2011 Honors & Awards Team
#72 Landon Walker, OT • Third-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • Honorable Mention All-ACC selection • ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week vs. North Carolina • Free-agent signee by Cincinnati Bengals
• Orange Bowl participant • ACC Champion • ACC Atlantic Division Champion • #15 in final BCS standings, #22 by AP, and #22 by USA Today • #5 in BCS standings on October 23, Clemson’s highest ranking in history • Became bowl eligible on October 7, the earliest date on the calendar in program history • Ended defending National Champion Auburn’s 17-game winning streak, the longest in the nation at the time • National Team-of-the-Week vs. Florida State by Football Writers Association
#2 Sammy Watkins, WR
#83 Dwayne Allen, TE • John Mackey Award recipient • First-team All-American by AP • First-team All-American by ESPN.com • First-team All-American by Football Writers Association • First-team All-American by Phil Steele • First-team All-American by SI.com • Second-team All-American by CBSSports.com • Honorable Mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly • First-Team All-ACC selection • First-team All-ACC by CBSSports.com • First-team All-ACC by ESPN.com • First-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • John Mackey Award National Tight End-of-the-Week vs. Auburn • Third-round draft pick by Indianapolis Colts
IN HIS FIRST YEAR AT CLEMSON, CHAD MORRIS WAS NAMED NATIONAL OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR-OF-THE-YEAR BY RIVALS.COM.
#74 Antoine McClain, OG #10 Tajh Boyd, QB • MVP of the ACC Championship Game • Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist • Maxwell Award semifinalist • Honorable Mention All-American by SI.com • First-Team All-ACC selection • First-team All-ACC by CBSSports.com • First-team All-ACC by ESPN.com • First-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • Manning Award National Quarterback-of-the-Week vs. Auburn • Manning Award National Quarterback-of-the-Week vs. Florida State • Manning Award National Quarterback-of-the-Week vs. Maryland • Manning Award National Quarterback-of-the-Week vs. North Carolina • ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week vs. Auburn • ACC Player-of-the-Week vs. Florida State by Rivals.com • ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week vs. Florida State • ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week vs. North Carolina
#40 Andre Branch, DE • Ted Hendricks Award finalist • Second-team All-American by CBSSports.com • Second-team All-American by Phil Steele • Second-team All-American by Rivals.com • Second-team All-American by SI.com • Second-team All-American by Walter Camp Foundation • Third-team All-American by AP • First-Team All-ACC selection • First-team All-ACC by CBSSports.com • First-team All-ACC by ESPN.com • First-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • ACC Player-of-the-Week vs. Virginia Tech by Rivals.com • ACC Defensive Lineman-of-the-Week vs. Virginia Tech • Second-round draft pick by Jacksonville Jaguars
#90 Kourtnei Brown, DE • National Defensive Performer-of-the-Week vs. North Carolina by College Football Performance Awards • National Defensive Player-of-the-Week vs. North Carolina by Football Writers Association • National Defensive Player-of-the-Week vs. North Carolina by Walter Camp Foundation • National Defensive Lineman-of-the-Week vs. North Carolina by College Football Performance Awards • ACC Defensive Lineman-of-the-Week vs. North Carolina • Free-agent signee by San Francisco 49ers
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• Free-agent signee by Baltimore Ravens
Chad Morris, Offensive Coordinator • National Offensive Coordinator-of-the-Year by Rivals.com • National Offensive Coordinator-of-the-Week vs. Auburn by Rivals.com
#79 Phillip Price, OT • First-team All-ACC by CBSSports.com • Honorable Mention All-ACC selection
#15 Coty Sensabaugh, CB • Fourth-round draft pick by Tennessee Titans
Kevin Steele, Defensive Coordinator • National Defensive Coordinator-of-the-Week vs. Virginia Tech by Rivals.com
Dabo Swinney, Head Coach • Bobby Dodd National Coach-of-the-Year • Regional AFCA Coach-of-the-Year recipient • Bear Bryant National Coach-of-the-Year Award finalist • Eddie Robinson Coach-of-the-Year Award finalist • Liberty Mutual National Coach-of-the-Year finalist
#98 Brandon Thompson, DT • First-team strength & conditioning All-American • Honorable mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly • First-team All-ACC by CBSSports.com • First-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • Second-Team All-ACC selection • Third-round draft pick by Cincinnati Bengals
• Biletnikoff Award semifinalist • Walter Camp Player-of-the-Year semifinalist • ACC Rookie-of-the-Year • ACC Freshman-of-the-Year by CBSSports.com • National Freshman-of-the-Year by Columbus (OH) Touchdown Club • National Freshman-of-the-Year by Rivals.com • National Freshman-of-the-Year by Sporting News • National Offensive Freshman-of-the-Year by CollegeFootballNews.com • First-team All-American (all-purpose) by AP • First-team All-American (all-purpose) by FoxSports.com • First-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly • First-team All-American by Rivals.com • First-team All-American (kick returner) by SI.com • Second-team All-American by Phil Steele • Honorable mention All-American by SI.com • First-team freshman All-American by CBSSports.com • First-team freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com • First-team freshman All-American by Phil Steele • First-team freshman All-American (return specialist) by Phil Steele • First-team freshman All-American by Rivals.com • First-team freshman All-American by Sporting News • First-Team All-ACC selection • First-team All-ACC by CBSSports.com • First-team All-ACC by ESPN.com • First-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • First-team All-ACC (kickoff returner) by Phil Steele • Second-Team All-ACC (specialist) selection • Banks McFadden Award recipient • ACC Rookie-of-the-Week vs. Wofford • National Freshman-of-the-Week vs. Auburn by Rivals.com • ACC Receiver-of-the-Week vs. Auburn • ACC Rookie-of-the-Week vs. Auburn • National Freshman-of-the-Week vs. Florida State by Rivals.com • ACC Receiver-of-the-Week vs. Florida State • ACC Rookie-of-the-Week vs. Boston College • National Player-of-the-Week vs. Maryland by Rivals.com • National Freshman-of-the-Week vs. Maryland by Rivals.com • ACC Player-of-the-Week vs. Maryland by Rivals.com • ACC Receiver-of-the-Week vs. Maryland • ACC Rookie-of-the-Week vs. Maryland
Coaches University Traditions Players Review Opponents records
#46 Jonathan Willard, LB • ACC Linebacker-of-the-Week vs. Boston College
#96 Dawson Zimmerman, P • Lowe’s Senior Class Award finalist • Wuerffel Award finalist • National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society member • Phi Beta Kappa Society inductee • Second-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • Honorable Mention All-ACC selection
SAMMY WATKINS BECAME THE FIRST TIGER WIDEOUT TO BE NAMED ACC ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR IN 2011.
#39 Chandler Catanzaro, PK • Lou Groza Award semifinalist • National Kicker-of-the-Week vs. Boston College by Lou Groza Award • Second-Team All-ACC selection • Second-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • ACC Specialist-of-the-Week vs. Boston College
#23 Andre Ellington, RB • Second-Team All-ACC selection • Second-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week vs. Maryland
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#55 Dalton Freeman, C • Rimington Trophy finalist • Honorable mention All-American by SI.com • First-Team All-ACC selection • First-team All-ACC by ESPN.com • First-team All-ACC by Phil Steele • ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week vs. Wake Forest
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