Clemson makes the cut for elite safety

Clemson has made the cut for one of the country’s top safety prospects and a consensus top-100 national prospect regardless of position. Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway four-star Derrick Davis narrowed down his list of 30-plus offers Sunday evening when he dropped a list of his top seven schools that includes the Tigers along with Southern Cal, […]

Clemson Recruiting: Most Wanted (Defense)

Clemson owns nine commitments in its 2021 recruiting class, which currently ranks No. 2 nationally behind only Ohio State, and the Tigers have their sights set on landing a lot more top talent. In this feature, The Clemson Insider takes a look at who we believe to be Clemson’s most-wanted prospects on the defensive side […]

Looking Ahead: Safety

With the 2020 recruiting cycle in the books, Clemson and other schools across the country can now turn more of their attention to prospects in the class of 2021. In our Looking Ahead series, The Clemson Insider takes a position-by-position look at the Tigers’ top targets in the 2021 class. In this article, we focus on safeties: […]

Tigers chasing hard after elite defensive back

Clemson is among the pack of schools heavily pursuing Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway four-star defensive back Derrick Davis, a top-ranked safety in the 2021 class. Davis (6-1, 195) said this week at the check-in for Under Armour’s Future 50 event in Orlando that Clemson is one of the staffs he talks with the most, along with […]

Tigers in strong spot with top-50 prospect

Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway four-star safety Derrick Davis is getting ready to sit down and map out some visits for the 2019 college football season. Davis — the No. 2 safety in the 2021 class and a top-50 national prospect according to multiple recruiting services — told TCI that Clemson is one of the schools he’s […]

4-star safety left ‘speechless’ by Clemson offer

Last month, Clemson dispensed a new scholarship offer to Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway four-star safety Derrick Davis. Davis, a top-50 national prospect in the 2021 class, was shocked but delighted when he received the offer from Clemson safeties coach Mickey Conn at the end of May. “It was very exciting when I got the offer,” Davis […]