Chris Barclay

Wake Forest's All-Time Leading Rusher...2005 ACC Player of the Year...Three-Time All-ACC Selection...His vision may be his biggest asset... sees the field extremely well... a student of the game... very intelligent player as well as a an exceptional student... not a big back, but extremely durable and rarely fumbles (931 touches, five fumbles)... a slippery runner who is hard to tackle... made tremendous strides in his strength since arriving on campus... a talented receiver who did not get those to show those skills as often in Wake Forest's run-oriented offense... also served as the team's kickoff returner during various periods of his career... away from the field, a highly-respected person by his teammates and coaches... comes from an outstanding family who frequently attended Wake Forest games, both home and away.

Led Male Traditional HS to a Kentucky 4A state championship as a junior and a second-place finish as a senior

an all-purpose back for the Bulldogs who rushed 125 times for 935 yards and caught 52 passes for 621 yards as a senior

a third-team all-state running back selection

also earned all-district and all-region honors

accounted for 22 TDs returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown in the 2001 state championship game

a three-year starter, finishing his career with 2,820 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns

played in the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star Game

coached by Bob Redman

also lettered in basketball and track

finished third in the 100 and 200 meters in the 2001 Kentucky state championships

named the Homecoming King

won the Principal's Award for Leadership

graduated with honors.

Majoring in health and exercise science

born October 15, 1983 in Louisville, Ky

. son of Larry and Gladys Barclay

has an older brother, James Mason, and sister, Victoria Lacey

chose Wake Forest for its "great academics and educational experience, great football and to play for the best coaching staff in the country."