Mike Reed has long been known for his success developing cornerbacks at Clemson and next season he should have no shortage of talent to work with.

After being fairly young at corner last season, the Tigers return a ton of experience in 2025.

Avieon Terrell returns for his junior season after having logged more than 1,110 snaps across his first two years. Terrell’s coverage skills have been well documented, but he was also the highest-graded ACC corner against the run last season. If he can be just a little more consistent, he has a chance to develop into a true lockdown corner. Terrell had two interceptions last season and was credited with 13 pass breakups.

Ashton Hampton will be back and one year wiser. Hampton played more than 450 snaps as a freshman and gives the Tigers another player with the capability of developing into a corner that can lock down one side of the field. Hampton picked off two passes last season, returning one for a touchdown.

Shelton Lewis is another player with a lot of experience but did spend a lot of time in the nickel a season ago. The rising junior missed four games last season with injuries.

Jeadyn Lukus, a rising senior, will be the elder statesman in the room. Lukus was plagued by inury his first two seasons, but appeared in all 14 games, including 10 starts, in 2024. One more player with a wealth of experience.

Reed also has two highly-rated recruits who signed as part of the 2024 class and redshirted last season. One of those players, former four-star Corian Gipson, is a name to watch in 2025. Gipson was a Top 100 talent coming out of high school and considered one of the ten-best corners in his class.

Another is former four-star Tavoy Feagin. Known as “the seatbelt” in high school due to his coverage skills, Feagin was selected to the Under Armour All-America Game as a senior. His eight interceptions during his final high school season tied for fourth-most in the state of Florida.

2025 CB Room

• Jeadyn Lukus (Sr)
• Avieon Terrell (Jr)
• Shelton Lewis (Jr)
• Brandon Strozier (R-So)
• Ashton Hampton (So)
• Corian Gipson (R-Fr)
• Tavoy Feagin (R-Fr)

Outlook: Not only does Reed have talent to work with, but he also has what should be plenty of quality depth. This room is loaded with talent and should be a strength on the backend of the Clemson defense in 2025.

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