CLEMSON — The one area of concern on Clemson’s offensive line does not seem to be a concern for head coach Dabo Swinney. The Tigers return four of their five starters up front in 2023. However, they came into the off-season with the task of replacing First-Team All-ACC left tackle Jordan McFadden, who now plays […]
The Clemson offensive line returns four starters heading into the 2023 season, but the unit has an abundance of depth to toy with throughout fall camp. Left tackle is the position that sits in limbo heading into August, and head coach Dabo Swinney had referenced how Tristan Leigh made strides in the spring. Offensive line […]
Dabo Swinney is a big fan of Tristan Leigh. The redshirt sophomore offensive lineman has won his head coach over, thanks to his tremendous work ethic. “Man, that kid, he’s one of my favorite kids on this team because nobody works harder than Tristan Leigh,” Swinney said during ACC Network Extra’s broadcast of Clemson’s spring […]
Tristan Leigh has yet to make much of an impact at Clemson, which is hard to fathom considering the buzz surrounding him as a recruit a couple of years ago. Leigh was the crowned jewel of the Tigers’ 2021 signing class, a five-star offensive tackle prospect that spurned scholarship offers from a who’s who of […]
Dabo Swinney sees a night and day difference between Tristan Leigh now, and who the former five-star prospect was as a true freshman when he arrived on campus in the summer of 2021. Clemson’s head coach made it clear that he is proud of Leigh and his transformation to where he is currently as a […]
Clemson’s offensive line will be dealing with more attrition than initially anticipated this spring. The Tigers were already tasked with replacing arguably their top lineman in left tackle Jordan McFadden, who’s putting his name in the NFL Draft after five years in the program. While that’s the only significant contributor that won’t be around again […]
Clemson still has a bowl game left to play this season, but it’s never too early to look ahead. With most of the 2022 season in the books, The Clemson Insider is analyzing how the Tigers performed at each position this fall and where the Tigers stand with the offseason looming. Quarterback, running back, tight […]
Clemson offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter has been impressed with what he has seen from sophomore Tristan Leigh this spring. Earlier in the spring, Dabo Swinney said Leigh was one of the most improved players on the team and Streeter agrees. “I am telling you right now there is no question he is,” Streeter said. “Playing […]
The Clemson Insider caught up with a big-time Virginia-based offensive lineman who was on campus last weekend. Tuscarora (Leesburg, Va.) three-star offensive tackle Fletcher Westphal — a 6-foot-8, 320-pound sophomore in the class of 2024 – was on campus at Clemson for an unofficial visit Saturday, March 12. “It was fantastic,” he said. “It was […]
The highest-rated prospect in Clemson’s 2021 recruiting class wasn’t much of a contributor for the Tigers as a true freshman. Offensive tackle Tristan Leigh redshirted his first year with the program. A five-star recruit and the No. 14 overall player in the nation coming out of Robinson Secondary (Virginia) School last year, according to the […]