Ricky Sapp Class: Senior Hometown: Bamberg, SC High School: Bamberg-Ehrhardt Height / Weight: 6-5 / 240 Position: DE Experience: 3VL Major: Sociology

Sapp's Final Bio

Overview: Three year starter at defensive end, who finished his career with 41 career tackles for loss for 193 yards to rank in top 15 in school history...finished with 16 career sacks and 54 quarterback pressures...Clemson ranked in the top 25 in the nation in total defense and scoring defense all four years he was with the Tigers...played an even 50 games and started 36 of them...had 160 career tackles...overcame torn ACL suffered at end of the 2008 season to start all 14 games in 2009... on track to be a first-round draft choice according to many draft experts...had consistent performance as a senior, he has had at least one tackle for loss in 11 of the 14 games... in double figures in tackles for loss three straight years, only active Tiger who can say that....finished his career on a strong note....on his final play as a Tiger, he chased down a Kentucky back from behind to keep him short of the first down on a fourth-down play...it gave Clemson the ball and the Tigers ran out the clock on the last five minutes of the game...three-year starter, he played behind the late Gaines Adams in his freshman year, 2006....selected for the Senior Bowl, but he did not participate.... first-team USA Today All-American at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High...first Tiger defensive lineman to be a USA Today All-American since 1989...played in US Army All-American game...#18 player in the nation by Tom Lemming...#61 player in the nation by ESPN.com...three-year regional champion in the 100 meters in high school.

2009: Second-team All-ACC selection who led Clemson team in tackles for loss with 15, he was fifth in the ACC...also ninth tin the league in sacks with five...Clemson's nominee for the Brian Piccolo Award, he came back this year after suffering a torn ACL at Virginia in 2008....had 17 quarterback pressures to lead the Clemson team....big reason Clemson was 25th in the nation and second in the ACC in sacks....had two sacks and three tackles for loss in win over Boston College when Clemson held the Eagles to four first downs and 52 yards of total offense and was named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week.... had career best 60 tackles for the season to rank second among Clemson defensive linemen in 2009...Player of the Week for the Clemson defense against Georgia Tech (regular season tied with DeAndre McDaniel) and against Boston College... had sack at Miami (FL) in Clemson's win over the eighth ranked Hurricanes...had five tackles in win over Florida State and the next week at NC State...had two tackles for loss, including a sack against Virginia in his final home game...had six tackles and a tackle for loss against Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship game.

2008: Had 10 tackles for loss in just 347 snaps...had all 10 tackles for loss in ACC games...named defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against Maryland...suffered a knee injury against #24 Alabama and played just 13 snaps; he missed The Citadel game recovering from the knee strain...had a sack in 15 snaps against N.C. State...had six tackles and three tackles for loss against Maryland...had 2.5 tackles for loss against Georgia Tech...had three tackles at Boston College...had a sack at #24 Florida State.

2007: Played all 13 games...had 52 tackles, second-most among defensive linemen...had 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, and 22 quarterback pressures, the first two were second-best on the team and the last was most on the team...won the coaches award as the top defensive player twice...had six tackles and two sacks in 43 snaps at N.C. State...had seven tackles and a sack against Wake Forest...had seven tackles at South Carolina and seven tackles and two tackles for loss against #14 Virginia Tech...team's leading tackler (7) at South Carolina...had four quarterback pressures against #21 Auburn.

2006: Second on the team in sacks (4) despite playing behind All-American Gaines Adams...ended the N.C. State game when he had an 11-yard sack on the last play, preserving the 26-20 win...had 20 tackles and six tackles for loss...had three tackles for loss and one sack against Temple...appeared on defense in all 13 games...honorable mention freshman All-American by Scout.com.

Before Clemson: First-Team USA Today All-American at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High...first Tiger defensive lineman named first or second-team All-American by USA Today since 1989...played in the U.S. Army All-Star game...#17 player in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com, #18 player by Tom Lemming, #21 player by Rivals.com, and #61 player by ESPN.com...second-team All-American by EA Sports...#1 player in the state by SuperPrep and The State...#2 defensive end in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com, #3 defensive end by Rivals.com, #5 defensive end by Scout.com, #6 defensive lineman by SuperPrep, and #9 defensive lineman by PrepStar...#2 player in the state by Rivals.com...#1 defensive end in the East region by Scout.com...Greenville Touchdown Club Player-of-the-Year in the state...Shrine Bowl pick...had 82 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks as a senior...all-state as a junior...had 70 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks as a junior...all-region as a sophomore...track and basketball standout...three-year state regional champion in the 100m (10.76 career-best), 200m (21.0 career-best), and 4x100m relay...two-year starter and all-region (twice) in basketball...coached by Ron Duncan...chose Clemson over Florida State, Georgia, N.C. State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech...born Nov. 14, 1986...majoring in sociology.