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Most unexpected player to play
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Most unexpected player to play


May 28, 2022, 10:34 PM

Football at Clemson. Interesting post about underrated but who surprised you. A couple of clear choices: ETN and Hunter Renfrow. Everyone had there eyes on Feaster and ETN stole the show. Similarly, RayRay and Deon were the hot recruits, and Renfrow was able to come in and make an unexpected splash.

Who is your most unexpected player?

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DJU. It was unexpected that he would not be very good.***


May 28, 2022, 10:41 PM



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May 28, 2022, 10:44 PM

I was surprised that the Davis brothers played at all.

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May 29, 2022, 4:07 AM

Nolan Turner. Dabo was chastised for bringing him in as a favor for a former teammate and he is in the league now.

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May 29, 2022, 8:24 AM

Oh yea. Good call. That case had slipped my mind.

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May 29, 2022, 6:35 AM

Obed Ariri... he didn't even know what football was. He thought the football stadium was where they played soccer.

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"If a pig had a better personality, he would cease to be a filthy animal."


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May 29, 2022, 10:18 AM

And followed by Donald Igwebuike who is still the fourth leading all time scorer for Tampa Bay
Both were due to Danny Ford's reluctance to award a scholarship to a kicker. He would simply go get a kicker from the soccer team. Btw we had some #### good soccer teams back then so he had plenty to pick from

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Rob Bodine! Exceptionally small for NG but tenacious.***


May 29, 2022, 7:52 AM



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May 29, 2022, 8:15 AM

Warren Ratchford- skinnier than some runway models, but was a fearless RB

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May 29, 2022, 8:44 AM

Ryan Carter, Tommy Sharpe. Philip Price. Even Skalski. Nobody could see the impact he would have had on the field

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May 29, 2022, 8:57 AM

Oh yea. Ryan Carter was a fantastic surprise. That pick 6 against USC was awesome.

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May 29, 2022, 9:10 AM

Roderick McDowell

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May 29, 2022, 9:39 AM

He had a great season that no one talks about

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May 29, 2022, 9:43 AM [ in reply to Re: Most unexpected player to play ]

Hot Rod!

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May 29, 2022, 9:56 AM

Let's not forget he had a club foot. It's really remarkable when you think about it

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I'll jump into the Wayback Machine for this one. We had a


May 29, 2022, 1:06 PM

little used running back at Clemson named Don Testerman. Some way, some how, he got drafted in the TENTH round of the 1976 NFL draft by the Dolphins. He got traded twice before ever playing, and wound up in Seattle. He actually was the "original" starting fullback for the Seattle Seahawks franchise for the 1977-78 seasons.

I realize this is kind of an opposite offshoot of the OP's question, but Testerman always stuck in my mind as being the most amazing story of an ex-Clemson player having success in the NFL, after NOT playing much for us.

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May 29, 2022, 2:02 PM

Andre Branch was a nice surprise as many thought he was just a package deal if I remember right (or could be mixing up some other DE -- memory is hazy).

Adam Humphries also developed into a good slot receiver despite being another perceived "package deal" guy.

Vic Beasley was position-less for a couple years and Dabo even wrote down he couldn't win with players like him...to only come on later and capture the all-time sack record and be a top 10 1st round pick.

Grady Jarrett rising from 2 star to one of the more dominant undersized DTs in college and pro football.

Honorable mention: I enjoyed watching CJ Davidson rise up from Walk on to starting RB even though he didn't hold on to the spot

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May 29, 2022, 3:09 PM

Those are definitely solid choices. Wayne Gallman is also in that category of speculative packaged deal guys that turned out great.

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