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Dye Fact: Top receiver for the Orange team in the Spring Game with six catches for 87 yards and a score.
Years Lettered: 2007
Bowl Participation: Reserve wide receiver in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: Second-team wide receiver
Overview: Tall receiver who is listed at second team behind Aaron Kelly; he looks to take over that position in 2009 after Kelly graduates...played 156 snaps as a backup to Kelly as a first-year freshman...had a strong spring practice that culminated with his performance in the Spring Game when he had six receptions, 87 yards, and a touchdown; he scored on a 20-yard catch...enrolled at Clemson in January of 2007...very active in community service...speaker at Speak up for a Child Gala and Mauldin Church, participated in Pastor's Day Off, Boy Scout Day for Boy Scouts of America, and went on a mission trip to New Orleans, LA...named to the academic honor roll for both semesters in 2007-08...has a 39" vertical jump, second-best on the team.
2007: Played 156 snaps, second-most by a freshman offensive player...had four catches for 50 yards and a touchdown...recovered a fumble on a pass play in the endzone against Central Michigan...had one catch each against Louisiana-Monroe, Central Michigan, Duke, and #18 Boston College...had 11.5 knockdown blocks, including four at N.C. State and four against Central Michigan... enrolled at Clemson in January and participated in spring practice.
Before Clemson: Rated as the #41 wideout in the nation by Rivals.com...#66 wideout in the nation by Scout.com...#14 prospect in South Carolina by SuperPrep...#11 prospect in South Carolina by TigerIllustrated.com...#12 prospect in the state by CUTigers.com...#13 prospect in the state by Rivals.com...had 37 receptions for 614 yards and four touchdowns as a junior at Greenwood High School...started midseason at James F. Byrnes High School as a senior after transferring; he had 32 catches for 524 yards and six touchdowns in four games...has a 39" vertical jump, second-best on the team...played with fellow Tigers Chad Diehl, Stanley Hunter, and Willy Korn at James F. Byrnes High...recruited by Ron West...chose Clemson over Georgia, North Carolina, and N.C. State...born May 14, 1988...majoring in sociology.