After enrolling at Clemson in January, former five-star linebacker Sammy Brown is now getting his first taste of spring ball with the Tigers.

So which linebacker spot will Brown, a former consensus top-30 national recruit, start out at?

Head coach Dabo Swinney spoke about that Wednesday afternoon as Clemson kicked off 2024 spring practice.

“Obviously Sammy’s here, so we’ll see where he is,” Swinney said. “He’ll start out at MIKE and we’ll try to let him see if he can make some progress in learning that this spring.”

An all-state selection each of his last three seasons at Jefferson (Ga.) High School, Brown amassed 153 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, three blocked kicks and two interceptions as a senior. He posted outstanding numbers as a running back during his prep career as well, finishing with 4,491 rushing yards and 68 rushing touchdowns.

The highly decorated Brown was named the nation’s top all-around athlete by MaxPreps for his success in football, wrestling and track, and was named as the No. 1 “Freak Athlete” in the nation by 247Sports. He received the 2023 High School Butkus Award, presented each year to the top high school linebacker in the nation, and also won the All-American Bowl’s Defensive Player of the Year award among other honors.

Swinney, discussing the Tigers’ plan at linebacker, said they plan to play Wade Woodaz at MIKE and Barrett Carter at WILL. Swinney said Kobe McCloud has “gained a lot of our confidence” as the next backer behind Woodaz and Carter.

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