Alumni News Archive

ACC breakout players: Clemson

May 11, 2011

By Heather Dinich

The series continues today with the Tigers as we look at which players in the ACC made a splash this spring and showed potential of having a breakout season in 2011.

A reminder of how we're defining breakout players: players who haven't seen the field yet but showed they could be major contributors this fall; players who have seen limited time but could earn significantly bigger roles this season; and players who have started but could blossom into stars. We'll pick one on offense, one on defense.

Mike Bellamy, RB: This true freshman is one who could definitely have an immediate impact once he arrives on campus, especially with the early departure of Jamie Harper to the NFL. Bellamy was ranked the No. 72 player in the nation by ESPN Recruiting, and the No. 6 running back in his recruiting class. He had 7,329 rushing yards and 110 touchdowns in his high school career. He averaged 8.7 yards per carry in high school. Wow.

Malliciah Goodman, DE: He's a big, strong athlete who hasn't reached his potential yet but will have a chance to do that this year as he is working this offseason to replace Da'Quan Bowers. Goodman's hands measure 11.5 inches from finger tip to finger tip, a figure that would have been among the best at the 2009 NFL combine. He only has one career start, but has played in 27 games. There's no question his role will increase this year and more will be expected of him.

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April 5, 2011

UCLA & Brett Hundley see first action of the spring

Freshman quarterback Brett Hundley, going full speed at the college level for the first time, led that second-team drive and said he had no doubt the offense would have reached the end zone.

"The second team was putting up a nice little drive," Hundley said. "We were all sitting there going ‘Come on.' But other people gotta get their reps, too. "

Hundley unofficially completed of five of eight passes for 39 yards and ran for 11 yards in four carries, but the defense wasn't allowed to tackle the quarterbacks so there is no telling if he would have been sacked on some of those passes or stopped earlier on some of the runs.

He said he felt comfortable with the speed of the game but, like Brehaut, he said the most difficult challenge was reading the defense.

"When you get a defensive front, you have to know what protection to use and call the protections around that defense," he said. "That’s the biggest learning curve right now. Once I get that down, I’ll be good to go."

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