We can now officially add another name to the guest list for Clemson’s big official visit weekend.

Three-star DE JR Hardrick (South Pittsburgh, TN) has officially announced plans to be in attendance. Hardrick had previously told The Clemson Insider that he planned to attend but still had to iron out some details.

“I still got to work some things out,” Hardrick told TCI earlier this month. “But that is a very big thing, and you just can’t pass it up.”

The 6-foot-6, 235-pound prospect originally had Louisville scheduled for the same weekend, but has now pushed that visit back. Hardrick said he also plans to give Georgia Tech one of his officials.

Hardrick now has close to 20 offers in total, with Louisville and Georgia Tech both offering in March. Since picking up the offer from the Tigers, Virginia, Mississippi State, Wake Forest and Kentucky have all pulled the trigger.

Hardrick is a new name to know at defensive end after landing an offer from the Tigers earlier this month. He visited Clemson for the first time during the spring, and assistant Chris Rumph has been in to visit with him multiple times during the current contact period.

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