Clemson ranked in Phil Steele's Top 26 |
From philsteele.com:
No. 11 Clemson-I agonized a couple of days between South Carolina, Louisville and Clemson at the #9 and #10 spots but decided to go with the Gamecocks and Cardinals. First, all three teams return their quarterbacks and many of their key performers on defense. However, the tie-breaker to me came down to schedule as South Carolina who has owned Clemson as of late, gets the Tigers at home while Louisville on the other hand plays a cakewalk schedule in non-conference and conference play and Clemson also has to play Georgia in non-conference action. Still, the Tigers have solidified themselves quite nicely the last few years under head coach Dabo Swinney, They are off a 11-2 2012 campaign highlighted by their comeback win over LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Quarterback Tajh Boyd
Tajh Boyd
RS Sr. Quarterback
#10 6-1, 225
Hampton, VA
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Sammy Watkins
Jr. Wide Receiver
#2 6-1, 205
Fort Myers, FL
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DeAndre Hopkins
Wide Receiver
#6 6-2, 205
Central, SC
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Andre Ellington
Running Back
#23 5-10, 195
Moncks Corner, SC
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