Could Pinckney follow in Peake’s footsteps?

Clemson has had considerable success bringing in receivers from Dorman High School.

Of course, Dorman teammates Adam Humphries and Charone Peake were both impact players at Clemson before advancing to the NFL.

The next Dorman receiver who could potentially don a Clemson helmet one day is Jacoby Pinckney.

Pinckney has turned a few heads this month. South Carolina handed him his first offer in early June, and he put himself on Clemson’s radar last week with a good performance at the Dabo Swinney High School Football Camp.

Pinckney thinks he in position to be offered by Clemson at some point as long as he continues to work hard.

“I hope so,” Pinckney said of potentially receiving an offer. “If I do what I have to do this year on the field and keep progressing like I am, I think I will.”

Pinckney said Clemson’s camp supplemented his knowledge of the position.

“I think I learned a lot,” Pinckney said. “Some small stuff to help me manipulate defenders, and some things to get me more open and more opportunities to get the ball.”

The 6-foot-3, 192-pounder feels his strengths as a receiver are his size, hands and athleticism.

“My route running has improved tremendously,” Pinckney said. “I’ve just become a lot more smooth over the past couple months.”

Pinckney has a couple of connections to Clemson, foremost that he and his brother Brandon — a junior cornerback at Appalachian State — are close friends with Peake.

Pinckney also works out on occasion with former Clemson receiver Xavier Dye.

“Me and Charone are really close,” Pinckney said. “The last time I talked to Charone was about a month ago when he came to my brother’s probate fraternity at Appalachian State. We talked a lot. I went to dinner with him and some other people that night.

“I’ve looked up to Charone since I was about in the second grade.”

Pinckney would have the opportunity to follow in Peake’s footsteps if he received an offer from the Tigers, but that’s not his focus.

“At the end of the day, offers are good, but if I just focus on trying to get offers my team might suffer,” Pinckney said. “So, everything I do is for my team and pushing my teammates.

“Everything else — offers, recognition — will fall into place.”

Pinckney plans on visiting Virginia Tech, who has shown interest, in July, and has been invited to camp at Michigan State, North Carolina and Wisconsin.