CLEMSON — While Clemson may have gone into signing day with 20 commitments, the Tigers only signed 19 players.

Four-star safety Kaden Gebhardt (Olentangy, OH) has flipped to Ohio State, officially joining the Buckeyes on Wednesday.

Gebhardt had been committed to Clemson since March and reaffirmed his commitment as recently as five weeks ago in an interview with TCI.

With Gebhardt signing elsewhere, that leaves the Tigers with just one safety in the class, after having three committed before the start of the season. Three-star Blake Stewart decommitted in October.

Gebhardt becomes the fourth decommitment in the class. Given that there have been more than 700 decommitments in the 2026 class, four seems like a relatively low number. Florida State has seen 11 different players decommit in this class, while rival South Carolina has been the victim of six. Clemson suffered a total of seven in the previous class.

Gebhardt ranks as the 25th best safety in the class per 247Sports and ranks No. 12 in the state of Ohio.