Clemson in top group for Elite 2017 ATH

by Tony Crumpton - Assoc. Editor - Jun 24, 2016, 4:04 PM

Devon Hunter - Safety
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Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 Hometown: Chesapeake, VA (Indian River HS) Class: 2017

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4-star athlete Devon Hunter from Chesapeake, Virginia (Indian River HS) has Clemson in his top group of schools on Friday afternoon according to his Twitter account.

"I would like to start off by saying THANK YOU to the man above for allowing me to have this special talent," Hunter tweeted. "I also want to give thanks to my family, coaches and supporters. It has been a long journey of recruitment and I am grateful for all the schools that have offered me but here are my TOP 11 schools:

Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, Virginia Tech, Florida, UNC, Tennessee, Michigan, Notre Dame, Maryland, and Penn State."

Clemson has always been one of his favorite schools growing up.

Hunter has national offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, Marshall, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, Navy, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Penn State, Richmond, Temple, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Wisconsin and others.

As a sophomore, he was named to the CBS MaxPreps All-American team. In 2014, he had 29 rushes for 313 yards and eight touchdowns and 57 receptions for 701 yards and two scores. On defense, he had 71 tackles including three tackles for loss, five pass break ups and an interception.

As a freshman, he had 604 rushing yards and five touchdowns. On defense, he had 36 tackles and an interception.