By Hale McGranahan.

Clemson picked up a commitment on Wednesday morning from 2016 linebacker Jamie Skalski.

The three-star from Northgate High School in Newnan, Georgia finalized the decision just days after he was in Clemson for the Elite Junior Day event.

“I think James feels like Clemson has a lot of things to offer,” Northgate head coach Tommy Walburn said, during an interview with TheClemsonInsider.

Skalski certainly brings plenty to the table. In addition to linebacker, he also plays running back. As a specialist, he was voted All-Region as a place kicker and averaged about 45 yards per punt last season.

“I don’t think he’s even scratched the surface of how good he can be,” Walburn said. “He’s one of the best — I’ve been coaching 28 years in the state and I’ve coached a lot of good players, but he might be the most complete player all the way around that I’ve ever coached.”

Walburn added, “We had a game last year, he had double-digits in tackles, kicked all the extra-points, kicked a field goal and scored like two touchdowns.”

Clemson defensive backs coach Mike Reed serves as the Tigers’ area recruiter. Lately, defensive coordinator Brent Venables has taken the lead in Skalski’s recruitment to Tigertown.

“(Skalski) really likes coach Venables. He’s a good guy. I think coach Venables reminds him of the way we coach,” Walburn said. “His mother and dad met coach Swinney. Coach Swinney came a couple of weeks ago and the head coach can’t talk to the players, but his mother and father got to meet coach Swinney up at Junior Day and they were very impressed with him.”

The Clemson coaches seem equally impressed. Walburn said there’s plenty to like about Skalski.

“First of all, this is going to sound cliche, but he’s a tremendous worker in the weight room. It starts right there,” Walburn said. “He’s a really good weight-lifter. He’s got great weight room numbers, he’s strong. He’s fast. We’ve timed him here in the 40 at 4.55. For his size, that’s pretty fast. He’s got great agility.”

And, according to Walburn, Skalski is solid away from the field.

“He’s a great kid. He’s just a low-maintenance type of guy,” Walburn said. “A lot of times when you coach a guy that’s being heavily recruited and they can be kind of high-maintenance at times or whatever. He doesn’t get into all of the social media stuff and all that.

“His academics, it sounds cliche, but his academics are real important to him. He comes from a real good family and they understand that there’s life after football. His education is very important to him. He’s just a real low-maintenance guy. He’s a humble type of person.”