It’s back to the drawing board for Clemson at running back. Four-star Jae Lamar (Colquitt County, GA) announced a commitment to Georgia on Wednesday, choosing the Bulldogs over Clemson, Miami, Florida State and Auburn. Lamar picked up his offer from the Tigers back in March after a multi-day unofficial visit. Over the next two months, […]
Clemson has 19 players currently committed in the 2026 recruiting class. That is already four more than the Tigers signed in the last recruiting cycle. However, the staff is still looking to add more pieces to its class that currently ranks sixth nationally per Rivals. So what are the remaining needs? Clemson has yet to […]
This weekend marks the final official visit weekend before an NCAA-mandated dead period begins next week. Several uncommitted Clemson recruiting targets will take one final visit this weekend before announcing commitments over the next couple of weeks. Five-star LB Tyler Atkinson heads to Texas for his final official visit. Ohio State was expected to get […]
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 […]
One of Clemson’s top two running back targets, Jae Lamar, is set to announce a commitment on July 4. The four-star back (Colquitt County, Moultrie, GA) emerged as one of the top two targets at the position early this year, with running backs coach CJ Spiller making multiple stops by his high school during 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 […]
One of Clemson’s top two running back targets has named his finalists. Four-star Jae Lamar (Colquitt County, Moultrie, GA) cut his list down to six schools on Saturday, with Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Florida State, Miami and Auburn all making the cut. He previously announced a commitment date of July 4. The Tigers really started […]
Jae Lamar left Clemson with two things he didn’t have when he arrived. The four-star running back, out of Colquitt Country (Moultrie, GA), just finished up his first-ever visit to campus, arriving on Saturday and not leaving until early Tuesday morning. That gave Lamar more than enough time to get an up-close look at Dabo […]
Clemson has officially expanded the board at running back. The Clemson Insider has confirmed that four-star back Jae Lamar (Colquitt County, Moultrie, GA) picked up an offer from the Tigers while on an unofficial visit. Lamar arrived on campus on Saturday and will stay through Monday. Despite not picking up an offer until now, Lamar […]
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 […]