Clemson football all-time roster: Defensive starters and backups

See which legends of defense made the cut in our all-time Clemson football roster.

A program with a long, rich history, Clemson has seen a lot of great teams with a lot of incredible talent over the years as the program has developed into a marquee name in college football.

Clemson has developed some incredible talent on the defensive side of the ball that has made the Tigers known consistently as one of the most dangerous defensive teams in the country year after year. From Christian Wilkins and the Power Rangers to Jeff  “the Judge” Davis, Clemson has produced some serious defensive talent.

Becoming a premier program more recently under current head coach Dabo Swinney, some of the defenses we’ve seen from the team in recent years are some of the best in college football history.

Wondering what an all-time Clemson roster would look like? We’ve got you covered! Clemson Wire and the rest of our College Wire sites recently put together our all-time program rosters.

Here’s a look at our choices for the Defensive starters and backups on Clemson football’s all-time roster.

See the all-time Clemson offense here.

Check out our other College Wire all-time defenses: Alabama / Auburn / Colorado / Florida / Georgia / Iowa / LSU / Michigan / Michigan State / Nebraska / North Carolina / Ohio State / Oklahoma / Oregon / Penn State / Rutgers / Tennessee / Texas / Texas A&M / USC

Former Clemson legend earns Hall of Fame honor

A former Clemson legend has added another accolade to his impressive list of achievements. Former Tiger cornerback Donnell Woolford – a two-time All-American at Clemson, a first-round NFL Draft pick and a Pro Bowler, as well as a Clemson and S.C. …

A former Clemson legend has added another accolade to his impressive list of achievements.

Former Tiger cornerback Donnell Woolford — a two-time All-American at Clemson, a first-round NFL Draft pick and a Pro Bowler, as well as a Clemson and S.C. Athletic Hall of Famer — is now a North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer.

Woolford will be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame as part of its newest class on Friday, July 23 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

“This is the sweetest one of them all,” Woolford said to ABC11 Raleigh-Durham (WTVD-TV). “I grew up here, people know me, they know my name and hopefully I made them proud.”

A Fayetteville native, Woolford was a three-sport star at Douglas Byrd High School in football, basketball and track. Following his legendary Clemson career, he was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 11th overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft and started every game for the Bears from 1989-96 before being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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