The Clemson cornerback room had to grow up quickly during the 2022 season in Wes Goodwin’s first season as defensive coordinator. One of those players quickly becoming a contributor eas Nate Wiggins. After playing sparingly in his freshman season, Wiggins started in 11 games as a sophomore. Playing the most snaps in the secondary, he […]
The Tigers made a massive change on offense after the inconsistencies in 2022 by hiring Garrett Riley to be the offensive coordinator. The brother of Lincoln Riley, he’s coming off of a dominant season with the TCU Horned Frogs where he helped lead that offense to the College Football Playoff. All signs point to a […]
Dabo Swinney and the Tigers’ 2023 recruiting class had one player that everyone was raving about. That’s five-star defensive lineman Peter Woods. The Alabama native was ranked as high as the No. 15 recruit in the country and was a dominant high school talent, helping Thompson (Ala.) win four straight 7A state titles. After enrolling […]
Wes Goodwin entered 2022 as his first year as a defensive coordinator ever in his coaching career. There were some growing pains, but his evolution is just beginning at Clemson. During the season, the Tigers surrendered 20.9 points per game, good for 22nd in the country. While it may not have been perfect, there is […]
The Tigers are a older group on defense, and one of the units most representative of this is safety. Under positional coach Mickey Conn, Clemson has two starters back in the system for another year in Wes Goodwin’s defense. Jalyn Phillips and Andrew Mukuba started a total of 25 games in 2022, and return with […]
The Tigers are spoiled at the linebacker position heading into 2023. With two All-ACC talents in Jeremiah Trotter Jr. and Barrett Carter, defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin has the pieces to sculpt one of the best defenses the program has seen. Looking at Trotter’s resume, there’s a reason he’s garnering attention as one of the best […]
The Clemson offensive line is a unit trending up over the last couple years. With continuity across the front, the Tigers are building a strong unit for quarterback Cade Klubnik. Will Putnam is the anchor of the unit, and has been for a couple years now. With 36 starts over his four-year career, he made […]
The Clemson defense has bred some elite talent at the second and third level, but the bread and butter of the Tigers will always be in the trenches. The stars of the show for 2023 are the obvious Xavier Thomas and Tyler Davis, but there’s a name that remains underrated. Justin Mascoll, a sixth-year senior, […]
The duo of Davis Allen and Jake Briningstool is one of the best tight end tandems the Clemson Tigers have seen in the Dabo Swinney era. The first tight end pair to score four touchdowns apiece in the Tigers program history, and now with Davis Allen off to the NFL, Briningstool jumps into the top […]
The Clemson Tigers are spoiled at running back for at least another year. Since Will Shipley took over the starting role, he’s become a star and earned first-team All-ACC honors with double-digit touchdowns for a second-straight season. Clemson legend and running backs coach CJ Spiller detailed his excitement for the group headed into the 2023 […]