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Byron Maxwell # prospect in 2011 NFL Draft.

Byron Maxwell NFL Draft Bio

Byron Maxwell (born February 23, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson.

Maxwell attended Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston, South Carolina As a junior, Maxwell had 60 total tackles, 19 pass breakups, led his team with 5 interceptions recovered for 64 yards, and 1 forced fumble at cornerback. He also saw some time at kick return and punt return. Despite suffering an ACL tear and missing his entire senior season, he had many offers to places like Georgia, Maryland, Clemson, Nebraska, Notre Dame, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech. Maxwell committed to Clemson University on June 8, 2005 and signed his letter of intent on February 1, 2006, where he majored in sociology.

Due to Maxwell's ACL tear he got his senior year of high school, he redshirted his freshman year. As a sophomore, he had 27 total tackles along with four pass breakups. He played as a reserve in the Gator Bowl against Nebraska with six tackles in 28 snaps including four special teams tackles. He earned the title Special teams player of the week in games against N.C. State, Wake Forest, and Duke, and defensive player of the week at Virginia. He led the team in special teams tackles with 21 tackles. As a junior, Maxwell had 15 tackles on special teams plays, which again led the team. He played in 13 games with eight starts, recording 48 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, seven pass breakups, and tied for the team-high with three forced fumbles as a senior. Maxwell played in four bowl games and had 16 combined tackles in those games. He earned team defensive player of the game against No. 16 Miami (Fla.) after totaling eight tackles and three pass breakups. Maxwell registered 165 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, a sack, four interceptions, 20 pass breakups, and six caused fumbles in a school record- tying 53 games (eight starts) in his career. He had 45 career special teams tackles, six career forced fumbles, among the top-10 figures in Clemson history. Maxwell tied for second in the ACC in forced fumbles in his tenure there. He was noted as being one of the hardest hitting defensive backs in the ACC.

Draft Year: 2011 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Byron Maxwell

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Byron Maxwell	Cornerback	6 ft 1 in	207 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
6	173	Seattle Seahawks	Clemson	North Charleston, South Carolina

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