Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff have been extremely active in the transfer portal over the past week or so.
Since the portal opened on January 2, the Tigers have added 10 transfers to the roster. Defensive coordinator Tom Allen has added nine pieces to the defensive side of the ball, with new offensive coordinator Chad Morris adding running back Chris Johnson Jr., one of the fastest backs in the class.
While the staff has certainly filled a lot of the holes that were on the roster, the two major recruiting services have vastly different opinions on the Tigers’ transfer class as of Monday.
Here is a look at the players Clemson has added to this point and each player’s ranking.
–Penn State transfer CB Elliot Washington II: On3: No. 296 overall, No. 26 CB – 247: No. 242 overall, No. 13 CB
-Auburn transfer CB Donovan Starr: On3: No. 229 overall, No. 20 CB – 247: No. 328 overall, No. 29 CB
-Cal transfer LB Luke Ferrelli: On3: No. 492 overall, No. 42 ILB – 247 No. 798 overall, No. 48 LB
-Colorado DE London Merritt: On3: No. 178 overall, No. 18 EDGE – 247: No. 291 overall, No. 39 EDGE
-SMU transfer RB Chris Johnson Jr.: On3: No. 768 overall, No. 83 RB – 247: unranked
-Southern Miss transfer S Corey Myrick: On3: No. 538 overall, No. 45 S, 247: 1068 overall, No. 109 S
-Old Dominion transfer S Jerome Carter III: On3: No. 942 overall, No. 81 S – 247: No. 1057 overall, No. 105 S
-West Georgia transfer DT Kourtney Kelly: On3: No. 1947 overall, No. 209 DL – 247: No. 1582 overall, No. 132 DL
–Oklahoma transfer DT Markus Strong: On3: No. 671 overall, No. 60 DL – 247: No. 357 overall, No. 29 DL
-Howard transfer DE CJ Wesley: On3: unranked – 247: unranked
As you can see, the rankings of some of these players vary greatly depending on which service you are choosing to look at.
As for where the two services rank the Tigers’ transfer class at this point, there is a substantial difference of opinion.
On3: No. 17
247: No. 60
(Rankings as of Monday morning)
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