Second-year freshman participated in second spring in 2012... Vying
for starting position in interior defensive line in 2012... Early enrollee in
January 2011 after early graduation from high school.
2011 (True Freshman): Dressed for three games but did not see any
game action... Redshirted to retain eligibility... Named to Big 12
Commissioner's Honor Roll in fall 2011.
High School: Defensive lineman from Copperas Cove (Texas) High
School... Played varsity four seasons under head coach Jack Welch at
CCHS... Ranked nation's No. 32 defensive tackle prospect by ESPN.com
and 45th nationally by Rivals.com... Listed among state's top 100 recruits
overall by Rivals.com (97) and Waco Tribune-Herald... Rated top 10
defensive tackle prospect by TexasHSFootball.com and No. 10 in state by
Dave Campbell's Texas Football... Ranked No. 4 among all recruits on the
Waco Tribune-Herald's CenTex Top 25 listing... Named 2010 District 12-5A
defensive most valuable player after totaling 37 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 14
tackles for loss, seven pressures and three forced fumbles as senior for
CCHS team that finished 9-2 and bi-district finalists... Named 2009
second-team All-District 12-5A as junior after totaling 42 tackles and three
sacks... Called up to varsity as linebacker at end of freshman season in
2007.
Personal: Son of David and Katrina Clemons... Full name is Trevor Lee
Clemons-Valdez... Born Oct. 18, 1992, in Sacramento, Calif... Two uncles
played collegiate football at Arizona State and Oklahoma... Majoring in
pre-business.