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CLEMSON
TIGERS
2013
College Football Preview
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| OFFENSE
- 6 |
------RETURNING
STARTERS------ |
DEFENSE
- 7 |
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| KEY
LOSSES |
| OFFENSE:
Andre Ellington-RB, Jaron Brown-WR,
Brandon Ford-TE, Dalton Freeman-C, Benton
Spencer-K/P, DeAndre
Hopkins-WR (NFL) |
| DEFENSE:
Malliciah
Goodman-DE, Jonathan Willard-LB, Xavier
Brewer-CB, Jonathan Meeks-SS, Rashard
Hall-FS |
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QB
Tajh Boyd |
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| Quarterback
/ Receiver |
| While
other explosive offenses
exist across the college
landscape like at Oregon,
few possess the athletic
pop Clemson will have
at its disposal with seniors
Tajh Boyd and junior Sammy
Watkins. Both have the
potential to be on most
every award list come
post-season. |
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| Secondary |
Clemson
continues to be one of
the worst pass defenses.
Until they solve the entire
defensive puzzle starting
with the defensive backs,
Clemson will be good but
never great. They can
start rebuilding as the
Tigers will lose three
premier starters from
this defensive backfield.
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LB
Stephone Anthony |
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| CLEMSON
2013 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
| OFFENSE |
| QB |
Tajh
Boyd-Sr (6-1, 225) |
Cole
Stoudt-Jr (6-5, 205) |
| RB |
Roderick
McDowell-Sr (5-9, 195) |
D.J.
Howard-Jr (5-11, 195) |
| WR |
Adam
Humphries-Jr (5-11, 190) |
Germone
Hopper-RFr (6-0, 175) |
| WR |
Sammy
Watkins-Jr (6-1, 205) |
Martavis
Bryant-Jr (6-5, 200) |
| WR |
Charone
Peake-Jr (6-3, 200) |
Matt
Porter-Jr (5-11, 190) |
| TE |
Stanton
Seckinger-So (6-4, 210) |
Jordan
Leggett-Fr (6-6, 235) |
| OT |
Brandon
Thomas-Sr (6-3, 305) |
Eric
Mac Lain-So (6-4, 260) |
| OG |
David
Beasley-Jr (6-4, 315) |
Kalon
Davis-Jr (6-5, 330) |
| C |
Ryan
Norton-So (6-3, 270) |
Jay
Guillermo-RFr (6-3, 290) |
| OG |
Tyler
Shatley-Sr (6-3, 295) |
Reid
Webster-Jr (6-5, 285) |
| OT |
Gifford
Timothy-Jr (6-6, 310) |
Joe
Gore-So (6-5, 275) |
| K |
Chandler
Catanzaro-Sr (6-2, 195) |
Bradley
Pinion-So (6-6, 230) |
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| CLEMSON
2013 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
| DEFENSE |
| DE |
Vic
Beasley-Jr (6-3, 225) |
Kevin
Dodd-So (6-5, 280) |
| DT |
Grady
Jarrett-Jr (6-1, 290) |
DeShawn
Williams-Jr (6-1, 285) |
| DT |
Josh
Watson-Jr (6-4, 285) |
D.J.
Reader-So (6-3, 335) |
| DE |
Corey
Crawford-Jr (6-5, 270) |
Tavaris
Barnes-Jr (6-4, 275) |
| SLB |
Quandon
Christian-Sr (6-2, 225) |
T.J.
Burrell-RFr (5-11, 215) |
| MLB |
Stephone
Anthony-Jr (6-3, 235) |
B.J.
Goodson-So (6-1, 240) |
| WLB |
Spencer
Shuey-Sr (6-3, 230) |
Tony
Steward-Jr (6-1, 235) |
| CB |
Darius
Robinson-Sr (5-10, 175) |
Martin
Jenkins-Jr (5-10, 180) |
| CB |
Bashaud
Breeland-Jr (6-0, 195) |
Garry
Peters-Jr (6-0, 195) |
| SS |
Robert
Smith-Jr (5-11, 210) |
Jadar
Johnson-Fr (6-1, 180) |
| FS |
Travis
Blanks-So (6-1, 190) |
Taylor
Watson-Jr (5-11, 205) |
| P |
Bradley
Pinion-So (6-6, 230) |
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| QUICK
TAKES |
- Clemson
will be a Top Ten team if they beat
Georgia in the opener, making it
the second SEC power in a row the
Tigers have overcome dating back
to last season's huge bowl win over
LSU. In the past Clemson would falter
against top ranked opponents time
and time again. That opener on August
31 is huge for the Clemson program.
- Quarterback
Tajh Boyd is Clemson's barometer.
When he plays well Clemson is hot,
when he is off Clemson does not.
- The
Clemson ground game has revolved
around Andre Ellington. It now has
to revolve around senior Roderick
McDowell, an experienced Palmetto
State product who is more than capable
of handling the load.
- The
offensive line will continue to
be a dominating factor in the ACC.
A great deal of experience rests
with this unit.
- What
ultimately has been killing Clemson
through recent years in spite of
the high scoring offense has been
a defense that at times appears
to be non-existent. The Tigers will
be better up front with the maturation
of several young defensive linemen
including Josh Watson, DeShawn Williams
and Grady Jarrett. Defensive end
Vic Beasly is also a pass rushing
monster.
- The
secondary is hurting at safety.
Despite having veterans man these
spots the unit has been victimized
over and over by big pass plays
the entire season. Changing these
fortunes won't be easy.
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CLEMSON
2013 SCHEDULE
Aug.
31 - Georgia
Sept. 7 - South Carolina State
Sept. 19 - at North Carolina State (Thur.)
Sept. 28 - Wake Forest
Oct. 5 - at Syracuse
Oct. 12 - Boston College
Oct. 19 - Florida State
Oct. 26 - at Maryland
Nov. 2 - at Virginia
Nov. 14 - Georgia Tech (Thur.)
Nov. 23 - The Citadel
Nov. 30 - at South Carolina |
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