Greatest Clemson QB? |
Greatest Clemson QB?
I have been blessed to see some great quarterbacks at Clemson, but we may be seeing the best in school history. Steve Fuller finished sixth in the Heisman voting in 1978 and was the best I had seen at that time. Homer Jordan helped the Tigers to a National Championship. Woody Dantzler dazzled with jaw-dropping moves in the open field and had the greatest game I have ever seen with the win at NC State. Charlie Whitehurst If Tajh Boyd Passing Attempts Charlie Whitehurst 1,368 Tajh Boyd 845 Completions Charlie Whitehurst 817 Tajh Boyd 523 Passing Yards Charlie Whitehurst 9,665 Tajh Boyd 6,837 Passing Touchdowns Tajh Boyd 62 Charlie Whitehurst 49 In terms of the greatest seasons in Clemson history, Boyd has already broken the major single season records last season and may break more this year. Passing Attempts Tajh Boyd-2011 499 Charlie Whitehurst-2003 465 Completions Tajh Boyd-2011 298 Charlie Whitehurst-2003 288 Passing Yards Tajh Boyd-2011 3,828 Charlie Whitehurst-2003 3,561 Passing Touchdowns Tajh Boyd-2011 33 Cullen Harper-2007 27 Boyd broke the single game passing yards record with 428 yards at Wake Forest this season. He also tied the school record for touchdown passes in a game with five three times in his career. The last two games Boyd has thrown for five touchdowns in the first half. Boyd went on to tie the Clemson single game record for touchdown responsibility with six, five passing and one rushing, in the win over Duke. He enters the Maryland game with 73 total touchdowns, 62 passing and 11 rushing. He has 25 passing and five rushing so far this season, so he has 30 total. He set an ACC record last year with 38 total touchdowns, so he is on pace to break that mark as well. Boyd broke the Clemson career touchdown responsibility record when he connected on a 58-yard scoring pass to DeAndre Hopkins Boyd has seven of the top nine passing yardage games in Clemson history. To be fair, the game has changed through the years and passing numbers have increased. Boyd also has the luxury of playing in an offense that is loaded with terrific weapons and plays for perhaps the best offensive coordinator in the country. However, if he stays healthy, I think at some point next season we may be able to look back and call Tajh Boyd the best to ever play the position at Clemson. Prayer List We have started a prayer list on the blog. Here are the guidelines: If you are offended by prayer or prayer lists then I apologize in advance. The blog is free and the prayer list will be on the bottom of the page so you don’t have to read it. If you would like to add someone to the list please email me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com *Please let me know when it is appropriate to take the person off of the prayer list. Those who need our prayers include:Finn Brookover, Jo Ann Bachman, Kenneth Bryant, Pruitt Martin, Got igers and his family, David Rowland, Leonard, Gillespie and his family, Jim S, Daniel Rosborough, The Huffman family, Nancy Winkler, John Reeve, Ethel Southard, Vinnie Brock, Kaitlyn L, Susan Miller, Joyce Harley, Steve Proveaux, Jeffrey Greene, the Hutto family, Sherl Drawdy, Caleb Kennedy, Teresa O'Connor, Matt Jacobs,Perrin Seigler, Candee Massee, Lindsey Jordan, Sam Catoe, Tyler Felch, the Nicolopulos family, "the Jacksonville, FL guys", Kim Sims, the Coyle family, Ryleigh Tedder, Steve Lee, Kelly Trakas, Jimmy Moore, the Thomas. V Family, Emary Claire Young, Kitty Bowers,Julie Locke, the Scheider family, Lauren Kittles' family, Frank Gentry, Joyce Bussey, Stacey McKeown, Dale Childs, Larry Lentz, Jr, Carl Sharperson, Scott Hannon, William Perry, Tyler Swaney, Lillian, Mark Feit, David Frame, Chad Berry, the family of Matthew M. Watson, the Dowis family, Shervin Messer, Alan Putnam, the Olivers, Lee Tate, Ronnie Abrams, Eddie Greene, the Jackson family, Bill Vader, Jim Taylor, Tina DeWitt, Rock Horne, Christopher Tuten, Bobby Wayne Thomas, Emma and Danielle Carothers, Robert Ditty, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Smith, Dot Cartee, Ayden Mills, Millie Heatley, Lynn Martin and family, Michael Pinson, Jake David family, Angie Crowley, Ira, Mike Tolson, Poly Wells, Dr. Muriel Bishop, Jack Cunningham, Emily Jefford Meister, Zachary Stoller, Aaron Clackum, Pat James, Cortney Moore, William Moore, Angelia and Savannah Anderson, William Ross, Meredith Legg, Scott Johns, Frank Carroll, Brandon Thompson
Charlie Whitehurst
Quarterback
#6 6-4, 225
Duluth, GA
View Full Profile was a model of consistency for four seasons. However, Boyd is making his case again this season.
Tajh Boyd
RS Jr. Quarterback
#10 6-1, 225
Hampton, VA
View Full Profile returns to Clemson and if he stays healthy, he should have 17 and 19 more games at Clemson. I am trying to find a stat he will not break before he leaves Clemson. Here is where he stands on the all-time career leaders list in the passing categories:
DeAndre Hopkins
Jr. Wide Receiver
#6 6-2, 205
Central, SC
View Full Profile against Duke on November 3. It gave him 69 touchdowns rushing and passing in his career, one more than Woody Dantzler had between 1998-2001.The Brad Hughes All-State Insurance Agency
Brandon Thompson
Defensive Tackle
#98 6-2, 310
Thomasville, GA
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