CLEMSON RECRUITING

2000 Football Signee Profiles


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Derrick Brantley OL 6-5 300 Mullins, SC (SW MISS JC)

* Junior college All-America offensive lineman according to Prepstar

* ranked as one of the top 75 JUCO players in the east, one of the top 16 offensive linemen

* ranked as 37th best junior college player in the nation by SuperPrep, third among offensive lineman

* has already enrolled at Clemson, he was a mid-year graduate of Southwest Mississippi Junior College

* played for Kenny Eddingfield at Southwest

* helped team to 7-3 record in 1998 and 1999, he started all 20 games at guard

* all-state and all-region selection at the junior college level in addition to his All-America honors

* signed with Clemson in December on junior college signing day

* will be ready to go for the start of spring practice on March 11

* has three years to play two at Clemson

* native of Mullins who played in the Shrine Bowl in 1997

* starter his last two years at Mullins HS for Coach Richard Clark

* all-state performer who helped team to a 21-4 record and the state playoffs his two years as a starter

* born 11-3-79

* chose Clemson over Mississippi and Tennessee.

Brian Carr QB 6-1 185 Conyers, GA (Heritage)

* Fine all-around quarterback who passed for 1101 yards and rushed 612 yards during his senior year

* threw for 10 scores and rushed for eight more

* named team's best offensive player

* all-area performer as a quarterback as a junior and senior

* nominated for the Georgia/Florida All-Star game to be played this summer

* named to the Georgia North-South All-Star game

* as a junior, passed for 850 and rushed for 333

* starter for two and a half years for Chuck Landy at Heritage HS in Georgia

* fine all-around athlete who also plays basketball and outfielder in baseball

* two-year starter on the baskeball team and three-year starter on baseball team

* an all-area selection in centerfield on the baseball team as a junior

* born 12-22-81

* chose Clemson over Duke and Notre Dame.

Ronny Delusme DB 6-2 185 Naples, FL (Lely)

* Outstanding all-around athlete who scored touchdowns four different ways in 1999

* had 11 total touchdowns, four rushing, three on kickoff returns, two on receptions and two on blocked punts

* on defense, had two interceptions, 37 tackles and six tackles for loss from his defensive back position

* also a strong contributor on offense, he had 400 yards rushing and scored four times, he had 7-352 receiving, an incredible 50 yards per catch

* has already been invited to play in the North/South High School All-Star game in Florida in June

* an all-Southeast region choice by Prep Star

* played at Lely HS in Naples, FL for coach Mark Swanson

* excellent track athlete also, has run a 14.5 in the 110m high hurdles, 38.5 in the 300 hurdles and has long jumped 22-8

* starter in football and track

* born 9-30-81

* chose Clemson over Auburn, Miami (FL) and Florida.

JR Grant DL 6-4 200 Lake Wales, FL (Winter Haven)

* A Pigskin Top 100 player from Florida

* All-Southeast Region pick by Super Prep, he is ranked as 56th best player in the state

* had 72 tackles, including 14 quarterback sacks as a senior in high school

* concluded career with school record 39 quarterback sacks

* also had 31 receptions for 500 yards as a receiver

* had five blocked kicks as a senior, three punts and two field goals

* returned two fumbles for touchdowns, including one from 58 yards

* all-district first-team selection in 1998 and 1999

* also an All-Polk County selection in 1998 and 1999

* team defensive MVP in 1988 and 1999

* team captain in 1999

* a three-year letterman in football

* also all-district and all-county in basketball for the 1998-99 season

* played his high school football for Brad Metheny at Winter Haven HS

* both born 9-14-81

* chose Clemson over Auburn and Georgia Tech.

Derrick Hamilton WR 6-4 190 Dillon, SC (Dillon)

* Super Prep and Tom Lemming All-American

* ranked as 20th best wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep

* ranked as #4 prospect in the state of South Carolina by Mickey Plyler and SuperPrep

* ranked as #8 prospect in South Carolina by The State newspaper

* Sports Report Top 100 selection

* top receiver in the southeast by Rivals 100

* as a senior, caught 36 passes for 745 yards and nine scores

* averaged 20.7 yards per reception

* had eight kickoff returns for touchdown and eight more kick returns for touchdowns that were called back

* had eight interceptions, including three that he returned for touchdown

* a 3A all-state selection, he was all-region and all-area as a junior and senior

* MVP of the North-South game in Myrtle Beach

* standout high school basketball player, he is averaging over 23 points per game

* three-year letterman in football and basketball

* also an all-state, all-area and all-region selection on the hardcourt

* played at Dillon HS for Jackie Hayes

* born 11-30-81

* chose Clemson over South Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina.

Ryan Hemby DB 5-9 175 Orangeburg, SC (Orangeburg-Wilkinson)

* Will join former high school teammates Woodrow Dantzler, Kevin Johnson and Jackie Robinson at Clemson

* a top defensive back who had 17 career interceptions, including eight in 1999

* had 80 tackles this past season

* had seven interceptions as a junior

* a SuperPrep All-American who is ranked as #13 player in South Carolina by that publication

* ranked as 12th best player in South Carolina by The State newspaper

* also a Max Emfinger All-American

* chosen to Prep Atlantic All-America team

* named top cornerback in South Carolina by Rivals 100

* All-Southeast selection by that media outlet

* ranked as #7 prospect in South Carolina according to Mickey Plyler

* an All-Midatlantic Coast team choice by Tom Lemming

* had nine passes broken up on way to all-state year

* all-state by The Sports Report

* all-state and all region as a junior and senior, all-area as a sophomore, junior and senior

* named his team's defensive MVP as a junior and senior

* a three-year letterman in football, he has lettered two years in track

* all-state and all-region performer in track

* member of National Honor Society

* played at Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS for Tommy Brown

* born 1-30-82

* chose Clemson over South Carolina, Georgia Tech and Maryland.

Terrance Huey RB 5-9 170 Marietta, GA (Marietta)

* Played wide receiver most of the year until his team's tailback went down with an injury

* all he did was rush for 1281 yards and score 13 touchdowns

* also had two kickoff returns and two blocked punt returns for touchdowns

* comes to Clemson from Marietta High School, the same school as Clemson's leading rusher and touchdown scorer in 1999, Travis Zachery

* two-year letterman in track and football

* an All-Dixie Region selection by SuperPrep, he is rated as the 45th best player in Georgia

* broke the state record in the long jump with first place showing of 24-4 as a junior

* born 6-6-81

* chose Clemson over Auburn and Mississippi.

Aaron Hunt PK 5-11 210 Oak Ridge, TN (Oak Ridge)

* All-state kicker in Tennessee who made a school record 52-yarder in 1999

* also an all-region 2-5A and all-East Tennessee selection

* the Kicker of the Year in the Region, he was a United States National Football Award winner

* chosen to the Tennessee All-Star team that will play in Australia this year

* attended Ray Guy kicking camps

* named most outstanding special teams player at Oak Ridge HS where he played for Bruce Lussier

* made 10-16 field goals in 1999

* also converted 41-45 extra points

* very strong when it comes to kickoffs, only 15 of his 71 kickoffs in 1999 were returned

* Knoxville Area Player-of-the-Week in the first week of the season

* a big reason his Oak Ridge team finished 1999 with a 12-1 record

* team won the Region 2-5A championship and reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs

* outstanding student who is in Who's Who Among American High School Students

* member of FCA

* born 10-31-81, the day Clemson defeated Wake Forest 82-24 during its run to the national championship.

Brandon Jamison LB 6-1 190 Hopkins, SC (Lower Richland)

* Ranked as the number-one linebacker in South Carolina

* outstanding team leader who was captain of the Lower Richland HS team

* Shrine Bowl team selection

* all-state and all-region selection

* has 38-inch vertical jump and has run the 40 in 4.4

* as a senior had 161 tackles, five sacks and seven tackles for loss

* as a junior, had 140 tackles and 14 sacks

* finished career with 381 career tackles and 12 sacks

* holds career record for the midlands with 17 sacks

* had 12 sacks in 1998 to lead the midlands in that category

* also had 1112 yards on offense and accounted for 13 touchdowns in 1999

* ranked as sixth best player in the state of South Carolina according to The State newspaper

* second in the state of South Carolina in the shot put on the track even though he weighed just 185 pounds at the time

* born 7-31-81

* chose Clemson over South Carolina, Auburn, Tennessee and Georgia.

Cedric Johnson OL 6-4 310 Barwick, GA (Thomas County Central)

* Perhaps the strongest of Clemson's 2000 signees, he can bench press 440 pounds

* All-Southwest Georgia, all-region and honorable mention all-state offensive lineman

* captain of the Thomas County Central team where he played for Head Coach Ed Pilcher

* strong candidate for the Florida-Georgia All-Star game

* born 11-25-81

* chose Clemson over East Carolina.

Keith Kelly RB 6-0 215 Walterboro, SC (Walterboro)

* National top 100 player according to many services

* Tom Lemming, Max Emfinger, Football Report, ESPN, Gridiron Greats and Rivals 100 all ranked Kelly as a top 100 player

* ranked as 97th best player in the nation and sixth best player in the Mid-Atlantic Region by Lemming

* ranked as 19th best running back in the nation by SuperPrep magazine

* SuperPrep All-American

* ranked 11th among running backs nationally prior to the season by Rivals 100, he is an All-American by that service

* also all-southeast selection by Rivals 100

* Sports Alliance All-Southeast team

* ranked as #6 prospect in state of South Carolina by Mickey Plyler and SuperPrep

* ranked #15 in South Carolina, regardless of position, by The State newspaper

* 4A all-state selection as a junior and senior

* all-conference, all-region and all Low Country as a junior and senior

* had almost 4200 yards rushing and 52 touchdowns for his career

* he had a 7.6 yards per rush average over last two years

* also played some quarterback in addition to his running back duties

* as a junior had 2100 rushing and scored 27 touchdowns

* as a senior, played in just six games due to injury, but still had 1250 yards and 16 touchdowns

* not a bad passer, he threw for 367 yards on just eight attempts as a junior on halfback option passes

* has recorded a 10.8 in the 100-meters and 22.3 in the 200 meters

* has a long jump of 21-6

* played for Walterboro HS for Coach Leroy Riley

* born 9-1-82

* chose Clemson over South Carolina, Florida State and Georgia Tech.

Todd McClinton TE 6-6 250 Columbia, SC (C.A. Johnson)

* Ranked as the number-one tight end in the nation by Rivals 100 entering the 1999 season

* ranked as #1 tight end prospect in the nation by Border Wars

* ranked as the fifth best tight end in the nation by SuperPrep magazine, he is a SuperPrep All-American

* a national top 100 player by Rivals 100

* an all-region pick by Tom Lemming, he is ranked as 22nd best player in Mid-Atlantic Region

* ranked as the third best prospect in the state, regardless of position by The State newspaper and by SuperPrep

* played in the Shrine Bowl for South Carolina

* all-state and All-Midlands selection

* averaged 18 yards a catch at C.A. Johnson High in Columbia

* had 32 catches in 1999 for 663 yards and six scores

* also rushed 47 times for 450 yards and scored five touchdowns

* had 237 yards on kick returns, giving him 1350 all-purpose yards in 1999

* for his career, had 53 catches for 1163 yards and 11 scores

* had 77-750 and 10 touchdowns rushing for his career

* had 2150 all-purpose yards for his career and 21 touchdowns

* had 21 catches for 500 yards and five touchdowns as a junior

* also standout in basketball, he averages 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots per game for C.A. Johnson High

* played for Coach Victor Floyd

* born 12-28-80

* chose Clemson over Auburn, Miami (FL),Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Ronnie Thomas WR 5-11 190 Quincy, FL (Shanks)

* Will join former high school teammates Willie Simmons and Charles Harper at Clemson next year

* a Super Prep All-America receiver who caught 130 passes for 2850 yards and 37 touchdowns in his career

* averaged an incredible 22 yards a catch over his career, many of those receptions came from Simmons

* in 1999 he collected 58 receptions for 1150 yards and 11 scores, he was the second leading receiver in the state of Florida

* had 45 catches as a junior for 1045 yards and 14 scores

* ranked among the top 50 players in the state of Florida by Super Prep

* ranked among the top 10 receivers in the country by Rivals 100

* All Big Bend selection as a junior and senior, he was 3A All-State as a senior

* all-area and all-region his final two years

* ranked among the top 25 players in Florida, regardless of position, by the Florida Times Union

* a Florida Golden Nuggett selection, meaning he was one of the top 15 players in the state

* All-Southeast Region pick by Prep Star

* played at Shanks High School in Quincy, FL for Coach Andy Gay

* born 5-3-82

* chose Clemson over Alabama, Georgia Tech and Georgia.

Donnell Washington OL 6-6 270 Beaufort, SC (Battery Creek)

* A Super Prep All-American ranked among the top defensive linemen in the country

* an All-region selection by Tom Lemming, he is ranked as 13th best player in the Mid-Atlantic Coast region

* went both ways in high school, he was a dominating blocker on the offensive line in addition to his defensive attributes

* ranked #22 in the nation among defensive linemen by Rivals 100

* a member of the Rivals 100 All-America team

* ranked as top defensive lineman in the Southeast by the same media outlet

* ranked as third best defensive lineman in the state by The State newspaper, the 25th best player overall

* ranked as #17 player in state of South Carolina by Super Prep

* a Sports Report All-State selection who had 16 sacks and 75 tackles as a senior at Battery Creek HS

* all-regional choice as a junior and senior

* also a 4A all-state choice as a junior and senior

* named team's defensive MVP

* all-conference for three years, he lettered four years

* also lettered two years in basketball and two years in track

* played for coach Fred Hamilton at Battery Creek HS

* already can bench press over 400 pounds and squat 600 pounds

* born born 2-6-81

* chose Clemson over Florida State, Auburn, Tennessee and North Carolina.


Derrick Brantley    OL 6-5  300 Mullins, SC (SW MISS JC)

Brian Carr QB 6-1 185 Conyers, GA (Heritage)

Ronny Delusme DB 6-2 185 Naples, FL (Lely)

JR Grant DL 6-4 200 Lake Wales, FL (Winter Haven)

Derrick Hamilton WR 6-4 190 Dillon, SC (Dillon)

Ryan Hemby DB 5-9 175 Orangeburg, SC (Orangeburg-Wilkinson)

Terrance Huey RB 5-9 170 Marietta, GA (Marietta)

Aaron Hunt PK 5-11 210 Oak Ridge, TN (Oak Ridge)

Brandon Jamison LB 6-1 190 Hopkins, SC (Lower Richland)

Cedric Johnson OL 6-4 310 Barwick, GA (Thomas County Central)

Keith Kelly RB 6-0 215 Walterboro, SC (Walterboro)

Todd McClinton TE 6-6 250 Columbia, SC (C.A. Johnson)

Ronnie Thomas WR 5-11 190 Quincy, FL (Shanks)

Donnell Washington OL 6-6 270 Beaufort, SC (Battery Creek)

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