Clemson commitment Baylon Spector was one of the attendees of Clemson’s fifth-annual All In Cookout on Friday night.
The future linebacker from Calhoun, Ga., stayed in Tiger Town overnight and said he enjoyed his experience at the cookout.
“It was a real good time,” Spector told The Clemson Insider.
Spector and some of his fellow Clemson commits as well as some of the Tigers’ top recruiting targets spent the evening touring the new football complex before participating in a night of food and fun in the Madren Center.
After chowing down on a meal of barbecue, chicken tenders, baked beans, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, and rolls, they partook in a variety of games including trivia and donut-eating contests.
Spector particularly liked bonding more with Clemson’s commits, recruits and coaches at the cookout.
“The most exciting thing is just to get down there and be around all the guys,” Spector said. “Meeting a lot of the guys down there, they make you feel more comfortable every time you go down there.”
A handful of the priority targets at the cookout were receiver OrTre Smith, safety Tank Robinson, cornerback A.J. Terrell, cornerback Jamyest Williams, linebacker Justin Foster and defensive end Jordan Williams.
Spector feels Clemson has as good of a shot as any school at landing those guys.
“We talked a lot,” Spector said. “I know they had a real good time. “
Spector also had the opportunity to chat with his future position coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brent Venables.
“I was talking to him about linebacker, and he was like the good thing with me is I can play all three positions, and if I have to, I can play some strong safety. That’s the good part about it — I guess I can play a lot of different positions on defense.”
Spector has played all over the field for the Calhoun High School Yellow Jackets, including quarterback, wide receiver and free safety at one point or another.
Spector competed with the linebackers at the Dabo Swinney Camp from June 7-9, and that’s where Clemson wants him to play when he gets on campus.
Spector said his transition to the position has been pretty smooth.
“Right now I’m really focusing on the drills and the stuff I need to learn to get better at,” Spector said. “I’m picking up pretty good. For my high school right now, I’ve been getting some reps at linebacker, so it’s gotten a lot better. But I know there’s a lot more stuff to come and a lot more stuff to learn.”
Spector currently weighs between 220 and 225 pounds.
He intends to enroll early at Clemson, and hopes to put himself in position for early playing time once he arrives.
“I want to come in and get ready to have some PT my freshman year,” Spector said. “I know it’ll be hard, but you always have to come in and compete. I’m looking forward to coming and working hard.”