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Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Feb 28, 2017, 4:07 PM
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Which one do you choose based strictly on their COLLEGE career ?
Bubba Brown - 5'11" 222 lbs
Keith Adams - 5'11" 223 lbs
Ben Boulware - 6'0" 235 lbs
Ed McDaniel - 5'11" 234 lbs
Leroy Hill - 6'1" 238 lbs
Doug Brewster - 6'1" 220 lbs
... other (who?)
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Feb 28, 2017, 4:08 PM
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For me it's Adams!!
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Keith Adams***
Feb 28, 2017, 4:14 PM
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easily***
Feb 28, 2017, 4:35 PM
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The Termite. Loved watching him play.***
Feb 28, 2017, 4:14 PM
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Feb 28, 2017, 4:16 PM
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Keith Adams all the way!
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Feb 28, 2017, 4:22 PM
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Randy Scott
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Re: Levon Kirkland was small at Clemson but huge after he
Feb 28, 2017, 5:28 PM
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went to the pros. I think he and Ed McDaniel were less than 200 lbs when they came to Clemson. I may be wrong because I am relying on my memory when they were signed.
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Oculus Spirit [83064]
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Clemson's greatest LB ever was smaller
Feb 28, 2017, 4:22 PM
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than any of those when he played, I'm pretty sure.
Anthony Simmons
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Re: Clemson's greatest LB ever was smaller
Feb 28, 2017, 4:35 PM
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Simmons was like 6'1 240. He was pretty stout and good size for a LB.
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He was under 200 lbs when he got here, and the heaviest
Feb 28, 2017, 5:00 PM
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he was ever listed was 225, which may have been a stretch. He was extremely fast (one of the fastest 40 times on the team as well as I can remember) and on the small side for a college LB.
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Re: Clemson's greatest LB ever was smaller
Feb 28, 2017, 5:16 PM
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Keith Adams is by far the best!! He was all over the field. Simmons was great, but Adams was a real hitter.
Go Tigers!
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Everybody has an opinion.
Feb 28, 2017, 5:29 PM
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I loved Adams and agree that he was a great one, but I don't remember another Clemson LB that was as disruptive and difficult to block as Anthony Simmons, and that includes Larry Hefner, Jeff Davis, Levon Kirkland, Bubba Brown, Ed McDaniel, Ben Boulware, Stephone Anthony, etc.. It seemed like he was in on ever single play (much like Adams at times).
I'd take either one when all is said and done.
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I agree that Simmons was the best Clemson LB
Feb 28, 2017, 5:02 PM
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but he and Adams were about the same weight, with Adams being a little shorter and stockier.
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He ran a 4.28 and a 4.34 for a NFL scout.***
Feb 28, 2017, 5:30 PM
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Anthony Simmons didn't "over-achieve" ... he was
Feb 28, 2017, 7:33 PM
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He was highly recruited and projected to be a super star from the moment he hit campus.
I didn't include Simmons on the list because even though he was perhaps a bit light when he got to Clemson, he was tremendously fast. He would have been a 5-star recruit today.
I was looking for the little guys who were a bit slow, but made up for their shortcomings with grit, determination and toughness, etc.
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Re: Anthony Simmons didn't "over-achieve" ... he was
Mar 1, 2017, 7:21 AM
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I agree with you. He doesn't belong on the list. He was over six feet and highly recruited. What true freshman lb wouldn't be light?
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Feb 28, 2017, 4:23 PM
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McDaniel. He had a lot of good players around him, but he still led the team in tackles, and was the QB of the defense. I think he likely had the best NFL career of the group including a pro bowl.
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Keith Adams and Ed McDaniel***
Feb 28, 2017, 4:24 PM
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Keith Adams***
Feb 28, 2017, 4:24 PM
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Feb 28, 2017, 4:38 PM
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Boulware. I know Adams was great, but I loved the chip on his shoulder that Boulware played with.
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Another Termite vote***
Feb 28, 2017, 4:44 PM
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Mike Buckner '73***
Feb 28, 2017, 4:51 PM
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Anthony Simmons***
Feb 28, 2017, 5:26 PM
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Bubba Brown was 5'9" at best!***
Feb 28, 2017, 5:37 PM
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...and hit like a sledgehammer.***
Feb 28, 2017, 5:56 PM
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Feb 28, 2017, 5:59 PM
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Randy Scott and Bubba Brown. Created prototype for future LBs at Clemson. We have had some great ones!
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Doug Brewster-didn't weigh 200 lbs but
Feb 28, 2017, 6:33 PM
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He was one heck of a player
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Feb 28, 2017, 6:36 PM
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Anthony Simmons pure beast . One of the best ever.Dont know many if any better from Clemson.
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Spencer Shuey
Feb 28, 2017, 7:07 PM
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he was pretty dang good
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Spencer Shuey was listed at 6'3" ... so not under-sized***
Feb 28, 2017, 7:27 PM
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John Leake out of Plano, TX...
Feb 28, 2017, 7:42 PM
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6 ft 240 lb. or so. He was a tackle MACHINE.
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Nice pull ...***
Feb 28, 2017, 8:03 PM
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Keith Adams***
Feb 28, 2017, 8:01 PM
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Feb 28, 2017, 9:26 PM
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Leroy Hill was taller than 6'1". I am 6'1" and Leroy was a decent amount taller than me.
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Both Clemson and Seahawks list him as 6'1" tall ...
Feb 28, 2017, 11:46 PM
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Maybe they're both wrong.
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Anthony Simmons is the first that came to my mind
Mar 1, 2017, 6:05 AM
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showed up day one ready to play
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Why is Leroy Hillon that list?
Mar 1, 2017, 6:59 AM
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He wasn't small. Keith Adams is the answer.
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Re: Why is Leroy Hillon that list?
Mar 1, 2017, 7:39 AM
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Randy Scott
Bubba Brown
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Ed McDaniel is one of the best players to
Mar 1, 2017, 7:59 AM
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Ever come out of Clemson. Teams would not run up the middle on him. He flat out punished people. There is a reason he was in the NFL for so long.
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Mar 1, 2017, 8:06 AM
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Keith Adams
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Re: Best under-sized, over-achieving Clemson LB ever? Which one
Mar 1, 2017, 8:18 AM
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Anthony Simmons .
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