CLELIN FERRELL | Clemson 6043 | 264 lbs. | rJR. Richmond, Va. (Benedictine) 5/17/1997 (age 21.95) #99
BACKGROUND: A four-star defensive end recruit out of high school, Clelin (CLEE-lihn) Ferrell (FURR-ull) attended Benedictine College Prep, a private, all-boys school where he played football and basketball. He earned All-State honors as a junior in 2013 with 60 tackles, 26.0 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks. Ferrell suffered a torn ACL days prior to the 2014 season, missing his senior year. He was ranked as a top-10 defensive end recruit in the country and a top-3 player in the state, narrowing down his college choice to Clemson, Florida State, Michigan, Michigan State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech. Ferrell committed to Clemson a few months prior to the ACL injury and the Tigers’ coaches stood by him despite the injury. His father (Cleavester Sr.) and mother (Faye) served a combined 46 years in the U.S. Army. His father, who passed away in 2012 from cancer, was a first sergeant who served two tours in Vietnam. Ferrell is the youngest of nine children. He elected to skip his final season of eligibility and enter the 2019 NFL Draft.
YEAR (GP/GS) TKLS TFL SACK FF PD INT NOTES 2015: Redshirted 2016: (15/15) 44 12.5 6.0 0 2 0 2017: (14/14) 66 18.0 9.5 2 1 0 First Team All-American; First Team All-ACC 2018: (15/15) 54 19.5 11.5 3 4 0 Consensus All-American; First Team All-ACC; ACC Defensive Player of the Year; Ted Hendricks Award Total: (44/44) 164 50.0 27.0 5 7 0
HT WT ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP COMBINE 6043 264 34 1/8 10 1/2 82 3/8 - - - - 09’06” 4.40 7.26 25 (no runs or vertical – choice) PRO