One of Clemson’s former running back targets has come off the board. Four-star Carsyn Baker (Langston Hughes, GA) has announced a commitment to Florida. The 6-foot prospect visited Clemson for the first time during the spring, landing an offer while on campus. He then made arrangements to be on hand for the big official visit […]
One of Clemson’s top two running back targets is no longer taking an official visit to Clemson. Four-star RB Carsyn Baker (Langston Hughes, GA) has informed the school that he no longer plans to attend the official visit weekend set to begin on May 30. Ohio State, Georgia, Florida State and South Carolina were the […]
Most years, Clemson signs just one running back. Obviously, there are exceptions to that, but generally speaking, the Tigers tend to take one, and that looks to be the case for the 2026 class. Looking at the backs Clemson has offered to this point, it’s easy to see the staff is going big-game hunting in […]
And then there were five. Four-star RB target Carsyn Baker (Langston Hughes, Fairburn, GA) has trimmed his list down to five finalists. Clemson, Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio State and Florida State all made the cut. The 6-foot, 200-pound back was on campus for the first time the week before the Elite Retreat. “It was different,” […]
One of Clemson’s recent offers at running back has come off the board. 2026 four-star Javian Mallory announced a commitment to Miami, choosing the Hurricanes over the Tigers, Florida and Alabama. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound back just picked up his offer from Clemson after attending the Elite Retreat two weeks ago. It was his first visit […]
CLEMSON — When Carsyn Baker realized he wouldn’t be able to attend the Elite Retreat, he decided to push his visit to Clemson up a few days. The four-star running back out of Langston Hughes (Fairburn, GA) made his first-ever visit to campus on Monday, with Baker taking in the Tigers’ third practice of the […]
Clemson has zeroed in on its next running back target. Four-star Carsyn Baker (Langston Hughes, Fairburn, GA) announced the offer while on an unofficial visit on Monday. It was his first visit to campus and he was accompanied by his mother. “I really want to see how coach Spiller gets down with the running backs, […]
A highly touted running back has been forced to push his Clemson visit back. Four-star back Carsyn Baker (Langston Hughes, Fairburn, GA) was planning to make his very first visit to Clemson for the Elite Retreat on March 8. However, Baker tells The Clemson Insider he’s had to move the date up due to a […]
Jaylen McGill’s commitment to Rutgers didn’t last long. McGill just announced a verbal pledge to the Scarlet Knights on Jan. 25, then on Wednesday decommitted. The 4-star in-state prospect (MountainView Prep) is the only running back in the 2026 recruiting class to currently hold an offer from Clemson. McGill picked that offer up back in […]
There are currently no uncommitted running backs in the 2026 recruiting class that holds an offer from Clemson. Although with the Elite Retreat set for March 8 rapidly approaching, that should change. The Tigers are expecting multiple running backs to visit that weekend. One of those is 4-star Carsyn Baker (Langston Hughes, Fairburn, GA). It will […]