Dawson Zimmerman Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA High School: Brookwood Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200 Position: P Experience: 1VL Major: English

Zimmerman Fact: Started at punter in his first game as a first-year freshman against #24 Alabama in the Georgia Dome in 2008.
Years Lettered: 2008
Depth Chart Position: First-team punter

Overview: In line to replace Jimmy Maners as the top punter for the Tigers in 2009...won the academic award among freshmen for 2008...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2008-09...attended the same high school as NFL placekicker Jason Elam.

2008: First-year freshman who began the season as the starting punter; he had quite a challenge in that first game in that he was playing against #24 Alabama on national television in the Georgia Dome; but he played well with four punts for a 40.0-yard average...became the first freshman to punt for the Tigers in an opener since Cole Chason (2003)...had an ongoing battle with Jimmy Maners for the starting punting role all season...slated to be the starting punter against N.C. State, but he pulled a hamstring in pregame warmups...came off the bench to punt five times at #21 Wake Forest; he had a 38.4-yard average, two punts inside the 20, and one punt of 50+ yards; he had a season-best 38.4-yard net figure...started at punter against Georgia Tech and had three punts for a 36.7-yard average...appeared in three games; they took place in the first seven games of the season...did not play in the last five games of the season...had a 38.5-yard average for the year and a net of 36.3 yards...had a long punt of 54 yards along with two punts inside the 20 and two punts of 50+ yards.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #2 punter in the nation according to Scout.com...#6 kicker in the nation by ESPN.com...helped Brookwood High School to three region championships and a state championship appearance...all-state punter according to the Georgia Sportswriters...first-team all-state punter by Atlanta Journal-Constitution during his senior season...Gwinnett County Touchdown Club Specialist-of-the-Year...kicker in the "Rivalries of Gwinnett" All-Star game...had a 41.0-yard punting average during his junior season...booted a school-record 74-yard punt; the record was previously held by longtime NFL kicker Jason Elam...awarded second place in the 2007 Scout.com Kicking Expo...coached by Mark Crews...recruited by Ron West...chose Clemson over Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, and Wake Forest...born Nov. 15, 1989...majoring in English.