CLEMSON – The lineage of defensive linemen at Clemson is storied for many reasons. Great players and coaches have come through the Tigers program, and there’s a current coach that made a name for himself as a player at Clemson and in the NFL. Defensive tackles coach Nick Eason was an All-ACC talent during his […]
CLEMSON – Injuries have plagued the Clemson defensive line in 2023, and it’s forced them to test their depth on many occasions. The latest was against NC State, and the Tigers rolled out a player with expectations to medical redshirt with five games to play before Saturday. Redshirt junior Tre Williams was limited throughout fall […]
CLEMSON — The Clemson Tigers may have a decision on their hands for their defensive line, and they could be forced into the decision. Coming into the season, Justin Mascoll earned the starting job at defensive end across from Xavier Thomas. While there was a ton of positivity around his improvement, which he delivered on […]
CLEMSON — The Clemson freshmen received praise all fall. When the hype builds up, it’s a lot for players to prove it on the field. While the Tigers suffered a loss, freshman defensive end T.J. parker had two pressures and showed his value for the Tigers defense. Parker was physically ready when we saw him during […]
The Clemson defense has bred some elite talent at the second and third level, but the bread and butter of the Tigers will always be in the trenches. The stars of the show for 2023 are the obvious Xavier Thomas and Tyler Davis, but there’s a name that remains underrated. Justin Mascoll, a sixth-year senior, […]
With every contributor on the two-deep back at the position from last season, Clemson expects to once again have one of the top defensive lines in college football this fall. “I think we all know what we have up front,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said recently. “Those guys are as advertised.” With that in mind, […]
Lemanski Hall wasn’t about to put the cart before the horse. Asked during the football program’s local media day how long into the season he thought it would take for Clemson’s defensive line to be able to call itself Power Rangers 2.0, the Tigers’ defensive ends coach didn’t do much more than chuckle at the […]
Clemson’s starting defensive front from 2018 is gone. It finished as one of the premier position units in the country on the way to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship win. The unit churned out three first-round NFL Draft picks in defensive end Clelin Ferrell (No. 4 overall), defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (No. 13 […]
Albert Huggins entered Clemson as one of the nations most touted defensive players, ranking as the number one player in South Carolina in some publications. However, during his freshman season Huggins was moved to defensive tackle where he had to learn to play inside. After the switch, it took the Orangeburg, S.C., native some time […]
NEW ORLEANS — When it comes to top-ranked Clemson’s defense, it all starts up front with its defensive line. No surprise there, right? Defensive ends Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant, as well as defensive tackles Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence are a big reason Clemson has dominated almost everyone who has lined up across from […]