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The story for Clemson and just how high its ceiling can climb will depend on a defense that has made significant strides under first-year coordinator Brent Venables. North Carolina State and South Carolina will be a tremendous measuring stick for a Clemson front seven that will have to carry the way next season with an entirely new secondary. Remember the name
Grady Jarrett
Clemson is better than its No. 11 standing in the BCS and has a chance to be even more explosive in 2013 as
Tajh Boyd
Tajh Boyd
RS Jr. Quarterback
#10 6-1, 225
Hampton, VA
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,
Sammy Watkins
Sammy Watkins
So. Wide Receiver
#2 6-1, 205
Fort Myers, FL
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and
DeAndre Hopkins
DeAndre Hopkins
Jr. Wide Receiver
#6 6-2, 205
Central, SC
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should all return next season. The seventh-best total offense (514 yards per game) and sixth-best scoring offense (43 points per game) will lose center
Dalton Freeman
Dalton Freeman
Gr. Center
#55 6-5, 265
Pelion, SC
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, tailback
Andre Ellington
Andre Ellington
RS Sr. Running Back
#23 5-10, 195
Moncks Corner, SC
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and tight end
Brandon Ford
Brandon Ford
Gr. Tight End
#80 6-4, 240
Wando, SC
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, but eight other starters return in 2013 for Year 3 of the Chad Morris Express.
Grady Jarrett
So. Defensive Tackle
#50 6-1, 290
Conyers, GA
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, the former state heavyweight wrestling champ out of Georgia, who has really come on down the stretch at defensive tackle. Venable's best defenses in Oklahoma revolved around dominant defensive line play. Plus, the ACC, like the Big Ten, will provide fertile soil for the Tigers to plow.
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