Have you looked at Clemson’s interior defensive line? I mean, have you really looked?

I don’t know if any team in the country has the talent and depth at defensive tackle that Clemson has. Carlos Watkins, Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence, Scott Pagano, Albert Huggins, Nyles Pinckney, Jabril Robinson and Gage Cervenka could play and start on just about any team in the nation. The Tigers are truly eight deep at the two positions.

Granted, there is concern about Clemson’s new defensive ends. But being that they are so strong in the middle, guys like Watkins, Wilkins, Lawrence and Pagano will demand double teams just about every time they are out there. That will give Austin Bryant, Clelin Ferrell and others out on the edges the opportunity to win those one-on-one battles.

Watkins was a First-Team All-ACC selection in 2015 as he had 69 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He played in all 15 games and started 14 of them. He also broke up three passes and intercepted another which he returned 15 yards for a touchdown.

Wilkins was a beast as well. As a true freshman he was unblockable, recording 84 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. He also had 12 quarterback pressures and caused a fumble. At the end of the season he was named as a First-Team Freshman All-American. Arguably, Wilkins is the best athlete on the defense, if not the entire team.

Pagano started nine games for the Tigers last year. The redshirt junior was very productive and disruptive in the middle of Clemson’s nationally ranked defense. He recorded 51 tackles and had two tackles for loss and three quarterback pressures.

Watkins describes true freshman Dexter Lawrence as a “Man Child.” At 6-foot-5, 340 pounds, Lawrence is easily the biggest man on the team. But don’t let his size fool you. He is extremely athletic and extremely strong.

All-ACC center Jay Guillermo said in the spring they had a hard time with Lawrence and they could not move him. Watkins said no offensive lineman could handle him.

Lawrence had one of the highlight plays of the spring during a stadium scrimmage in Death Valley. He leaped up and snatched a Deshaun Watson pass out of the air and then rumbled 32 yards down the field before being dragged down from behind by wide receiver Hunter Renfrow.

Fellow true freshman Pinckney (6-3, 300) also turned a few heads this spring as did sophomore Albert Huggins, who says he now feels at home playing at defensive tackle.

With Clemson’s interior defensive line being so deep and so talented, it should wear down many opposing centers and guards, which should open up things on the outside, and is just another reason why Clemson can get back to the National Championship Game.