Gaines Adams at Clemson
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Defensive end, Clemson

Gaines Adams

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Gaines Adams played defensive end at Clemson. He was a consensus All‑American in 2006. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Adams in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2006
Consensus All-American, ACC Defensive Player of the Year and 1 more
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 2007 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

No defensive lines on file: before 2016 our source records only interceptions for defenders, not tackles, tackles for loss or sacks.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2007Pro day 2007
Height6′4¾″
Weight258 lb
Arm length35¾″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.66 s
10-yard split1.64 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press21 repsW
3-cone drill7.17 s
20-yard shuttle4.36 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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