Clemson Football: The only 5 Tigers named unanimous All-Americans

Clemson Football: The only 5 Tigers named unanimous All-Americans in history

TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 09: Quarterback Deshaun Watson #4 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates with the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide 35-31 to win the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium on January 9, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 29: The Clemson Tigers mascot and cheerleaders wave to the crowd during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

In the storied history of the Clemson football program, only five Tigers have been named unanimous first-team All-Americans. Here’s a look at the five.

In the storied history of the Clemson football program, there has only been five Tigers to be named unanimous first-team All-Americans.

While there have been a ton of consensus first-team All-Americans over the course of the history of program, many Tigers missed out on one publication or another’s list. At the very least, they were not named a first-teamer by one of the five major organizations that put together these lists- AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News and WCFF.

Today, we’ll take a look at the only five Clemson football players in history to be named unanimous All-Americans.

Can you guess the five? Here’s a hint: Not even Deshaun Watson, Sammy Watkins, the Perry Brothers, Steve Fuller or Jeff Davis earned this honor.

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