NSD19 Show

From the Reeves Football Operations Complex

Feb. 6, 2019

11 a.m.-noon

Time Name Pos HOMETOWN // HS Bio Link
9:36 am Michel Dukes RB North Charleston, S.C. // First Baptist Bio
8:45 am Mason Trotter OL Spartanburg, S.C. // Dorman HS Bio
7:04 am Sheridan Jones DB Norfolk, Va. // Maury High Bio
7:05 am Davis Allen TE Calhoun, Ga. // Calhoun HS Bio
7:10 am Ray Thornton DB Columbus, Ga. // Central Phenix City HS (AL) Bio
7:12 am Keith Maguire LB Media, Pa. // Malvern Prep Bio
7:15 am Andrew Booth Jr. DB Dacula, Ga. // Archer HS Bio
7:20 am Aidan Swanson P Tampa, Fla. // IMG Academy Bio
7:22 am Kaleb Boateng OL Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. // Fort Lauderdale HS Bio
7:23 am Greg Williams LB Swansea, S.C. // Swansea HS Bio
7:24 am Frank Ladson WR Miami, Fla. // South Dade HS Bio
7:25 am Tayquon Johnson DL Williamsport, Md. // Williamsport HS Bio
7:30 am Lannden Zanders DB Shelby, N.C. // Crest HS Bio
7:35 am Jalyn Phillips DB Lawrenceville, Ga. // Archer HS Bio
7:38 am Taisun Phommachanh QB Bridgeport, Conn. // Avon Old Farms School Bio
7:48 am Jaelyn Lay TE Atlanta, Ga. // Riverdale HS Bio
7:53 am Logan Cash DL Winder, Ga. // Winder Barrow HS Bio
8:05 am Joseph Charleston DB Milton, Ga. // Milton HS Bio
8:06 am Hunter Rayburn OL Pensacola, Fla. // Pensacola HS Bio
8:11 am Kane Patterson LB Brentwood, Tenn. // Christ Presbyterian Academy Bio
8:15 am Lavonta Bentley LB Birmingham, Ala. // Jackson-Olin HS Bio
8:18 am Brannon Spector WR Calhoun, Ga. // Calhoun HS Bio
8:27 am Bryton Constantin LB Baton Rouge, La. // University Lab School Bio
8:28 am Etinosa Reuben DL Kansas City, Mo. // Park Hill South HS Bio
8:42 am Tyler Davis DL Apopka, Fla. // Wekiva High Bio
8:58 am Chez Mellusi RB Naples, Fla. // Naples HS Bio
9:00 am Ruke Orhorhoro DL Lagos, Nigeria // River Rouge HS (MI) Bio
10:01 am Joseph Ngata WR Folsom, Calif. // Folsom HS Bio
1:32 pm Will Putnam OL Tampa, Fla. // Plant HS Bio
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TE // Calhoun, Ga. // Calhoun HS

Davis Allen is ranked as the 15th best tight end-H Back in the nation by ESPN.com and a County Defensive Player of the year.

BIO

LB // Birmingham, Ala. // Jackson-Olin HS

LaVonta Bentley was rated the ninth best inside linebacker and eighth best player from Alabama by Rivals.com and was named Defensive Player of the Year in Birmingham, AL.

BIO

OL // Fort Lauderdale, Fla. // Fort Lauderdale HS

Kaleb Boateng posted 49 knockdown blocks to lead the offensive line at Fort Lauderdale High and is regarded as one of the top offensive linemen in Broward Country, Florida.

BIO

DB // Dacula, Ga. // Archer HS

Andrew Booth Jr. was ranked among the top 50 players in the nation by every recruiting service and is the highest ranked Clemson signee in this class by Rivals.com.

BIO

DL // Winder, Ga. // Winder Barrow High

Logan Cash was a starter for the past three seasons at Winder Barrow High and led  the state of Georgia in sacks in 2017 with 23.5.

BIO

DB // Milton, Ga. // Milton HS

Joseph Charleston is listed as the 13th-best safety nationally and 14th-best overall player in Georgia by 247 Sports – Ranked the 150th-best overall player by Rivals.com.

BIO

LB // Baton Rouge, La. // University Lab School

Bryton Constantin is a top 100 player according to Rivals.com, who list him as the #94 overall player, fifth-best inside linebacker and seventh-best player from Louisiana.

BIO

DL // Apopka, Fla. // Wekiva High

Tyler Davis is rated as the as #60 overall player in the nation by ESPN – Davis is  also listed as the as seventh-best defensive tackle in the nation and overall player in Florida by ESPN.

BIO

RB // North Charleston, S.C. // First Baptist

Ranked by 247Sports as one of the top 50 running backs in the nation and as the No. 13 player at any position in South Carolina … rated by Rivals.com as the No. 21 player in the state

BIO

DL // Williamsport, Md. // Williamsport HS

Tayquon Johnson is tabbed the 22nd-best defensive tackle in the nation and ranked as the eighth-best player in Maryland by ESPN.

BIO

DB // Norfolk, Va. // Maury HS

Sheridan Jones is ranked as the 69th-best overall player, second-best player in the state of Virginia, and seventh-best cornerback in the nation according to ESPN.

BIO

WR // Miami, Fla. // South Dade HS

Frank Ladson is Clemson’s highest rated player in the class of 2019 by Prep Stars and is tabbed as the 23rd-best player in the nation by USA Today.

BIO

TE // Atlanta, Ga. // Riverdale HS

Jaelyn Lay is regarded as one of the top-five tight ends or H-Backs in the nation by ESPN and Rivals and the 165th-best all-around player in the nation.

BIO

LB // Media, Penn. // Malvern Prep

Keith Maguire is ranked as the best player in Pennsylvania by some services and helped lead his team to a third straight Inter-AC Championship in a row.

BIO

RB // Naples, Fla. // Naples HS

Chez Mellusi is ranked the 137th-best player in the nation by ESPN.com, in addition to the seventh-best running back and 23rd-overall player in Florida.

BIO

WR // Folsom, Calif. // Folsom HS

Joseph Ngata is regarded as the 21st-best overall player in the nation, fourth-best player from the state of California and fifth-best wide receiver by Rivals.com.

BIO

DL // Lagos, Nigeria // River Rouge HS

Ruke Orhorhoro is as the 15th-best overall player in Michigan by 247 Sports – Orhorhoro was born in Nigeria and came to United States when he was nine-years old.

BIO

LB // Brentwood, Tenn. // Christ Presbyterian Academy

Kane Patterson was ranked the 138th-best overall player in the nation by 247 Sports, as well as the seventh-best player in Tennessee and 12th-best inside linebacker.

BIO

DB // Lawrenceville, Ga. // Archer HS

Jalyn Phillips was ranked as the 28th-best safety in the nation by ESPN and Rivals.com and finished his career with 198 tackles (127 solos and 71 assists).

BIO

QB // Bridgeport, Conn. // Avon Old Farms School

Taisun Phommachanh is rated the No. 1 player in Connecticut and the eighth-best pocket passing quarterback in the nation according to ESPN.

BIO

OL // Tampa, Fla. // Plant HS

William Putnam was ranked the 80th-overall player in the nation, third-best offensive guard in the nation and and the 11th-best overall player in Florida.

 

BIO

OL // Pensacola, Fla. // Pensacola HS

Hunter Rayburn is rate d the 18th-best offensive guard in the nation by ESPN.com – 247 Sports ranked him as the 27th-best offensive guard.

BIO

DL // Kansas City, Mo. // Park Hill South High

Etinosa Reuben was tabbed the sixth-best overall player in the state of Missouri and the 28th-best defensive end in the nation by 247 Sports.

BIO

WR // Calhoun, Ga. // Calhoun HS

Brannon Spector, brother of current Tiger linebacker Baylon Spector and a second-generation Clemson player, had 719 yards and seven touchdowns in 2018 at wide receiver.

BIO

P // Tampa, Fla. // IMG Academy

Aidan Swanson was labeled the third-best punter in the nation by Prep Stars and Rivals.com and handled kickoffs for IMG Academy in 2018.

BIO

DB // Columbus, Ga. // Central Phenix City HS (AL)

Ray Thornton, former teammate of current Tiger wide receiver Justyn Ross, was ranked as the 18th-best player in state of Alabama by ESPN.com and Rivals.com at the safety position.

BIO

OL // Spartanburg, S.C. // Dorman HS

Three-year starter who started 41 career games for Dorman … two-time all-area selection by the Herald-Journal, helping his team to back-to-back Region II-AAAAA titles … earned second-team all-state honors from USA Today

BIO

LB // Swansea, S.C. // Swansea HS

Greg Williams was ranked as the eighth-best overall player in state of South Carolina by ESPN.com and played linebacker in the Shrine Bowl for South Carolina in 2018.

BIO

DB // Shelby, N.C. // Crest HS

Lannden Zanders was listed as the 24th-best player in North Carolina by ESPN.com at safety and returned two of his five interceptions for touchdowns in 2018.

BIO

SIGNING DAY SHOW (Dec. 2018)

From the Reeves Football Operations Complex

Coordinators

Brandon Streeter, Jeff Scott, Tony Elliott, Brent Venables

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Dabo Swinney Press Conference

Swinney recaps the 2019 class, ranked in the top ten by ESPN, Rivals and 247 Sports