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Emerged as one of the team’s top cornerbacks in 2012, but an injury in the middle of the 2013 season set him back ... regained his form and was one of the league’s best and most physical cornerbacks in 2014 ... had 106 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions for 15 yards, two quarterback pressures, 27 pass breakups, two caused fumbles and one recovered fumble in 1,472 snaps over 45 games (17 starts) in his career.

2014: First-Team All-ACC selection (coaches) ... first-team All-ACC by ESPN ... Second-Team All-ACC selection (media) ... second-team All-ACC by College Sports Madness and Phil Steele ... Medal of Honor Bowl invitee ... had 52 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks, two quarterback pressures, one interception for 12 yards, a team-high 15 pass breakups and one caused fumble in 691 snaps over 12 games (12 starts) ... tied for third in school history in pass breakups ... fourth in the ACC in passes defended ... had one tackle for loss in 29 snaps against SC State on Sept. 6 ... had six tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in 61 snaps at No. 1 Florida State on Sept. 20 ... had nine tackles, two tackles for loss and a team-high two pass breakups in 73 snaps against North Carolina on Sept. 27 ... had two tackles and a pass breakup in 39 snaps against NC State on Oct. 4 ... had six tackles, a game-high two sacks and a caused fumble that led to a recovered fumble for a touchdown in 66 snaps against Louisville on Oct. 11 ... had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 53 snaps at Boston College on Oct. 18 ... had four tackles and two pass breakups in 61 snaps against Syracuse on Oct. 25 ... had four tackles and a game-high four pass breakups in 69 snaps at Wake Forest on Nov. 6 ... had two tackles and one tackle for loss in 64 snaps at No. 23 Georgia Tech on Nov. 15 ... had seven tackles, a 12-yard interception return and a team-high two pass breakups in 57 snaps against Georgia State on Nov. 22 ... had seven tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup in 74 snaps against South Carolina on Nov. 29; named team co-defensive player-of-the-game ... had one tackle and two pass breakups in 45 snaps against No. 24 Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec. 29.

2013: Had 28 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and one caused fumble in 247 snaps over 10 games ... had four tackles and a team-high two pass breakups in 49 snaps against No. 5 Georgia on Aug. 31 ... three tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup in 24 snaps against SC State on Sept. 7 ... had one tackle for loss in 22 snaps against Wake Forest on Sept. 28 ... had seven tackles and one tackle for loss in 34 snaps at Syracuse on Oct. 5 ... had two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 21 snaps against Boston College on Oct. 12 ... had three tackles in eight snaps against Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 ... had three tackles, one tackle for loss and a caused fumble in 37 snaps against The Citadel on Nov. 23 ... had two tackles and a pass breakup in 25 snaps against No. 6 Ohio State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3.

2012: Had 20 tackles, one interception for three yards and a team-high eight pass breakups in 522 snaps over 12 games (five starts) ... had one tackle, his first career interception (three-yard return) and a pass breakup in 40 snaps at Boston College on Sept. 29; his interception came in the fourth quarter deep in Clemson territory with the Tigers ahead by 14 points ... had four tackles in 59 snaps against Georgia Tech on Oct. 6; it was his first career start ... had two tackles and a pass breakup in 58 snaps against Virginia Tech on Oct. 20 ... had two tackles and two pass breakups in 49 snaps at Duke on Nov. 3 ... had one tackle and a pass breakup in 83 snaps against NC State on Nov. 17 ... had nine tackles and a pass breakup in 92 snaps against No. 12 South Carolina on Nov. 24 ... had a game-high two pass breakups in 49 snaps against No. 7 Louisiana State in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31.

2011: Had six tackles (all on special teams) in 12 snaps over 11 games ... played three snaps against Troy on Sept. 3; it was his first career game ... had one tackle in four snaps at No. 10 Virginia Tech on Oct. 1 ... had two special teams tackles at Maryland on Oct. 15 ... had a special teams tackle and recovered fumble against North Carolina on Oct. 22 ... had a special teams tackle against Wake Forest on Nov. 12 ... had one tackle in four snaps against No. 3 Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship game on Dec. 3.

2010: Redshirted.

Before Clemson: Member of the ESPN 150 ... No. 20 cornerback in the nation and No. 27 player in Georgia by Rivals.com ... No. 55 cornerback in the nation and No. 43 player in Georgia by Scout.com ... No. 10 athlete in the nation by ESPN ... No. 123 player in the ESPN 150 ... top 250 player by Rivals.com ... PrepStar preseason All-American ... played quarterback and defensive back at Heritage High School ... No. 12 player in Georgia by SuperPrep ... No. 36 defensive back in the nation by SuperPrep ... had 20 catches for 361 yards and five scores as a senior ... missed four games with a sprained ankle as a senior, but still had 50 tackles, two interceptions, two blocked field goals, a touchdown on a punt return and a score on a fumble return ... had six carries for 146 yards and two scores ... had two interceptions and nine kickoff returns for 217 yards ... averaged a double-double on the hardwood as a junior ... coached by Chad Frazier at Heritage High School ... recruited by Chris Rumph ... chose Clemson over Alabama, Florida State, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Personal: Majoring in sociology ... born Nov. 26, 1991.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide

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