ACC Kickoff Quotable: Opponents say Tigers are the class of the league

Clemson football was a main topic of conversation at the ACC Kickoff in Charlotte last week, and TigerNet pulled some quotes from the event to share with you. Photo by Jeremy Brevard / USATODAY

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2019

Clemson FOOTBALL

COMMITS (18)

Name	POS	Ht/Wt	Hometown	TigerNet Rank
Joseph Charleston	S	6-2/190	Alpharetta, GA
Frank Ladson	WR	6-4/183	Miami, FL
Sheridan Jones	DB	6-1/175	Norfolk, VA
Jaelyn Lay	TE	6-6/220	Riverdale, GA
Bryton Constantin	LB	6-2/207	Baton Rouge, LA
Taisun Phommachanh	QB	6-3/194	Bridgeport, CT
Chez Mellusi	RB	6-1/205	Naples, FL
Tayquon Johnson	DT	6-2/295	Williamsport, MD
Hunter Rayburn	OL	6-4/320	Pensacola, FL
Brannon Spector	WR	6-1/185	Calhoun, GA
Keith Maguire	LB	6-1/210	Malvern, PA
Lannden Zanders	S	6-1/189	Shelby, NC
Ruke Orhorhoro	DE	6-4/271	River Rouge, MI
Logan Cash	DE	6-3/252	Winder, GA
Ray Thornton	S	6-2/198	Phenix City, AL
Aidan Swanson	P	6-3/165	Bradenton, FL	--
Davis Allen	TE	6-5/220	Calhoun, GA
Greg Williams	LB	6-3/235	Swansea, SC