Come Back Home
02. Central
Back Home in 2021
The 2021 season is shaping up to be one of the most special in school history.- With less stadium and parking restrictions than in 2020, fans will be able to get back to the more traditional Death Valley experience they know and love.
- Nine out of 11 starters, including Nolan Turner and James Skalski, are returning on defense, and electrifying QB D.J. Uiagalelei is expected to lead an exciting mix of returners and newcomers on offense.
04. By the Numbers
By the Numbers
A few key data points for the upcoming 2021 season.
4 Returning All-Americans
Nolan Turner was named an All-American in 2020 while Myles Murphy, Bryan Bresee and Walker Parks were all named Freshman All-Americans and all four will be on the roster in 2021.
9 Returning Starters on Defense
Nine out of 11 starters will return on defense, the most in the Dabo Swinney era. The last time the Tigers had at least eight returning defensive starters was 2018, the program’s most recent National Championship team.
439 Uiagalelei Passing Yards vs. ND
In only his second career start, and on a national stage against the #3 team in the country, the cannon-armed QB racked up the most passing yards ever by a Clemson freshman quarterback and the most ever by an opposing QB vs. Notre Dame.
5 National Class Ranking
Clemson’s 2021 signing class ranked #5 in the country according to 247Sports. Twelve of Clemson’s 19 signees enrolled in January and have already made their impact felt in spring practice.
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