Texas Lineman Says Clemson Offer ‘Holds Weight’

Kendrick “Deuce” Morgan was one of many prospects from the state of Texas to make his way to Dabo Swinney’s high school camp last week.

The 2028 offensive lineman (Frisco Lone Star) is teammates with the newest Clemson commit, Bryant Robinson, and another teammate of his, four-star quarterback Trey Wright, also worked out at the camp.

Coming, Morgan wasn’t sure what to expect, but now that the visit is complete, he has a different perspective when it comes to some of the ACC football programs out there.

“I was surprised,” Morgan told The Clemson Insider. “The ACC isn’t known for the biggest schools so when I saw the facilities, I was like, ‘Dang, this is nice.’ Just the city in general was nice, too.”

Not only was this the 6-foot-3, 280-pounder’s first time on campus, it was also the first camp he’s participated in, outside of an appearance at a Texas Elite Camp. He came away equally impressed by how this camp was run.

“We came in there doing agility drills and mat drills, it was different,” Morgan said. “At other camps, they usually have 40-times and all that. We did not do any of that stuff. Coach Swinney was talking to us. That was different. Usually, head coaches don’t take that much time to talk to the players. That was pretty special.”

It was assistant offensive line coach Carson Cramer who set the visit up, so Morgan didn’t get his first experience with Matt Luke until he was on campus.

“I really like him,” he said. “He is a good coach. We were chatting it up in the O-line room. He is a great guy.”

Morgan’s recruitment is really just getting started. Wisconsin, Northwestern, Houston, Arizona, UCF, Kansas and Kansas State are some of his early offers.

Now that he’s had a chance to experience Clemson and learn a little more about the process in place there, an offer from the Tigers is one he’d welcome.

“It is a different process at Clemson,” Morgan said. “Some schools offer you just to offer, but when you get their offer, that means something. It is the real deal. Hopefully they look back at the camp film, and I eventually get that offer because it is definitely somewhere I would want to live and play at.”

While the Tigers have yet to offer an offensive lineman in the 2028 class, Morgan is more than willing to remain patient and let the process play itself out.

“It would mean everything to me,” Morgan said. “Like I said, that offer means a lot. It holds weight. Just being out there, it’s nice. Just talking to the players, nothing changes. What you see at the camp is what you see every day.”

Matt Luke coaches at Clemson high school camp (Dawson Powers/The Clemson Insider)