already gone through two spring practice sessions; he is finally ready to get on the field into a game in 2008...listed as a reserve fullback/tight end...went to high school with C.J. Spiller and Kevin Alexander at Union County (FL) High School; his father Buddy Nobles was the coach of that team...named to the academic honor roll for 2008 spring semester...has the seventh-best figure on the team in 225-pound reps (24) and ninth-best hang clean (345).
2007: Sat out the season due to the NCAA transfer rule.
Before Clemson: Red-shirted in 2006 as a reserve tight end at Rice...two-time all-state pick for Buddy Nobles, his father...helped the Tigers to a 7-4 record and spot in the state playoffs as a senior...played on the team that reached the state title game as a sophomore...three-time all-district pick at tight end...all-area by Florida Times-Union and Jacksonville Sun as a junior and senior...played in the North-South Shrine game...had 19 catches for 283 yards and three touchdowns despite playing the final nine games with a broken hand...had 20 tackles and four sacks at linebacker...in his four-year career, he had 88 catches for more than 1,400 yards and 16 touchdowns along with 75 tackles and six sacks...competed in baseball and weightlifting...had a 3.7 GPA in high school...nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman...born Jul. 17, 1988...majoring in management.