At the end of last month, Clemson made the cut for a highly regarded offensive line target in the class of 2024.

On April 30, Tuscarora High School (Leesburg, Va.) four-star tackle Fletcher Westphal dropped a top five featuring Clemson along with Arkansas, Auburn, Florida and Georgia.

Including Clemson on his short list was an easy decision for the 6-foot-8, 330-pound rising senior recruit who has collected more than 30 total scholarship offers.

“It was a no-brainer for the top five,” Westphal told The Clemson Insider recently. “They win a lot, they have just about the most stable program in college football, they have a fantastic O-line coach, and their O-line unit themselves is very good. They have all the Power Five things – great weight room, great strength coaches, great facilities, great housing. They have all those things, but it’s some of those other, special things.”

Speaking of Clemson’s offensive line coach, Thomas Austin stopped by Tuscarora to check in on Westphal last week, and the two have continued to stay in regular contact.

“Definitely his message is just keep working,” Westphal said of what he’s been hearing from Austin. “He kind of preaches on how Clemson, they’re not going to really offer more than six, seven offensive linemen this cycle. So, he’s like, ‘I don’t have a lot of recruits to focus on, so it makes it easy to recruit.’”

Westphal, a unanimous four-star prospect according to the major recruiting services, was back on campus at Clemson in early April when he was able to watch a scrimmage and sit in on meetings.

Seeing how Austin’s offensive line room blends together as a unit stood out to Westphal, and it’s the type of O-line group that he can envision himself potentially being a part of in the future.

“Definitely,” he said. “I like how they all blend well with each other. They have fun in that room. But when they lock in, it’s like boom, they’re locked in, they’re learning stuff, they’re going over film, and it’s a good O-line room.”

Westphal plans to take official visits to each of his top five schools, including Clemson the June 2 weekend, when he expects a fellow Virginia native in redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Tristan Leigh to be his player host for the visit.

“Definitely looking forward to it,” Westphal said. “I know I’ll see a bunch of familiar faces there, just in terms of recruits. I think Tristan Leigh will probably end up being my host just because he’s from around my area. I know his younger brother and I know his family well, too, so he’ll probably end up being my host for that.”

Westphal intends to make his commitment decision before the start of his senior season. He is the No. 22 offensive tackle and No. 241 overall prospect in the 2024 class, per the 247Sports Composite.