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Clement could end his career at N.C. A&T as a four-year starter…Attrition when he first arrived at N.C. A&T put him in a position where he played right away…Those circumstances made him a seasoned veteran who benefits the Aggies in the secondary and on special teams…Has the reputation as being one of the hardest hitters on the team…Has had the benefit of being coached by the same position coach all four years…Will enter preseason camp as the No. 1 free safety…Has shown a willingness to make open field tackles and a desire stop ball carriers at the line of scrimmage…His experience will be vital in a secondary that has the potential to be youthful in 2009…In 34 games, he has made 128 career tackles in his career with more than half being solo tackles…Has also broken up seven passes and made three tackles behind the line of scrimmage in his career…JUNIOR (2008): Played in 12 games with 12 starts last season…Ranked third on the team in tackles with 67…Ranked second on the team in pass deflections with five…Starred as a special teams player…Scored on a 50-yard touchdown pass from Lee Woodson during a fake punt against N.C. Central on Oct. 4…Had a 37-yard carry on a fake punt against Florida A&M on Nov. 8…Forced a fumble and had four tackles in a 44-12 win over Johnson C. Smith on Aug. 30…Made seven tackles in a 27-21 loss to Norfolk State on Sept. 13…Made seven tackles in a 21-20 win over Howard on Oct. 25…SOPHOMORE (2007): Played in 11 games with two starts…He made 20 tackles with 12 of them being solo stops…He had a solo tackle and an assisted tackle behind the line of scrimmage…He made six tackles against Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 27…He made one of those tackles against the Wildcats’ Corey Council when he stopped him two yards behind the line of scrimmage with the help of Antonio Johnson…He made four tackles with two solo stops against Morgan State on Oct. 6…One of those tackles created a two-yard loss in the second quarter that forced the Bears to punt…He stopped Morgan State running back Chad Simpson for a two-yard gain that forced another Bears punt...FRESHMAN (2006): Ranked 28th in the MEAC in tackles per game with 5.2 per contest…Had more tackles than any other secondary player with 47 overall and 23 solo tackles…Played an outstanding game against S.C. State with nine tackles…Made several outstanding tackles and prevented some big plays against Norfolk State on Sept. 30…Had six solo tackles against Hampton on Sept. 16, including two stops near the line of scrimmage…Also came to the line of scrimmage to make several plays against Delaware State, where he had two solo tackles and six overall tackles on Oct. 14…ROBERSON HIGH: Had 102 tackles as a senior…Named All-Mountain Athletic Conference…Was a part of three Mountain Athletic Conference championships...PERSONAL: Full name is Nick Clement...He is the son of Tara Foster and Walter Clement...Has five siblings, Spencer, Davin, Mariah, Monique and Makayla...He is a business management major...Says he knew he could be a college football player when he scored four touchdowns in a youth league football game.