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Jadeveon Clowney

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Rock Hill, S.C. High School: South Pointe

Height / Weight: 6-6 / 256 Position: DE Experience: 1 VL

Highly-decorated defensive end who is being counted on to have a big sophomore season after an excellent freshman campaign in 2011... has all the tools to be one of the best at his position... gained extensive experience last fall.

2011: True freshman who was named the SEC Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches and the SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year by Rivals.com... also named second-team All-SEC and was a member of the All-Freshman team according to the SEC coaches... earned first-team Freshman All-America honors by FWAA, Sporting News, FoxSportsNext.com, Rivals.com, CollegeFootballNews.com, CBSSports.com and Phil Steele... named honorable mention All-American by SI.com... credited with 36 tackles... was eighth in the SEC with 8.0 sacks, the only freshman in the top 10, and logged 12.0 tackles for loss... tied for fourth in the SEC and tied for eighth in the country with five forced fumbles... also had six quarterback hurries... played in all 12 games... started the season opener against East Carolina, becoming the first freshman to start on the defensive line since Travian Robertson in 2007... had seven tackles in his debut, adding a pass breakup and a QB hurry... recorded his first career sack at Georgia... forced the fumble against the Bulldogs that Melvin Ingram scooped and scored for the game-winning touchdown... forced two fumbles against Vanderbilt, including one that resulted in a TD by Melvin Ingram... picked up a sack, forced fumble, and two quarterback hurries in the win at Mississippi State... collected four tackles vs. Arkansas...logged his sixth sack of the season vs. Clemson... had a pair of sacks in the bowl win over Nebraska.

HIGH SCHOOL: Jadeveon Clowney is a preseason third-team All-SEC pick according to Phil Steele... consensus No. 1 player in the nation and named USA TODAY's National Defensive Player of the Year... named "Mr. Football" in the state of South Carolina... tallied 162 tackles, 29.5 sacks, 29 tackles for loss, 11 forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries, and scored five touchdowns on defense while leading his team to a 13-2 record and a runner-up finish in the state playoffs... also rushed 32 times for 277 yards and nine touchdowns in spot duty as a running back at South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, S.C... coached by Bobby Carroll... the Stallions posted a 38-6 record from 2008-10, including winning the 2008 state title... Earned a spot on the PARADE All-America team... played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio's Alamodome and in the Under Armour All-American Game in St. Petersburg, Fla., following his senior season... logged 144 tackles as a junior with 23 sacks and a pair of blocked kicks... also played on the basketball team... regarded as a five-star prospect and the nation's top high school player by Rivals.com and was named its national Defensive Player of the Year... considered a five-star recruit and the nation's top player by Scout.com... was the No. 1 prospect in the nation, according to 247Sports.com... considered the nation's top player by PrepStar magazine... named first-team All-American by MaxPreps and Rivals.com... rated as the No. 1 prospect on ESPNU's 150... offered by many schools and selected South Carolina over Clemson, Alabama, LSU and Florida State... third-straight South Carolina "Mr. Football" to sign with the Gamecocks, following in the footsteps of Stephon Gilmore and Marcus Lattimore... officially signed his National Letter of Intent on his 18th birthday.