Before Clemson kicked off spring practice on Feb. 28, head coach Dabo Swinney revealed that Markus Dixon, a redshirt sophomore tight end, would be practicing at the defensive end position this spring. According to Swinney, the spring “experiment” with Dixon is something Dixon “instigated,” and Swinney added that the Tigers wanted to “see what he […]
Adam Randall isn’t the only Clemson player who will be working at a new position this spring. Randall, who has spent the last three seasons at wide receiver, debuted at running back in the Tigers’ loss to Texas in the College Football Playoff last season. The rising senior did well enough at running back where […]
With Jake Briningstool having exhausted his eligibility, Clemson will have a lot of production to replace at tight end next season. Briningstool will leave Clemson as the all-time leader in receptions (127) by a tight end, breaking the previous mark that was set by Jordan Leggett. He is just the fifth tight end in the […]
Throughout the course of this offseason, a major emphasis for Clemson has been expanding the offense and developing the players who need their hands on the ball. Near the top of the list are the tight ends. While senior Jake Briningstool headlines the room, there is needed growth behind him. In 2023, he racked up […]
CLEMSON — Following Clemson’s win over Kentucky in the Gator Bowl, Jake Briningstool felt the tight end room was as good and as deep as it ever has been during his time in Tigertown. Clemson’s veteran tight end, who is considered to be one of the best tight ends in the country for 2024, says […]
CLEMSON —Though tight end Sage Ennis is lost for the year, Josh Sapp is ready. At least that is the way Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney sees it. Swinney announced during his weekly conference call Sunday Ennis tore his ACL in the Tigers’ win over Georgia Tech on Saturday. Ennis is expected to have surgery […]
Clemson signed 27 players as part of its 2023 recruiting class, some of whom still have yet to make it to campus. Fifteen signees went through spring practice, the largest number of early enrollees the Tigers have ever had during the Dabo Swinney era. In this series, The Clemson Insider is taking a closer look […]
Among the group of players in Clemson’s 2023 signing class who will enroll at Clemson this summer is Markus Dixon, a talented tight end from Archbishop Wood High School in Pennsylvania. The Clemson Insider recently caught up with the 6-foot-5, 225-pound incoming freshman as he gets ready to arrive on campus this summer and start […]
It’s no secret that Markus Dixon is chomping at the bit and ready to hit the ground running on his senior season. Clemson’s three-star tight end commit out of Warminster (PA.) Archbishop Wood Catholic is due for a bump in the rankings and that starts with his senior campaign, which won’t officially kick off until […]
Clemson landed its latest commitment in the class of 2023 from a top tight end prospect out of the state of Pennsylvania. Archbishop Wood High School (Warminster, Pa.) three-star tight end Markus Dixon announced his commitment to the Tigers around 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Before Dixon’s announcement, he answered some questions for The Clemson Insider […]