Named to the All-Dixie team by SuperPrep…ranked as 25th best player in Alabama by SuperPrep… all-state, all-region and all-area as a senior…two-time defensive player of the week…team captain for 2003…fourth leading tackler on the team with 65, he also had two interceptions…took his high school team to consecutive 12-1 seasons as a junior and senior, they finished in semifinals of state each year…also outstanding basketball player who averages 14 points per game on the hardwood…played his high school football at Opelika High for Spence McCracken… along with others in this class, first Clemson signee from Alabama since 1989 (Steve Derriso)…born Adrian J, Kindred on New Year’s Day, 1986…. chose Clemson over Southern Mississippi and Louisville

Quoting Kindred: "I really liked the atmosphere. My host was Travis Pugh, and he and the other guys on the team really made me feel like I fit. It felt like home to me."