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MarkusStrong
PositionDT
Weight295 lbs
Height6-3
Year*Jr.
HometownRaiford, Fla.

College Football Playoff participant at Oklahoma in 2025 who joined Clemson via transfer in January 2026

Before Clemson: Spent his first three collegiate seasons at Oklahoma from 2023-25, helping the Sooners to the College Football Playoff in his final season with the program … credited with 10 tackles (4.0 for loss) and 3.0 sacks in 14 games at Oklahoma … played 11 games in 2025, logging seven tackles (2.0 for loss) and a sack … appeared in two games in 2024, and both of his two tackles on the year were sacks … appeared in one game while redshirting in 2023 … attended Union County High School in Lake Butler, Fla., the same program that produced College Football Hall of Famer and Clemson Ring of Honor member C.J. Spiller … returned from injury to tally more than 30 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, seven sacks and three forced fumbles amid Union County’s run to the playoffs as a senior … was touted as the nation’s No. 64 defensive lineman in his recruiting class by Rivals … ranked as the No. 201 recruit in the state of Florida by 247Sports.

Personal: Born June 15, 2006 … enrolled at Clemson in January 2026 … sociology major … his brother, Maurice, was a defensive lineman at South Alabama.