Clemson Football: Top 30 Tigers to play under Dabo Swinney

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers reacts after the Clemson Tigers beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 31-0 to win the 2016 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 31, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers reacts after the Clemson Tigers beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 31-0 to win the 2016 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 31, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – DECEMBER 15: Defensive end Da’Quan Bowers #91 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers checks the scoreboard during the game against the San Francisco 49ers December15, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 49ers won 33 – 14 (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – DECEMBER 15: Defensive end Da’Quan Bowers #91 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers checks the scoreboard during the game against the San Francisco 49ers December15, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 49ers won 33 – 14 (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) /

11.  Da’Quan Bowers

Da’Quan Bowers was one of the most talented defensive ends to ever play at Clemson.

Bowers was highly-rated coming out of high school and was able to prove his stars before it was all said and done.

As a junior, Bowers was named a first-team All-American and won the Nagurski Award for being the nation’s top defensive player and the Hendricks Award for being the nation’s top defensive end, according to ClemsonTigers.com.

Bowers finished with 179 career tackles and 47 QB pressures. He had 15.5 sacks during that junior season.

Da’Quan Bowers just recently retired from football after a several-year stint in the NFL.