Might Clemson take two tight ends in the current recruiting cycle?

The Tigers handed out a new offer over the weekend, with Nicholas Pollack (North Oconee, GA) going public with the offer on Saturday, while also announcing plans at the big official visit gathering this weekend. Pollack is the son of former Georgia standout and College Football Hall of Famer David Pollack.

While the last name certainly carries some cache, Pollack has mostly flown under the radar as a tight end prospect in this class. Most of his film is of him playing linebacker, and he certainly looks more than serviceable on that side of the ball. Cincinnati, Wake Forest, East Carolina and Samford represent his other offers.

However, Pollack isn’t the only tight end set to be on hand for an official visit this weekend. Three-star Carter Blackwell (Lee County, GA) is also scheduled to be on campus. Florida State, Duke and UCF are also scheduled to get officials, but this is one in which the Tigers have been pushing hard and gaining some serious traction.

Knowing that, and with the new offer going out to Pollack, the logical question becomes would the staff take both players? After speaking with a source on Monday, I believe that is a distinct possibility. With Olsen Patt-Henry entering his final year of eligibility, the Tigers would be left with Christian Bentancur, Logan Brooking and Tayveon Wilson, so taking two in this class makes a lot of sense.

The Tigers tend to only take one player at the position in each class. Ironically, the last time Clemson signed two tight ends in the same cycle, Patt-Henry was one of the two. He, along with Markus Dixon were members of the 2023 class. Dixon eventually moved to defensive end before transferring out to Oregon after last season. Ian Schieffelin technically took that spot in the room last season, in what turned out to be a failed experiment. That spot needs filling, too.

Tight ends coach Kyle Richardson has generally had a pretty good hit rate when it comes to landing his top targets, but that has not been the case this go around. The Tigers have missed on each of the first three tight ends offered in this class.

Taking two tight ends would make this class a little unique in the ragard that it rarely happens. At the same time, you’ve got to land them both first.