By PETE IACOBELLI, AP Sports Writer

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year Tajh Boyd will return to Clemson for his senior season.

The junior quarterback announced his intention to hold off on the NFL. His return will help keep the Tigers record-setting, fast-paced attack moving forward in 2013.

"As explosive as we've been, there's more to attain," Boyd said Wednesday. "There's more out there for us."

Boyd has led the Tigers to a 21-6 record the past two seasons. He broke his own school records this past season with 3,896 passing yards and 36 touchdowns. He was also second on the team in rushing with 514 yards and led Clemson with 10 touchdowns on the ground.

Clemson defeated LSU 25-24 in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on New Year's Eve to finish with at 11-2, its best mark since the program's 12-0, national championship season in 1981.

Boyd was the star of the bowl win, accounting for 368 yards of offense and three touchdowns. He said his strong showing had him pointed toward the pros. Then Boyd began talking with friends, including Indianapolis Colts TE Dwayne Allen — a former Clemson teammate — and Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick. Both urged him to be 100 percent with his decision if he chose to leave college. Boyd discovered he wasn't fully done at Clemson.

"I thought it was pretty clear at first," Boyd said. "Then it got pretty cloudy the past five days."

Boyd was told by NFL draft advisors he'd go anywhere from the second to the fourth rounds. Allen, who attended Boyd's announcement, was given a first-round grade last season when he decided to forego his senior season.

"I still wasn't picked until the third round," Allen said. "Which turned out to be a blessing. You just have to aware of the business."