2014 Football Roster

16 Reshard Cliett

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 235
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Thomasville, Ga.
  • High School Thomas Country Central HS

Biography

CLIETT'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 11 (Syracuse, 2012)
Sacks: 1 (7X, last vs. Houston, 2014)
TFL: 2 (3X, last vs. Houston, 2014)
FF: 1 (vs. Maryland, 2014)
FR: 1 (Rutgers, 2012)
PBU: 2 (vs. McNeese State, 2013)

2014: A team captain…Led USF and ranked fifth in the American Conference with a career-best six sacks…second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss, posting at least one in seven games…logged 38 tackles (30 solo)…had seven tackles in a win at SMU (11/15)…posted five tackles at Memphis (11/22)…had four tackles and a sack vs. UCF (11/28)…forced a fumble vs. Maryland (9/6)…saw action in 41 career games, starting 27 at linebacker…recorded 135 career tackles, 17 TFL and eight sacks on his career…graduated in December (2014) with a degree in interdisciplinary social sciences…invited to compete in the Medal of Honor Bowl and NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

2013: Cliett appeared in 11 games and started 10…finished second on the team with 56 tackles and added seven tackles for loss, one sack, and three pass break-ups…led the team with nine tackles, two tackles for loss and two pass break-ups in the season-opener vs. McNeese State (8/31)…had seven tackles at Michigan State (9/7)…posted seven tackles in win over Cincinnati (10/5)…posted six tackles and a sack vs. No. 18 Louisville (10/26)…led USF with six tackles and had two tackles for loss vs. Memphis (11/16)…logged seven tackles in season finale at Rutgers (12/7)…awarded the Frank Morsani Leadership Award at the annual USF post-season banquet.

2012: Appeared in 11 games, starting six, at linebacker and on special teams ... posted 40 tackles, two TFL, a sack, three PBU and a fumble recovery ... notched a fumble recovery against Rutgers ... earned his first career start versus Florida St. ... tallied nine tackles and a half TFL at Louisville ... notched 11 tackles and a sack against Syracuse ... added six tackles and a pressure versus UConn ... tallied four tackles, a half TFL and a PBU at Miami ... posted five tackles and a PBU against Pitt.

2011: Appeared in nine games at linebacker and on special teams ... posted five tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFL, a pressure and a PBU ... notched a tackle and a pressure at Notre Dame ... recorded a half TFL against Ball State ... posted his first career sack versus Louisville.

2010: Redshirted.

THOMAS COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: Had 97 tackles and four interceptions as a senior from his safety position ... missed all of his junior season due to injury ... clocked a 4.5 40-yard dash ... also received offers from Georgia Southern, Eastern Kentucky and South Alabama.

PERSONAL: Majoring in interdisciplinary social science.

 Reshard Cliett - Career Statistics
 
Defense
Year GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR
2011 9-0 4 1 5 1.5-4 1.0-3 0 1 0 0
2012 11-6 25 15 40 2.0-7 1.0-5 0 3 0 1
2013 11-10 36 20 56 7.0-26 1.0-14 0 3 0 0
2014 11-11 30 8 38 7.5-51 6.0-43 0 0 1 0
Career 42-27 95 42 139 18.0-88 9.0-65 0 7 1 1

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2010Freshman

    Safety
    6'2" 196 lbs
    37
  • 16

    2011Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 213 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2012Redshirt Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 223 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2013Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2014Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 235 lbs
    16