Clifford "C. J." Spiller Jr. (born August 5, 1987) is an American football coach and former running back who is currently the running backs coach at Clemson University. He previously served as a graduate intern at Clemson in 2020. Spiller played college football at Clemson and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. Spiller was drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the ninth overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and played in the NFL for 9 seasons with the Bills, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs. Early years Spiller was born in Lake Butler, Florida. He attended Union County High School in Lake Butler, where he excelled at track and basketball, as well as football. At Union County High School, Spiller played along fellow Clemson teammate, Kevin Alexander. During his senior year at Union County, he rushed for 1,840–yards on 176 carries for 30 touchdowns. He also had fifteen receptions for 249 yards. In 2006, he was named All-First Coast boys track and field athlete of the year by The Florida Times-Union after winning FHSAA Class 2A state titles in the 100 and 200 meters. In his high school career, Spiller rushed for 5,511 yards on 541 carries. High school honors Selected to play in 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl #1 player in Florida, #1 all-purpose running back, and #9 overall player by Rivals.com First-team Parade magazine All-American Florida 2A state 100 and 200–meter champion; Florida Times-Union All-First Coast boys track and field athlete of the year. College career Spiller received an athletic scholarship to attend Clemson University, where he played for the Clemson Tigers football team from 2006 to 2009. Freshman year As a true freshman, Spiller immediately made himself known to the Clemson fans. In the season, he rushed for 938 yards and ten touchdowns on 129 rushes, despite being the second-team running back behind James Davis. He scored his first collegiate touchdown in a 34–33 overtime loss to Boston College on an 82–yard touchdown reception from quarterback Will Proctor. After struggling versus Florida State the following week, Spiller turned it around against North Carolina by rushing for fifty-eight yards and two touchdowns in a 52–7 rout of the Tarheels. In the following weeks, Spiller had two triple-digit rushing games as the Tigers defeated Louisiana Tech and Wake Forest. Against Louisiana Tech, he rushed for 127–yards and two touchdowns on eleven attempts,