2014 SEC Opponents/Clemson w/ Overall Personnel Losses...Soon/Under Construction

Clemson

Offense:

(1) QB Tajh Boyd: 13 GS, 634 rush yds, 3851 pass yds, 44 total TD. *4 yr starter; **2nd Team Media's All-ACC; ***Holds numerous school & ACC records; ****Former 2 Time 1st Team Media's All-ACC; *****Rated All-American by some services

2013 v. UGA: 18-30, 270 pass yds, 3 TD...13 rushes, 42 rush yds, 2 TDs (my good god)

(2) WR/KR Sammy Watkins: 12 GS, 11 rush yds (shockingly), 101 rec, 1464 rec yds, 1768 all purpose yds, 12 total TDs *Multiple Yr 1st Team All-ACC **Multiple Yr 1st Team All-American ***3 yr starter

2013 v. UGA: 6 rec, 127 yds, TD, 24 ret yds, 2 rush yds, and one punt return fumble that would have been huge had Murray not gave it right back to em

Bonus Sammy Stat: 0 for 2 passing w/ 1 pick giving him a -100% pass efficiency rating. Probably not going to put that one on the resume.

(3) RB/KR Roderick McDowell: 1073 rush yds, 29 rec, 199 rec yds, 53 return yds, 7 total TDs *2nd Team Coaches All-ACC

2013 v. UGA: 132 rush yds, 10 rec yds

(4) WR/KR Martavis Bryant: 11 GS, 36 ret yds, 42 rec, 828 rec yds, 7 total TD *Coaches Honorable Mention All-ACC

2013 v UGA: 36 ret yds

(5) LT Brandon Thomas: 13 GS *1st Team Coaches All-ACC; **1st Team Media All-ACC as JR; ***3 yr starter

(6) RG Tyler Shatley: 12 GS *3rd Team Media All-ACC; **All-Academic Type Guy, All-Strength and Conditioning Team, and changed positions after making some starts on D early in his career ***2 yr starter @ RG

Comment:Clemson loses 6 starters on offense and they're significant, especially from a yardage standpoint: leading passer, top 2 rushers, and 3 of top 4 receivers. Talents like Tajh, Sammy, and Thomas, especially given their respective positions, aren't easily replaceable. I know our D gets a lot of hate, but if they score 30+ in Sanford next year I'll be shocked.



Defense:

(1) CB Beshaud Breeland: 12 GS, 55 tckls, 5 TFLs, 2 Sacks, 13 PBUs, 2 FFs, 4 INTs *2nd Team Media All-ACC; **3 yr starter off and on

2013 v UGA: 5 tckls

(2) LB Spencer Shuey:13 GS, 119 tckls, 7.5 TFLs, 1 sack, 4 PBUs 6 QBPs, 1 FF, 4 FRs *3rd Team Media All-ACC; **2 yr starter

2013 v. UGA: 18 tckls

(3) LB Quandon Christian: 10 GS, 49 tckls, 8 TFLs, 1 sack, 3 PBUs, 3 QBPs, 1 FF, 1 FR *4 yr starter off and on

2013 v UGA: 5 tckls

(4) CB Darius Robinson: 13 GS, 37 tckls, 3 TFLs, 2 PBUs, 3 INTs *3 yr starter off and on

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Special Teams:

(1) K Chandler Catanzaro: Made 13-14 FGs and 60-61 PATs *3rd Team Media All-ACC **4 yr starter

(2) LS Phillip Fajgenbaum: *3 yr starter; **Only for punts, not for FGs

Comment: Catanzaro has been good and I like the idea of a new kicker at Sanford in the opener. They also lose everybody that returned a kickoff from this past year.

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South Carolina

Offense

(1) QB Connor Shaw: 12 GS (and one finished) 717 rush yds, 2447 rec yds, 30 total TDs, 1 INT, 5 lost fumbles *Inexplicably left off All-SEC teams **3 yr starter, played a ton his freshman year

2013 v UGA: 16-25, 228 pass yds, 2 TD, 75 rush yds, 1 huge fumble

(2) WR/KR/PR Bruce Ellington: 11 GS, 14 rush yds, 40 PR yds, 108 KR yds, 775 yds, 9 total TDs (threw for one) *2 yr starter

2013 v UGA: 1 rec, 13 rec yds

(3) RG Ronald Patrick: 2 yr starter

Comment: USCe loses its leading passer, 2nd leading rusher, leading receiver, and one starting OL. Only 3 starters guys total, not even losing much depth. With that said, Connor Shaw was the winningest QB in school history and only threw 1 pick. Granted there were 5 fumbles, but 6 total TOs for a guy who produced as much as he did is very good. Dylan Thompson, much like Hutson Mason, has looked good (@ Clemson '12) and bad (@ Mizzou '13), so week 2 at home against an experienced UGA D should be an intriguing test for him.



Defense

(1) DE Jadaveon Clowney: 11 GS, 40 tckls, 11.5 TFLs, 3 sacks, 4 PBUs, 9 QBPs, 1 FF *Multiple Yr All-SEC **Multiple Yr All-American ***3 yr starter

2013 v UGA: 3 tckls, 1 sack

(2) DE Chaz Sutton: 13 GS, 8.5 TFLs, 3 sacks, 4 QBPs, 2 FFs, 1 FR

2013 v UGA: 3 tckls

(3) CB Jimmy Legree: 13 GS, 55 tckls, 5.5 TFLs, 3 INTs, 4 PBUs, 1 FF *2 yr starter, started some soph year

2013 v UGA: 4 tckls

(4) CB/PR/KR Victor Hampton: 51 tckls, 5 TFLs, 3 INTs, 9 PBUs, 1 FF, 1 RF, 27 PR yds, 39 KR yds *2nd Team Coaches All-SEC **3 yr starter

2013 v UGA: 3 tckls

(5) DT Kelcy Quarless: 11 GS, 39 tckles, 13.5 TFLs, 9.5 sacks, 1 PBU, 3 QBPs, 1 FR *1st Team AP All-SEC **2 1/2 yr starter

2013 v UGA: 3 tckls

Comment: Carolina wasn't as fortunate on defense. This literally seems like 5 of their 6 most talented players. From a numbers standpoint, they lose 2 of their top 4 in INTs, 2 of their top 4 tacklers, top 3 in PBUs, and top 3 in sacks. These guys were all multi-year starters/contributors, too. Similar to Clemson, it's really going to hurt losing their top 3 pass rushers and top 2 CBs. They look thin at CB, unless some guys are moving around, but they've recruited pretty well at DL. Still, these guys will likely not be ready by week 2. With that said, under Richt, we've averaged a whopping 13 pts @ William-Brice under Richt. Something has to be said for that. USCe has never had to replace this type of talent before, at least not in recent memory, so that should be interesting.

Special Teams: They essentially, lose nothing. Not even at PR/KR b/c Cooper came on at the end of the year.