With Myles Murphy and KJ Henry moving on to the NFL, and Justin Mascoll and Xavier Thomas recovering from injuries, Clemson’s young defensive ends have been getting a bigger chance to show what they can do during spring practice. And Dabo Swinney likes what he’s seen from young guys at the position like redshirt sophomores […]
While game reps at defensive end have gone almost exclusively to Clemson’s talented veterans in recent years, Cade Denhoff and Zaire Patterson have been patiently waiting. The time could finally be now for the Tigers’ young edge defenders. Denhoff and Patterson signed with Clemson during the 2021 recruiting cycle, but the former four-star prospects haven’t […]
Clemson still has a bowl game left to play this season, but it’s never too early to look ahead. With most of the 2022 season in the books, The Clemson Insider is analyzing how the Tigers performed at each position this fall and where the Tigers stand with the offseason looming. Quarterback, running back, tight […]
Defensive coordinator Wesley Goodwin considered the title of starter among Clemson’s defensive ends to be a four-man designation between Myles Murphy, Xavier Thomas, K.J. Henry and Justin Mascoll. That was before Thomas went down with a foot injury in the Tigers’ scrimmage over the weekend that will keep the fifth-year senior out for roughly a […]
As far as defensive lines go, the group Clemson tormented opponents with during its most recent national championship run set the bar high. Affectionately known as the Power Rangers, the Tigers’ front four in 2018 was one of the best in college football’s modern era. The group, headlined by Clelin Ferrell, Dexter Lawrence and Christian […]
Clemson still has a bowl game left to play this season, but it’s never too early to look ahead. With the regular season in the books, TCI is taking some time to analyze how the Tigers performed at each position this fall and where the Tigers stand with each as the offseason quickly approaches. Quarterback, running back, tight […]
As he went through the recruiting process, Cade Denhoff fell in love with Clemson and knew it was the school he wanted to attend if given the opportunity. But the former four-star defensive end from Plant City, Fla., had to stay patient for that opportunity while waiting for a potential scholarship offer from the Tigers, […]
Whereas some programs across college football head into today’s traditional National Signing Day looking to put the finishing touches on their 2021 recruiting classes, Clemson has already had one of the nation’s top classes wrapped up for two months. All 19 members of Clemson’s 2021 class signed with the program during the early signing period […]
Most of the players that Clemson signed in December have already arrived on campus to start their college careers. Of the 19 players the Tigers inked during the early signing period, a dozen of them enrolled early on Jan. 3, giving themselves the opportunity to participate in spring practice and a better chance to make […]
Cade Denhoff, who signed with Clemson in December, checked off all the boxes the Tigers look for when evaluating a defensive end during the recruiting process. But what head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff really appreciate about Denhoff – a four-star prospect and national top-100 player – is his non-stop motor and how hard […]