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Re: Savion Jackson

May 31, 2018, 3:55 PM

We're getting elite skill guys and QB's...but unfortunately we are having to adjust to several realities this year, and those are:

1) When you've got two 5-star ends (Xavier Thomas, KJ Henry) listed as fourth on your post-Spring depth chart, you do not have an attractive PT situation for end prospects. People are beating us over the head with it right now...and wouldn't you, if you were a rival recruiter?

2) It's a down year, both statewise, region-wise, even nationally for DT prospects. We definitely do have a highly-attractive situation for DT's since we're only going to have 3 on scholarship next season - which means that no less than 2 true frosh DT's are going to play from Minute 1 - but the problem is, there just aren't a lot of offer-level DT's to be had this year. So we're going to have to work for it.

3) We're getting outhustled and (cough) outbought for regional OL prospects. I love Caldwell but he's not a killer on the recruiting trail, and, frankly, SEC recruiting has gotten absolutely filthy now that all these Saban-tree bots are coaching everywhere in the conference. (News flash if you somehow didn't know: they are dirty as sin.) It's a huge problem at the moment and the NCAA seriously needs to get off its tail about it. Regardless, we've compensated for the this by massively expanding our recruiting net and going up north and Midwest for OL prospects but again, long-distance recruiting takes work and historically we haven't been a program that recruits nationally before; our brand just wasn't that strong.

We'll get some players because we're, well, Clemson, but it definitely looks like we're going to have to work harder - and probably go further - than we ordinarily do to fill our allotment in the trenches this year. Which is actually a complete disgrace and a sad commentary on the corrupt state of college recruiting when you consider that over the last five years, among all 130 FBS programs in the country....

1)Only Alabama has been more successful than Clemson the last five years in terms of wins and losses...

2)And among all 130 FBS programs only Stanford has higher grad rates than Clemson...

...and...

3)Among all 130 FBS programs no program in the country has offered or put on scholarship fewer players than Clemson (meaning a Clemson offer is the hardest to get in the entire country).

It does make me grumpy sometimes. It definitely means stomping SEC teams never gets old.

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at SDE and maybe Colby Wooden if we can pry him from Auburn. Not sure about WDE but we are in top group with Ruke Orhorhoro ( the Nigerian Nightmare)

at DT we are putting in all our Chips on Faatui Tuitele, Travon Walker who are both 5 stars. We are in it with Tyler Davis a 4* and still on Jacob Lacey but he is a ND commit. I'll take two 5 stars and a 4* or two.

Still pursuing Crouch at LB/RB but so is Coots and Tennessee.

Still want Booth and Battle and Cam'ron Kelly at DB and Hellams at Safety. Jaylin Phillips is also visiting this weekend and just picked up a crystal ball to us. I'm excited about the possibilities with these guys.

for Offense

Ngata 4* WR from California is our top target. We usually always get our top targets at WR. Feel good about him coming

TE is a mystery right now. I think we like Foskey also in California at TE but that will be a hard pull. Hudson Henry is probably our top target and like our chances with him better.

OLINE:

as Quozzel pointed out we are going Midwest and North for these guys. I thought we were in good shape with a few guys on our board but they all committed elsewhere including Carpenter to Michigan last night. We are still after some good ones though:

Jake Hornibrook
Darnell Wright 5* -- tough pull but he is visiting
Devontae Dobbs 5* -- Michigan St will be our competition. In his top group though.
Clay Webb 5* -- most believe it'll be Bama but his mom likes Clemson specifically Bates and Dabo
Harry Miller 4* -- Ohio St seems to lead but I think we still are in a good position.
Jesse Hanson 3* -- committed to VT but he is a Clemson legacy.

We are going to have a top 10 class at worst and top 8 at best.

Savion Jackson

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