Proctor Fact: Recorded 232 yards of total offense in his first career start against Duke in 2005. Overview: Backup quarterback to Charlie Whitehurst the last two years; he moves into the starting role as a fifth-year senior...has experience of a veteran from a practice standpoint, but has played just 99 snaps in his career under center and has thrown 34 passes...has played in 12 career games, including seven as a quarterback...played in five games (11 snaps) at wideout as a freshman...hopes to follow in the footsteps of Billy Lott (1979) and Chris Morocco (1989) as first-year starting senior quarterbacks, who led the Tigers to bowl seasons...had a solid spring, completing 32-53 passes for 375 yards and three scores in the three spring scrimmages...set the Tiger spring game passing yardage record (275) in 2005...has a career pass efficiency rating of 151.5. 2005: Had a passing efficiency of 166.1 in limited action...winner of 12th Man Award on offense from the coaching staff...showed his capabilities in the win over Duke and in last-second win over #17 Texas A&M...connected on 13-21 passes for 201 yards and two scores against Duke in his only career start, leading the Tigers to a 49-20 win; also rushed for 31 yards on 11 carries (232 yards of total offense)...came off the bench to get credit for a fourth-quarter comeback win against #17 Texas A&M; he completed 2-4 passes for 28 yards and rushed three times for 18 yards in the Tigers' 25-24 win; Whitehurst had his "bell rung" late in the third quarter, giving him an opportunity to run the team in the fourth quarter; he was the quarterback when Clemson drove to the game-winning field goal with just two seconds left in the game. 2004: Backup to Charlie Whitehurst; he played in three games for seven total snaps...attempted three passes, including two at Florida State and one against Utah State...also saw action against Georgia Tech. 2003: Did not appear as a quarterback, but played four games as a wide receiver...his season-high for snaps was five in the win over Duke...played special teams against #3 Florida State...totaled 11 snaps for the four games. 2002: Red-shirted...traveled to all of the away games. Before Clemson: PrepStar All-American at Trinity Preparatory School...all-state, All-Central Florida, all-county, all-district, and all-conference as a junior and senior...threw for 4,082 yards and 44 scores in his career...was 249-413 passes with only 13 interceptions...rushed for 2,853 yards on 358 carries with 41 scores...had 6,935 total yards, including a 22-yard touchdown catch...team MVP as a junior and senior...National Blue Chips "Dandy Dozen QBs in the U.S."...Rivals100.com #16 quarterback in the nation...nation's #35 quarterback by TheInsiders.com...top-50 prospect in Florida by Orlando Sentinel...captain of the West squad in the East/West All-Star game...threw for 1,007 yards and 18 scores with 1,206 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior...all-state and state AA Player-of-the-Year as a junior and senior...co-MVP of the basketball team...set the high school record for the high jump...coached by Drew Nemec...chose Clemson over Florida, Louisiana State, Maryland, North Carolina, and Notre Dame...born William Bartlett Proctor on Nov. 3, 1983...majoring in management. |
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