Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers have taken recruiting to another level the past few years.  The Tigers are recruiting on a national level, not just in the Southeast.

The Tigers already have commitments for 2013 from Hawaii, Indiana and Maryland and a commitment from Texas for the 2014 class.  Clemson will continue to tap South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida for most of their signees   but they are now able to go outside of the region and land some of the top players in the nation.

Last season with the Tiger’s sitting at No. 5 in the BCS and 8-0 in the nation you couldn’t turn on ESPN without seeing Tajh Boyd, Sammy Watkins or the Tigers.  The exposure gained with last year’s success along with bringing in top coordinators from other part of the country has helped the Tigers go national.

Coach Swinney and his staff have shown time and time again that if they can get a recruit on campus many of them will leave saying “there is something in those hills”.  As the Tigers continue to build a national power expect the recruiting footprint to expand even more.

A breakdown of the last player to sign with Clemson from each state follows:

Clemson Most Recent Signees from the state of….

     State                            Last Player (Year)

Alabama                     Spencer Region (2011)

Alaska                        

Arizona                       Dustin Rash (1991)

Arkansas                    Zac Brooks (2012)

California                   Bobby Forbes (1991)

Colorado                    

Connecticut               Jason Martinelli, Idris Price (1996)

Delaware                    Josh Watson, Gifford Timothy (2010)

Florida                        Travis Blanks (2012)

Georgia                       3 players, 2011

Hawaii                        Allen Smith (1986)

Idaho                          

Illinois                         Jamie Cumbie (2006)

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas                        Jason Gamble (1996)

Kentucky                   Justin Miller (2002)

Louisiana                   Nick Watkins (2003)

Maine

Maryland                   Jeff Fortner (1991)

Massachusetts          Kevin Dakin (1990)

Michigan                    Joe Carolan (1975)

Minnesota                  Bryce McNeal (2009)

Mississippi                 3 players in 1995

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada                      

New Hampshire        Mark Landry (1994)

New Jersey                 Brandon Nolan (2003)

New Mexico               Brian Linthicum (2007)

New York                   Chad Kelly, Isaiah Battle (2012)

North Carolina          4 players in 2012

North Dakota

Ohio                             Cole Stoudt (2011)

Oklahoma                  Greg Burk, James Trapp (1989)

Oregon

Pennsylvania            Brandon Streeter (1995)

Rhode Island

South Carolina          8 players in 2012

South Dakota           

Tennessee                  Jay Guillermo (2012)

Texas                           Clint LaTray (2003)

Utah

Vermont

Virginia                       Tajh Boyd (2009)

Washington

Washington, DC        Robert Jackson (1991)

West Virginia             Don Wiggins (1967)

Wisconsin

Wyoming