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Maye named academic all-district

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From Clemson University:

CLEMSON, SC - Clemson linebacker Brandon Maye has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III football team. Maye will now be on the ballot for the Academic All-America team that will be voted on later this month.

Maye is the third leading tackler on a Clemson defense that ranks 12th in the nation in total defense and 15th in scoring defense.  Maye has 53 tackles for the season, including two tackles for loss, a sack and nine quarterback pressures.  He is second on the team in quarterback pressures.

The native of  Mobile, AL is in his second season as a starter.  Last year he had 87 tackles for the year, helping the Tigers to a top 15 national ranking in scoring defense an total defense.

Maye has a 3.36 career GPA in sociology. He is the first Clemson linebacker to make an Academic  All-District team since Chad Carson in 2001.

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