Summer Recruiting Update
It’s been nearly 3 months since the Clemson staff last received the verbal commitment of linebacker Rahshaun Smith. Since that time, way back in March, the 2016 class has held steady at 8 commitments. The long drought between pledges has some Tiger fans scratching their heads, especially after the Dabo Swinney Camp this past week. At this time last year the 2015 class had already accumulated 17 verbal commitments so it’s easy to see why some of the orange clad masses are eager for the next recruit hop on board.
With only 11 scholarship seniors on the roster, one could expect this to be a much smaller class numbers-wise. If you account for players who will likely bolt early for the NFL and potential transfers, you can conclude that this recruiting class will have roughly 16-18 commitments in total.
Based on those projections over half of the class is filled. In this article we’ll give you some names to keep an eye on and how confident we are in them signing with Clemson at this point in time.
Parker Boudreaux
OL 6-4 287lbs
247: 4-star (#9 OG)
Rivals: 4-star (#25 OT)
Confidence: 35%
Antonneous Clayton
WDE 6-4 218lbs
247: 4-star (#14 WDE)
Rivals: 4-star (#1 WDE)
Confidence: 30%
Rashan Gary
DT 6-4 311lbs
247: 5-star (#1 DT)
Rivals: 5-star (#2 DT)
Confidence: 30%
Xavier Kelly
DE 6-5 255lbs
247: 4-star (#9 WDE)
Rivals: 4-star (#11 SDE)
Confidence: 20%
Tre Lamar
ILB 6-4 240lbs
247: 4-star (#11 ILB)
Rivals: 4-star (#3 ILB)
Confidence: 45%
Dexter Lawrence
DT 6-5 310lbs
247: 5-star (#4 DT)
Rivals: 5-star (#1 DT)
Confidence: 25%
Marquill Osborne-Tennessee Commit
CB 5-11 185lbs
247: 4-star (#19 CB)
Rivals: 4-star (#5 CB)
Confidence: 5%
Diondre Overton
WR 6-5 194lbs
247: 4-star (#31 WR)
Rivals: 4-star (#26 WR)
Confidence: 95%
Nyles Pinckney
DT 6-3 290lbs
247: 4-star (#26 DT)
Rivals: 4-star (#14 DT)
Confidence: 85%
Chandler Reeves
OT 6-6 255lbs
247: 3-star (#121 OT)
Rivals: 2-star (NR)
Confidence: 50%
John Simpson
OG 6-4 296lbs
247: 4-star (#3 OG)
Rivals: 4-star (#18 OG)
Confidence: 90%
Jordan Smtih
WDE 6-5 220lbs
247: 3-star (#22 WDE)
Rivals: 3-star (#34 WDE)
Confidence: 70%
OTHERS: Tremayne Anchrum (OL), Luke Elder (OL), Antwuan Jackson (DT), Saivion Smith (CB)
**Heights and weights via 247sports.com
**Photo via Mark Crammer, Associated Press
