When Tony Elliott played wide receiver for Clemson from 2000-’03, he was part of a group that had tall and athletic players like Kevin Youngblood and Derrick Hamilton.
For their time, both receivers were a rarity. There were not many receivers back then that stood 6-foot-4 for or taller in college football, but Clemson had two of them.
Hamilton, affectionally called “Noodle” by then head coach Tommy Bowden, could bend his body and use his athletic ability to get away from defenders, while also high pointing the ball as well as anyone. Youngblood could out jump anyone and was very physical.