Teams Clemson 2012 Roster ← 2011 2013 → 2012 Clemson roster 103 players. From 12 states; the most from South Carolina (54) and North Carolina (12). The 2012 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 12 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 10
Running backs 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 23 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Moncks Corner, SC 1,081 rushing yards, 8 TD 25 Roderick McDowell RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Sumter, SC 450 rushing yards, 5 TD 22 D.J. Howard RB 5′11″ Lincoln, AL 138 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Jonesboro, AR 119 rushing yards 35 George Johnson RB 8 rushing yards 21 C.J. Davidson RB 5′10″ Clemson, SC 5 rushing yards 40 Darrell Smith FB 6′1″ Gadsden, AL 1 catch, 1 yard
Receivers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 6 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Central, SC 82 catches, 1,405 yards, 18 TD 2 WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′1″ Fort Myers, FL 57 catches, 708 yards, 3 TD 13 WR 5′11″ Spartanburg, SC 41 catches, 280 yards, 1 TD 19 Charone Peake WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Moore, SC 25 catches, 172 yards, 2 TD 18 WR 6′2″ Cheraw, SC 21 catches, 345 yards 1 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Calhoun Falls, SC 10 catches, 305 yards, 4 TD 83 Daniel Rodriguez WR 5′8″ Stafford, VA 3 catches, 10 yards 87 Matt Porter WR 5′11″ Charleston, SC 2 catches, 28 yards 38 Julian Patton WR 6′0″ Rock Hill, SC 1 catch, 16 yards 5 Germone Hopper WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Charlotte, NC 84 Andrew Maass WR 6′4″ Ridgeway, SC 84 Wes Forbush WR 6′2″ Johnson City, TN
Tight ends 5 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 80 TE 6′4″ Wando, SC 40 catches, 480 yards, 8 TD 86 Sam Cooper TE 6′6″ Brentwood, TN 10 catches, 93 yards, 2 TD 81 Stanton Seckinger TE 6′5″ Isle of Palms, SC 4 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD 84 Alec Turner TE 89 Jay Jay McCullough TE 6′3″ Fort Mill, SC
Offensive line 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 55 Dalton Freeman C 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 285 Pelion, SC 57 Jay Guillermo OL 6′3″ Maryville, TN 58 Ryan Norton C 6′3″ 285 Simpsonville, SC 61 Scott Wilson C 62 Tyler Shatley OG 6′3″ 300 Icard, NC 63 Brandon Thomas OT 6′3″ Spartanburg, SC 65 Oliver Jones OL 6′5″ 320 Ninety Six, SC 67 Kalon Davis OL 6′5″ 340 Chester, SC 68 David Beasley OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 330 Columbus, GA 70 Gifford Timothy OT 6′6″ 315 Middletown, DE 71 Patrick DeStefano OL 6′5″ 285 Spartanburg, SC 72 Jerome Maybank OG 6′4″ 345 Pawleys Island, SC 73 Joe Gore OT 6′6″ 300 Lake Waccamaw, NC 74 Spencer Region OG 6′5″ 330 Cullman, AL 76 Shaq Anthony OT 6′4″ 280 Williamston, SC 77 Reid Webster OL 6′4″ 300 Woodstock, GA 78 Eric Mac Lain OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 315 Hope Mills, NC 79 Harrison Tucker OL 6′4″ 325 Ninety Six, SC 79 OT 6′7″ 290 Brooklyn, NY
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 3 DE 6′3″ 235 Adairsville, GA 9 DE 6′3″ 275 Jacksonville, FL 40 Roderick Byers DT 6′4″ 295 Rock Hill, SC 48 DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 325 Greensboro, NC 50 DT 6′0″ 290 Conyers, GA 59 Collins Mauldin DE 6′1″ 240 Rock Hill, SC 71 Steven Young DT 91 Josh Watson DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Wilmington, DE 93 Corey Crawford DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Columbus, GA 94 DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Mooresboro, NC 95 Tra Thomas DT 6′0″ 275 Wadesboro, NC 97 DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 270 Florence, SC 98 Kevin Dodd DE 6′5″ 275 Taylors, SC 99 DT 6′1″ 295 Central, SC
Linebackers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 11 Travis Blanks LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Tallahassee, FL 1 INT 34 Quandon Christian LB 6′2″ Lake View, SC 1 INT 42 LB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′3″ Polkton, NC 1 INT 7 LB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′0″ 235 Hastings, FL 8 Justin Parker LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 235 Port Royal, SC 20 Lateek Townsend LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Bennettsville, SC 33 Spencer Shuey LB 6′3″ 240 Charlotte, NC 41 T.J. Burrell LB 6′0″ 215 Goose Creek, SC 42 Corico Wright LB 5′11″ 230 Milledgeville, GA 44 B.J. Goodson LB 6′1″ Lamar, SC 46 Jonathan Willard LB 6′2″ 225 Loris, SC 47 Marcus Bullard LB 6′2″ 215 Columbia, SC 52 Kellen Jones LB 6′0″ 230 Houston, TX 53 Martin Aiken LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Smoaks, SC 54 Zach Fulmer LB 6′0″ 225 Saluda, SC
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 31 Rashard Hall S 6′1″ Saint Augustine, FL 4 INT 5 S 6′1″ Rock Hill, SC 2 INT 9 Xavier Brewer DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Jacksonville, FL 2 INT 8 Darius Robinson CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ College Park, GA 1 INT 26 Garry Peters CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Conyers, GA 1 INT 14 Martin Jenkins CB 5′9″ Roswell, GA 15 Ronald Geohaghan S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Allendale, SC 17 DB 6′0″ Allendale, SC 27 Robert Smith DB 5′11″ St. George, SC 29 Cortez Davis CB 6′3″ 200 Daytona Beach, FL 30 Taylor Watson S 5′10″ 200 Simpsonville, SC 36 Jerrodd Williams S 6′0″ 195 Central, SC 37 Dante Stewart CB 5′8″ 185 Swansea, SC 38 C.J. Jones CB 6′0″ Lincolnton, GA 49 Beau Brown S 6′0″ 195 Beaufort, SC
Specialists 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 39 PK 6′3″ Greenville, SC 18 of 19 field goals 13 Spencer Benton P 6′1″ Myrtle Beach, SC 48 punts, 39.2 average 92 P 6′6″ Concord, NC 9 punts, 39.4 average 36 Ammon Lakip PK 5′10″ Johns Creek, GA 2 of 2 extra points 95 Brian Symmes PK 5′11″ Greenville, SC 1 of 1 extra point 32 Corbin Jenkins PK 5′10″ Conway, SC 52 Phillip Fajgenbaum LS 6′1″ 225 Raleigh, NC 56 Sam Van Gieson LS 5′9″ 185 Greer, SC 75 Michael Sobeski LS 6′2″ 230 Roebuck, SC 76 Jim Brown LS 6′4″ 235 Walterboro, SC
Jonathan Meeks, Julian Patton, Roderick Byers, Collins Mauldin DeAndre Hopkins, C.J. Davidson, Jerrodd Williams, DeShawn Williams Adam Humphries, Brandon Thomas, Patrick DeStefano, Michael Sobeski Germone Hopper, Morgan Roberts, Spencer Shuey Tavaris Barnes, Xavier Brewer Tony McNeal, Kalon Davis Martin Jenkins, Ammon Lakip Ronald Geohaghan, Bashaud Breeland Garry Peters, Grady Jarrett Taylor Watson, Ryan Norton Chandler Catanzaro, Brian Symmes Oliver Jones, Harrison Tucker David Beasley, Corey Crawford Martavis Bryant Sammy Watkins Vic Beasley Tony Steward Darius Robinson Justin Parker Tajh Boyd Chad Kelly Travis Blanks Spencer Benton Donny McElveen Cole Stoudt Jaron Brown Charone Peake Lateek Townsend D.J. Howard Andre Ellington Zac Brooks Roderick McDowell Robert Smith Cortez Davis Rashard Hall Corbin Jenkins Quandon Christian Dante Stewart C.J. Jones Darrell Smith T.J. Burrell Corico Wright Stephone Anthony B.J. Goodson Jonathan Willard Marcus Bullard D.J. Reader Beau Brown Kellen Jones Phillip Fajgenbaum Martin Aiken Zach Fulmer Dalton Freeman Sam Van Gieson Jay Guillermo Tyler Shatley Gifford Timothy Jerome Maybank Joe Gore Spencer Region Jim Brown Shaq Anthony Reid Webster Eric Mac Lain Isaiah Battle Brandon Ford Stanton Seckinger Daniel Rodriguez Andrew Maass Wes Forbush Sam Cooper Matt Porter Jay Jay McCullough Josh Watson Bradley Pinion Carlos Watkins Tra Thomas Malliciah Goodman Kevin Dodd SC 54 NC 12 GA 11 FL 7 AL 3 Hometowns of the 2012 Clemson roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state South Carolina 54 North Carolina 12 Georgia 11 Florida 7 Alabama 3 Tennessee 3 Virginia 2 New York 2 Top counties Greenville County, South Carolina pop. 548,000 6 Spartanburg County, South Carolina pop. 348,000 5 York County, South Carolina pop. 294,000 5 Pickens County, South Carolina pop. 135,000 4 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2012 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Tajh Boyd QB5-star recruit
Chad Kelly QB4-star recruit
Andre Ellington RB4-star recruit
Zac Brooks RB4-star recruit
DeAndre Hopkins WR4-star recruit
Sammy Watkins WR5-star recruit
Adam Humphries WR
Jaron Brown WR
Martavis Bryant WR4-star recruit
Brandon Ford TE
Isaiah Battle OT
Vic Beasley DE
Tavaris Barnes DE
D.J. Reader DT4-star recruit
Grady Jarrett DT
Carlos Watkins DT4-star recruit
Malliciah Goodman DE4-star recruit
DeShawn Williams DT
Stephone Anthony LB5-star recruit
Tony Steward LB5-star recruit
Jonathan Meeks S
Bashaud Breeland DB
Chandler Catanzaro PK
Bradley Pinion P