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Clemson Top 10: Time for Jayron Kearse to become wily veteran

CLEMSON — You tend to know what Jayron Kearse offers.

Position: Safety

Year: Junior

Height/weight: 6-4, 210

Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.

Last season: Ranked second on the team with seven broken-up passes, made 67 tackles — none more important than the game-saver vs. Louisville

No. 7: Jayron Kearse

Rangy defender who can cover the deep ball or rush the passer. Good tackler on the field, great talker off of it. Might be prone to the overaggressive decision, which can lead to busts on the back end.

To help college football fans get through the dog days of summer before the conference media days begin the preseason football frenzy later this month, The Post and Courier is counting down the 10 most important players for South Carolina and Clemson for 2015.