DeJuan Polk Class: Graduate Student Hometown: Wadesboro, NC Position: Graduate Assistant/Defensive Video

Responsibilities: Graduate assistant who will break down video for the Clemson defense.

Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at Clemson from 2000-03...four-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll...started all 13 games of his final season at defensive tackle and was a co-captain that year...played in 43 career games...co-recipient of the Defensive Player-of-the-Game from the coaching staff following the Duke game in 2003...member of two teams that finished in the top-25.

Education: B.A degree in sports management from Clemson in 2003...graduated from Anson County (NC) High School in 1999.

Personal: Born March 20, 1981...single.

Overview: Graduate student who has moved into the starting lineup at defensive right tackle after serving as a reserve behind Donnell Washington in 2002...now looks to start alongside Washington in 2003...has been a backup his first three years who has seen his playing time increase each year...a veteran of 30 games and 566 snaps entering his final season...has 53 career tackles, all in reserve role...has a career GPA over 3.3, so he is one of the top student-athletes on the team...has been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll each of the last three years, including 2003 when he had a GPA over 3.3.

In 2002: Did not start a game, but played in all 13 games as a backup to...had 25 tackles...had his first career tackle for loss against Maryland...had a season-high four tackles in three different games...that included wins over Ball State and Duke...also had four stops at Virginia...listed as backup, but really was the third defensive tackle in the rotation...played 41 snaps against Maryland and 56 at Duke when injuries hit Nick Eason and Donnell Washington...had two quarterback pressures to go with four tackles against Duke...averaged almost 24 plays per game...played 29 snaps against Texas Tech in the Tangerine Bowl.

In 2001: Averaged 18 snaps per game, all as a reserve...played 10 snaps against Louisiana Tech and had a tackle...had a career-high five tackles in 18 plays at South Carolina...had four tackles against North Carolina...had at least one tackle in each of the last seven games...did not have a tackle through the Virginia game; he made all 20 of his tackles over the last eight games...a member of LifeLine, the team's leadership organization.

In 2000: Played in five games, the first five games of the season...played a season-high 11 plays in the win at Duke...played nine snaps against Missouri; he made four tackles and had a quarterback pressure in that game...also had two tackles against The Citadel in seven plays and two against Wake Forest in eight snaps...played eight snaps with the game on the line at Virginia...listed as a second-team defensive tackle behind Jovon Bush entering the fall...had a good Spring Game in 2001...had three tackles, including two tackles for loss.

In 1999: Red-shirted.

In High School: Had a team-best 98 tackles as a senior...added 14 tackles-for-loss and six sacks as a senior at Anson County High...played tight end and started both ways as a junior...Honorable Mention All-American by Southeastern Recruiting Alliance...All-ACC Region pick by PrepStar...a Shrine Bowl participant...chosen for the North Carolina East/West All-Star game...all-conference as a senior...three-year starter...coached by Fred Davis at Anson County High...lettered in basketball, where he led his team in rebounding...lettered in track; he threw the shot and discus...chose Clemson over East Carolina, North Carolina, and N.C. State...born Jimmy DeJuan Polk on 3-20-81...majoring in industrial education...earned his degree in sports managment in May of 2003.

Polk 2002 Game-By-Game Stats

Date	Opponent	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	QP
8-31	at Georgia 	6	0	0	0
9-7	LOUISIANA TECH	5	0	1	1
9-14	GEORGIA TECH	21	0	1	1
9-21	BALL STATE	18	2	2	4
10-3	at Florida State	20	0	1	1
10-12	at Virginia	23	2	2	4
10-19	WAKE FOREST	19	0	2	2
10-24	N.C. STATE	24	1	2	3
11-2	at Duke	56	3	1	4		2
11-9	at North Carolina	16	1	1	2
11-16	MARYLAND	41	1	2	3	1-1
11-23	SOUTH CAROLINA	26	0	0	0
12-23	Texas Tech	29	0	0	0
Totals		304	10	15	25	1-1	2

Polk Career Stats

Year	GP-S	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	QP	PBU	CF-RF	Int
2000	5-0	43	0	8	8	0-0	0-0	1	1	0-0	0-0
2001	12-0	219	7	13	20	0-0	0-0	3	0	0-0	0-0
2002	13-0	304	10	15	25	1-1	0-0	2	0	0-0	0-0
Totals	30-0	566	17	36	53	1-1	0-0	6	1	0-0	0-0