By Hale McGranahan.

NORTH CHARLESTON – Dakereon Joyner makes no bones about it. He wants an offer from Clemson, but not just any old offer.

The freshman quarterback from Fort Dorchester wants a chance to play quarterback for the Tigers.

“They could offer me as an athlete now, but they want to see me throw in person, so they can offer me as a quarterback, because, in college, I want to play quarterback,” Joyner told TheClemsonInsider, during an on location interview.

“So, hopefully, if I do my thing at the camp, I can get the offer. And I really hope I get it.”

Playing the quarterback position offers a certain appeal to Joyner, who’s listed at 6-foot-1, 185 pounds.

“You’ve got to be a leader and there’s so much pressure,” he said. “I like the pressure. Everybody looks at you on the field, good or bad, and I just like taking the pressure.”

UNC and Georgia have already offered. The Dawgs jumped on board a few weeks ago while he was in Athens. Joyner will visit both schools this summer.

He’ll also head to Clemson for three days of the Dabo Swinney Football Camp. A two-day camp stop for Duke has been set, so have arrangements to fly to Oregon. He would like to make it down to Florida State at some point this summer.

Fort Dorchester head coach Steve LaPrad calls Joyner the “best I’ve ever had at that age.”

“He’s a real hard worker, too. He works hard. He’s serious. He’s focused. He’s very humble,” LaPrad said. “We talk about that a lot.”

In eight games at quarterback last fall, Joyner completed 52 of 91 passes for 595 yards with 250 yards rushing. He also threw six touchdowns and rushed for three more.

“He’s a special kid, got really, really good arm-strength. His arm has probably strengthened two-fold since last year,” LaPrad said. “He throws the ball and it’s whistling now, so he’s got a real good arm.

“He thinks real well. He knows the game. He’s still learning a lot, has a long ways to go. But, obviously, his foot speed is really good. He’s limber, he’s not stiff.”

The 2018 prospect is super competitive, too.

“That’s probably been his No. 1 thing,” LaPrad said, “He competes. He really doesn’t back down from anybody. He didn’t when he was in the eighth-grade. He’s humble, but he doesn’t back down. He likes the competition. He loves it. He thrives for that stuff.”