With all the success that Clemson has experienced on the recruiting trail in the 2026 recruiting cycle, the Tigers have yet to add a running back to the class. While only a small number of offers have gone out, four-star Jae Lamar (Colquitt County, Moultrie, GA) has emerged as the top target. Lamar visited for […]
Recruiting can be a whirlwind of an experience for some high school prospects. Such is the case for three-star running back CJ Givers (Fellowship Christian, Roswell, GA). The 5-foot-10, 195-pound now has more than 30 offers and he is getting serious looks from several big boy football programs. Since the beginning of the year, Ole […]
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 […]
To this point, Clemson has offered just one running back in the 2026 recruiting class. 4-star in-state back Jaylen McGill (Mountain View Prep), who picked up an offer in September after visiting for the App State game, came off the board this weekend after announcing a commitment to Rutgers. It never felt like Clemson had […]
Clemson is still in the market for a running back in the 2026 recruiting class. The only player at the position to hold an offer from the Tigers came off the board over the weekend when 4-star Jaylen McGill announced a commitment to Rutgers. One back worth keeping an eye on is 3-star CJ Givers […]
The contact period continues to rage on, meaning members of the Clemson coaching staff have been burning up the roads checking in on recruiting targets. On Tuesday, Dabo Swinney and Matt Luke were in the Pee Dee region, checking in on 4-star OL target Zyon Guiles (Carvers Bay).This marks the second time Luke has visited […]
The blowout win over App State last weekend was big for a myriad of reasons. One of the biggest being on the recruiting front. Clemson had a number of high school prospects on hand for the offensive fireworks, with one of those being 2026 running back CJ Givers (Fellowship Christian, GA). It was Givers’ second […]
CJ Givers made his very first visit to Clemson recently. While the 2026 running back, out of Fellowship Christian (Roswell, GA), did not get to spend any time with running backs coach CJ Spiller due to him being on vacation, he did spend much of the day with support staffer Andrew Zow, and came away […]