In recent years, the February signing day hasn’t generated much news for Clemson fans, seeing as Dabo Swinney and most other college coaches tend to have the bulk of their recruiting classes signed during the early signing period in December.

However, Wednesday’s signing day was a little different. There were no big signing-day surprises, but the Tigers did add several more pieces to the 2026 class, including Swinney’s first-ever JUCO take.

After Clemson flipped defensive tackle Andy Burburija late during the portal window, the JUCO product was finally able to put pen to paper.

The 6-foot-2, 295-pounder originally signed with Kansas State in December, but was released from his National Letter of Intent after head coach Chris Klieman stepped down. He originally committed to Nebraska before Clemson was able to flip him.

“Andy Burburija is big kid we identified really early when the portal opened,” Swinney said in a statement. “Man, he’s a strong, tough, physical kid. He’s a national champion, and you don’t see many defensive tackles that have 11 sacks. He’s a very unique story. He’s a first-generation American. His parents are from Albania, and he’s got this tremendous drive to him that I think has really helped him develop into the player that he’s become. Coming from national champion Iowa Western, he’s a guy we’re super excited about joining our program and bringing some toughness to that defense.”

Burburija spent the first two seasons of his career at Iowa Western. In 2025, he was a first-team All-American, while registering 45 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and one forced fumble.

247Sports ranks the 6-foot-2, 295-pound player as the sixth-best JUCO defensive lineman in the class.

The Tigers also added some pieces from the high school ranks, as three-star wideout Cam Blivens (Lipscomb Academy, TN) also signed on Wednesday.

Blivens is a multi-sport star who not only earned all-state honors on the gridiron but also in basketball and track. He had D1 basketball offers from High Point, Lipscomb and Tennessee State. Missouri State, Seton Hall, MTSU, Boston University and Wichita State were also showing interest in his skills on the hardwood. Despite that, he is choosing to pursue a football career at the next level.

As a senior, Blivens had 63 catches for 1,086 yards with 12 touchdowns. He also returned two punts for touchdowns.

“Cam Blivens is a really high-level basketball player that probably could have gone on and played college basketball, but he really made more of the commitment to football over the past year or so and has really, really blossomed,” Swinney said. “He is a big-time, super athlete, a multi-sport guy. He’s scored over 2,000 points in his basketball career in the state of Tennessee. He is an elite athlete, but a big, tough, physical, strong receiver coming from a great program. And he’s a guy that we were really fortunate that he didn’t sign in the early signing period and it worked out for us to be able to find him and get on him. I think he’s got high upside as he truly commits to one sport.”

Wide receiver Keil McGriff (F.W. Buchholz, FL) signed on Wednesday. He just announced his commitment on Tuesday.

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound wideout is the son of former Florida standout Travis McGriff. He missed his senior season with an injury, but as a junior, he had 44 catches for 737 yards with six touchdowns.

“Keil McGriff is an athlete,” Swinney said. “He’s a kid that has played quarterback, receiver and corner, and he’s a returner. So he’s got a diverse skill set. He got big-time bloodlines. His father was a great player. His grandfather was a great player. The whole McGriff family, they were all great, great players at a high level. His father played in the pros.

“Keil ended up having to miss his entire senior season, but he never played receiver until his junior year, so we really look at him more as an athlete at this point because he played quarterback his whole life. He was always the best athlete, and was a good, productive quarterback and certainly could give us an arm there if we needed it, but we really see him more as a receiver and a true athlete. He’s got a really good skill set there, and he’s been a returner, but he’s a guy that really fit a need for us within our 14 spots that we have, so I’m excited about him joining us and getting back healthy.”

Photo courtesy of Andy Burburija on Instagram