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Spiller Fact: Set the school record for yards per carry (7.3) in 2006.
Years Lettered: 2006
Bowl Participation: Reserve running back in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: Co-first-team running back
Overview: One of the most explosive players in college football...only player in Tiger history with an 80-yard run and an 80-yard catch in the same season...All-ACC running back in football in the fall and an All-American on Clemson's outdoor track team in the spring...had six touchdowns of 50 yards or more in 2006, a Clemson single-season record and just one off the career record of seven held by Derrick Hamilton...averaged 7.3 yards per rush, a Tiger record for a minimum of 600 yards rushing...fourth in the nation in yards per carry...#4 all-purpose player in the nation by Lindy's 2007 preseason publication...has 10 career rushing touchdowns, tied for eighth-most among active ACC players...preseason first-team All-ACC by Street & Smith...on Football Writers Association's preseason All-America checklist...first-team freshman All-American according to Sporting News, Rivals.com, and Scout.com...Second-Team All-ACC running back as a first-year freshman and runner-up for ACC Rookie-of-the-Year honors...named ACC Rookie-of-the-Year according to CollegeFootballNews.com and Rivals.com...first-team freshman All-American by Scout.com...#17 running back in the nation according to Lindy's...first-team All-ACC in the preseason by Lindy's...offensive rookie-of-the-year among offensive players by the Tiger coaches...winner of the 12th Man Award among Tiger offensive players...sixth on the team in the vertical jump (36.5") and fifth in the broad jump (10'1.5")...wears #28 in honor of Warrick Dunn, his favorite running back.
2006: Led the team and was second in the ACC in 100-yard rushing games (5); he set a Clemson freshman record...led the ACC in rushing yards per game among freshmen...averaged 7.3 yards per rush as a freshman, the best by any ACC player since Warrick Dunn had a 7.48-yard average in 1995; it was also the fourth-best figure in the nation and fourth-best in ACC history...second in the ACC in all-purpose yards per game (108.8)...52nd in the nation in rushing yards per game (72.2) and 48th in all-purpose yards per game...tied for third in the ACC in total touchdowns (12)...tied for seventh in scoring (6.0)...finished the regular season strong with two 150-yard rushing games; he had 154 yards against N.C. State and 155 against South Carolina...first Tiger running back to gain at least 150 yards rushing in consecutive games since Terry Allen (1988); his performance against the Gamecocks included an 80-yard run, longest by a Tiger since Derrick Witherspoon's 89-yard run against Maryland in 1993...had an 82-yard reception at Boston College, the fourth-longest catch in Tiger history and the longest by a running back in school history...had 938 rushing yards for the season, third-most in a season by a Tiger freshman...established Clemson freshman records for all-purpose yards (1,415) and touchdowns...fourth in the ACC in in rushing yards per game; also was eighth in scoring...three-time ACC Rookie-of-the-Week; he was named for his performances against North Carolina, Wake Forest, and #13 Georgia Tech...his 938 rushing yards were eight-best in ACC history among freshmen...his 10 rushing touchdowns tied for fourth in ACC history by a freshman...second in the ACC in 100-yard rushing games with five...started the season opening at running back against Florida Atlantic, just the eighth freshman running back to start an opener since 1953...named Clemson's offensive player-of-the-game four times by the coaches, all during the last seven games...had 116 yards rushing against #13 Georgia Tech; he teamed with James Davis to become first 200/100-yard rushing combo in the same game in Tiger history...totaled 19 catches for 210 yards...had a 52-yard run for a score and a 50-yard reception for a score against #13 Georgia Tech, the first Tiger in history with one of each of 50 yards or more in the same game...had six touchdowns of 50 yards or more, most in Clemson history in a season...had at least one reception in 10 of the 13 games; he had streak of eight in a row at one point...had just 103 yards rushing in his first four games, but had 104 carries for 835 yards in his last nine games; that was 8.0 yards per carry and 93 yards per game over the last nine games of the season.
Track (2006-07): Outdoor - Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a member of the 4x100m relay team...helped the squad to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships and earned his first All-America certificate in track; he ran anchor leg...earned his first-ever All-ACC certificate after placing third in the 100m...helped the 4x100m relay team to a runner-up finish and the fourth-best time in the nation (39.48) at the ACC meet...regional qualifier multiple times in the 100m; his top time was 10.41 at the Clemson Invitational....Indoor - Scored at the ACC meet in the 60m (6.74); it was an NCAA provisional qualifying mark.
Before Clemson: Had 541 carries for 5,511 yards (10.2 average) in his career at Union County High...First-Team USA Today All-American, the first running back to come to Clemson with that honor since 1989 (Rudy Harris)...First-Team Parade All-American; also the first Parade All-America running back to come to Clemson since Harris...#8 player in the nation by Rivals.com, including the #1 all-purpose running back; also the #1 player in Florida...#43 player and #6 running back in the nation according to CollegeFootballNews.com...#12 player in the nation by Tom Lemming...#16 player in the nation according to Scout.com and #4 running back...#23 player and #4 running back in the nation according to SuperPrep...#47 player in the nation according to ESPN.com...EA Sports Second-Team All-American...first-team All-South by Countdown to Signing Day...U.S. Army All-American; he played in the U.S. Army All-Star game in San Antonio, TX...selected for the California-Florida High School All-Star Game...had 176 carries for 1,840 yards (10.5 average) as a senior; also had 30 rushing scores and one on a kickoff return; added 15 catches for 249 yards...scored 93 total touchdowns in his career, including 85 rushing, three receiving, three on kickoff returns, and two on punt returns...three-time all-state pick...one of the top track athletes in Florida...state AA 100m (10.42) and 200m champion...won the 100m at the Golden West Meet, a national meet held in June, 2006 in California; also finished second in the 200m...played shooting guard on the hardwood...coached by Buddy Nobles...selected Clemson over Florida, Florida State, Miami (FL), and Southern California...born Clifford Spiller, Jr. on Aug. 5, 1987...majoring in sociology.
