Brandon Thompson a name to watch on South Team

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3. DT Brandon Thompson Brandon Thompson

Sr. Defensive Tackle

#98 6-2, 310

Thomasville, GA

View Full Profile Brandon Thompson

Sr. Defensive Tackle

#98 6-2, 310

Thomasville, GA

View Full Profile , CLEMSON

He earned his invitation based on his work as a run defender, which was most evident in Clemson’s two thrashings of Virginia Tech and their potential first-round running back, David Wilson. However, he was virtually invisible in the Orange Bowl — like pretty much all of the Tigers defense, really — when Clemson was run over 70-33 by West Virginia.

This year, Thompson stepped out of the shadow cast by Jarvis JenkinsJarvis Jenkins

Sr. Defensive Tackle

#99 6-4, 315

Clemson, SC

View Full Profile Jarvis Jenkins

Sr. Defensive Tackle

#99 6-4, 315

Clemson, SC

View Full Profile , who was a second-round draft pick of the Redskins last year but missed the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament. How far Thompson steps from the shadow — and it could be to the last few picks of the first round — could depend on his work in one-on-one drills this week.

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