[Bios] Clemson's 2010 signing class

Tavaris Barnes

DE | 6-5, 250

First Coast HS (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Had 25 tacklesfor loss and ninesacks in 2009 ...4-star rating fromScout.com andRivals.com ... ratedNo. 29 defensivetackle in nation and47th best player inFlorida by Rivals.com ... No. 73 DE innation by Scout.com.

David Beasley

OL | 6-4, 290

Carver HS (Columbus, Ga.)

Helped Carverto 3,507 rushingyards and averageof 34 points pergame in 2009 ...voted first-team allstateby GeorgiaSportswriters Associationin 2009 ...high school teammate of signee CoreyCrawford ... two-time first-team all-statelineman in Georgia. ... rated No. 22OG in nation and 39th best player inGeorgia by Rivals.com. ... No. 19 OGin nation by ESPN.com.

Victor Beasley

TE | 6-4, 225

Adairsville (Ga.) HS.Played runningback in high school.He had 120 rushesfor 828 yards andseven scores in2009 ... had sevenpunt returns for a17.3 average andtwo TDs ... had onekickoff return, buttook it 80 yards for TD ... blocked FGin Georgia North-South game ... rankedNo. 16 athlete in nation by ESPN.com... named to All-Southeast Region byPrep Stars ... first-team All-State by AssociatedPress ... committed to theTigers in August.

Bashaud Breeland

DB | 6-1, 190

Allendale-Fairfax HS (Allendale)

4-star signeeaccording toScout.com ... No.22 safety in nationand sixth-bestplayer in South Carolinaby Scout.com... No. 15 player inSouth Carolina bySuperPrep ... played quarterback anddefensive back ... named to All-AtlanticRegion team by Prep Stars ... namedto the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas inSpartanburg, and the Offense-DefenseAll American Game in Myrtle Beach ...first name is pronounced ‘BUSH-aud’.

Desmond Brown

DB | 6-0, 192

Cherokee County HS (Centre, Ala.)

4-star signeefrom Rivals.com ...rated No. 24 safetyin nation and12th best playerin Alabama byRivals.com ...helped CherokeeCounty to 4A championship... had536 yards rushing and 330 yardsreceiving to go with 11 touchdowns in2009 ... was all over field in 2009,playing running back, cornerback, widereceiver and kick returner.

Martavis Bryant

WR | 6-5, 200

T.L. Hanna HS (Anderson)

Among top 100overall players innation by allservices ... 4-starsignee for Rivals.com andScout.com ...No. 43 overallplayer in ESPN150,highest ranked Clemson player byESPN ... No. 4 WR in nation byESPN.com ... No. 8 player in S.C. bySuperPrep participated in Shrine Bowlof the Carolinas and U.S. Army AllAmerica Game, only Tiger signee toplay in that game ... first to commit toto this class (Feb. 23, 2008), and thefirst to sign Wednesday (7:15 a.m.).

Dermont Buice

RB | 6-2, 205

Gaston HS (Gadsden, Ala.)

Two-time finalistfor Mr. Footballin Alabama ...HS career included5,500 rushingyards in 510 carries,an average of10.8 yards per rush... tied state recordwith eight TDs in one game in sophomoreyear. His 47 TDs tied state recordfor a season. ... had injury-plaguedsenior year, missed eight games.Still finished with 897 rushing yards on71 attempts and scored 14 TDs ...rated as No. 40 running back innation and 17th best player inAlabama by Rivals.com.

Ricky Chaney

DB | 6-2, 195

Battery Creek HS (Beaufort)Rated asNo. 72 outsidelinebacker in nationand 21st bestplayer in S.C. byRivals.com ... No.19 player in S.C. bySuperPrep ...played in North-South All-Star game in Myrtle Beach.

Sam Cooper

TE | 6-5, 230

The Ensworth HS (Nashville, Tenn.)First-team All-Southern teamselection byOrlando Sentinel,one of two Tigersignees to makethat team ... ratedNo. 53 TE in nationby Scout.com ...No. 14 player in Tennessee by Super-Prep.

Joe Craig

WR | 6-0, 170

Gaffney HS

Ranked asthird-fastest athletein nation byRivals.com ... ratedNo. 45 athlete innation and 14thbest player in S.C.by Rivals.com ...No. 75 WR innation and 16th best player in S.C. byScout.com ... No. 17 player in SouthCarolina by SuperPrep ... preseasonPrep Star All-American ... as a seniorhad 19 catches for 300 yards and twoscores, and added 12 rushes for 111yards and three TDs ... played in North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach... 200 meter state champ in 2009with time of 21.2.

Corey Crawford

DE | 6-5, 235

Carver HS (Columbus, Ga.)

Atlanta JournalConstitution DefensivePlayer of theYear ... played inOffense-DefenseAll-American Bowlin Myrtle Beach ...4-star signeeaccording toRivals.com and Scout.com ... rated asNo. 18 DE in nation and ninth bestplayer in Georgia by Scout.com ... highschool teammate of David Beasley.

Kalon Davis

OL | 6-5, 325

Chester HS

Enrolled in January... rated as No.34 OG in nationand No. 27 playerin S.C. by Rivals.com... No. 30 OT innation by ESPN.com... No. 22 player inS.C. by SuperPrep.

DeAndre Hopkins

WR | 6-2, 194

Daniel HS (Central)

4-star rank byScout.com andRivals.com ... No.12 WR in nationand eighth bestplayer in S.C. byRivals.com. ... No.14 CB in nation byScout.com ... No. 6athlete in nation by SuperPrep ... participatedin Offense-Defense All AmericanGame, and the Shrine Bowl of theCarolinas first-team All-Southernaccording to the Orlando Sentinel, oneof two Tigers chosen.

D.J. Howard

RB | 6-0,195

Lincoln (Ala.) HS

Among top runningbacks inAlabama ... ratedas No. 15 player inAlabama byRivals.com. ... No.40 athlete in nationby Rivals.com. ...No. 14 player inAlabama by SuperPrep ... ran for nearly1,500 yards and 17 TDs as senior,helping Lincoln to state playoffs.

Martin Jenkins

DB | 5-9, 170

Centennial HS (Roswell, Ga.)Rated No. 38cornerback in nationby ESPN.com... scored 12 TDs,five ways in 2009:three on INTreturns, two onpunt returns, oneon kickoff return,three receiving, three rushing.

Jake Nicolopulos

LB | 6-2, 220

T.L. Hanna HS (Anderson)

No. 26 ILB innation and No. 29in S.C. by Rivals.com... No. 29 MLB innation and No. 23player in S.C. byScout.com ... No.16 ILB in nationby ESPN.com ...No. 18 player in S.C. 37 by SuperPrep... HS teammate of signee MartavisBryant ... cousin of Clemson playerJohn Wright.

Garry Peters

DB | 6-0, 173

Heritage HS (Conyers, Ga.)

4-star signeeaccording toRivals.com committedin August ...rated as No. 20 CBin nation and No.27 player in Georgiaby Rivals.com ...No. 10 athlete innation by ESPN.com ... No. 123 playerin the ESPN150, one of two membersof class in ESPN.com top 150.

Justin Parker

LB | 6-3, 230

Beaufort HS

Rated as No.13 player in S.C. byRivals.com ... No.13 MLB in nationby Scout.com ...No. 7 ILB in nationby ESPN.com ...No. 11 player inS.C. by SuperPrep.

Darius Robinson

DB | 6-0, 170

Westlake HS (Atlanta)

4-star signeefor Rivals.com ...No. 16 CB innation and No. 20player in Georgia byRivals.com ... No.17 cornerback innation by ESPN.com ... No. 17player in Georgia by SuperPrep.

Tra Thomas

DT | 6-1, 271

Anson HS (Wadesboro, N.C.)

No. 103 DT innation and No. 29player in NC byScout.com ... No.37 DT in nation byESPN.com ... No.30 player in NC bySuperPrep ... had37 tackles, fourfumble recoveries in 2009.

Gifford Timothy

OL | 6-6, 288

Middletown (Del.) HS

Rated as No. 119OT in nation andthird best player inDelaware byScout.com .. No.36 player in Mid-Atlantic by Super-Prep.

Josh Watson

DT | 6-4, 285

Hargrave Military Academy (Wilmington, Del.)

Rated as No. 1DT prospect innation out of prepschool ranks byRivals.com ...4-star rating fromScout.com ...enrolled at Clemsonin January.

Reid Webster

OL | 6-5, 275

Elowah HS (Woodstock, Ga.)

No. 46 OT innation and 51stbest player in Georgiaby Rivals.com ...first-team all-stateby Atlanta JournalConstitution.

This story was originally published February 4, 2010 at 12:33 AM with the headline "[Bios] Clemson's 2010 signing class."