Clemson’s starting defensive front from 2018 is gone. It finished as one of the premier position units in the country on the way to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship win. The unit churned out three first-round NFL Draft picks in defensive end Clelin Ferrell (No. 4 overall), defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (No. 13 […]
Brent Venables is used to seeing someone like a Ben Boulware, Christian Wilkins or a Clelin Ferrell reviewing and going over film as if their lives depended on it. In those cases, they were upperclassmen or cared a great deal and wanted to do everything they could to make themselves and their team better. However, […]
Before the first day of spring practice, Dabo Swinney looked at his depth chart at defensive tackle and saw Tyler Davis listed with the first team. “I was like, ‘We can’t run that guy out there first. He just got here,” Swinney recalled. “‘Surely, we have somebody on this team that can run out there […]
Once again, Clemson will have to replace another All-American upfront. This time it will be defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, who was a unanimous first-team selection last year. Wilkins was more than just a player who racked up a lot of statistics, but he was a three-year starter and a leader on a defense that led […]
There is a lot of concern about Clemson’s defensive line and deservedly so. The Tigers will have to replace all four starters up front, plus two reserve players on a unit that might be the best assembled defensive front in the history of college football. Defensive tackles Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence, along with defensive […]
Clemson’s new defensive line was impressive in this past Saturday’s mini-scrimmage. At least that was the message the offensive line was putting out after Monday’s practice. Offensive linemen Gage Cervenka, Sean Pollard and Jackson Carman said they were all impressed with the Tigers’ defensive line. “I’m surprised. They are actually very good,” Cervenka said. “The […]
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables likes what he has seen from freshman defensive tackle Tyler Davis so far. Watch Venables comments on TCITV:
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables could not say enough good things about freshman defensive tackle Tyler Davis. The 6-foot-1, 290-pound freshman from Apopka, Fla., has already made some noise through the first five practices of spring camp. Watch what Venables had to say about Davis and the rest of the freshman defensive tackles on TCITV. […]
Out with the old and in with the new. That’s what Clemson will be doing on its defensive line this spring. The Tigers had to said good-bye to All-Americans and team leaders Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence, Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant following their 44-16 win over Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game […]
Clemson has begun the early signing period with a bang, landing a big commitment from Apopka (Fla.) Wekiva four-star defensive tackle Tyler Davis. Davis (6-2, 290) chose the Tigers over finalist Florida State during a signing ceremony at his high school Wednesday morning, the first day of college football’s early signing period that runs through […]