David Smith Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Greenville, SC High School: Greenville Height / Weight: 6-5 / 290 Position: OL Experience: 1VL Major: Sociology

Dav. Smith Fact: Joins fellow offensive lineman Cory Lambert as graduates of Greenville (SC) High School.
Years Lettered: 2008
Depth Chart Position: Second-team right offensive guard

Overview: Off-and-on starter at right offensive guard in 2008; he was in and out of the lineup due to injuries...will challenge for playing time at right guard behind Thomas Austin...when he started with fellow freshmen Landon Walker and Mason Cloy against S.C. State and N.C. State, it gave Clemson three freshman starters on the offensive line for the first time since 1943...his 405-pound bench press is tied for seventh-best on the team...did 26 reps of 225 pounds, ninth-best on the team...sixth on the team in the power clean (345)...named to the Academic Honor Roll in the 2009 spring semester.

2008: Began the year as the second-team left offensive guard, then started the second game against The Citadel...started three consecutive games, all victories...played 35 snaps against The Citadel, 55 against N.C. State, and 24 against S.C. State; he had seven knockdown blocks in 24 snaps and graded 72 percent before he suffered an ankle injury; that high ankle sprain put him on the bench for the next three games...played five snaps at Boston College...played eight snaps against Duke and one snap against South Carolina...played 124 snaps before his injury and just 14 snaps after the injury...played 138 snaps in seven games (three starts) and had 17 knockdown blocks.

2007: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #52 offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com...#49 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com...#17 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep...all-region by PrepStar...#16 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...played in the Max Emfinger All-American game...had 94 knockdown blocks as a senior at Greenville High...selected for the North-South All-Star game...member of the National Honor Society...recruited by David Blackwell...chose Clemson over Maryland...born Feb. 22, 1989...majoring in sociology.