Ashley Sheppard

Signed with the Tigers last year but attended Fork Union Military Prep School in Virginia instead ... will have four years of eligibility at Clemson ... will join Fork Union teammate Tyrone Simpson ... one of eight signees in 1988 who played in the 1987 Shrine Bowl ... in that contest he had an interception late in the first half that set up a North Carolina touchdown ... SuperPrep Magazine All-Midatlantic selection ... that publication called him a "big-hitter" ... USA Today honorable mention All-American selection ... had an outstanding senior year which included 188 tackles and 18 quarterback sacks ... a big game player who had 50 tackles in three playoff games ... also caught nine touchdown passes as a tight end in 1987 ... started four years at tight end and three at linebacker at North Pitt High for Coach Stewart Ennis ... an all-stater as a senior ... born 1-21-69.